Here is another good discussion on aging tires.
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I’m never tried nor seen a wind-breaker on a TD.I’m normally a top down guy! But…..On a long highway run, I often put the roof up and keep the side curtains off. This makes a huge difference in the wind buffeting.I also wear a pair of foam racers ear plugs. It’s amazing how much better you feel after a long run if you muffle the engine sound.…[Read more]

You can camp right on the grounds at Carlisle, either in motor home, camper or tent.There are great shower/restroom facilities for the campers.I am not sure if there are RV hook-ups or not. I suspect no.

Ha! Me too Ed. The 1776 long block is still sitting on the floor of my (very cold) garage!

Granted I was a few years younger, but as I’ve mentioned here before, my TD and I have done round trips NJ to Indianapolis and NJ to Cincinnati. And we’ve been through New England a bunch of times.You can do this Montie.(Of course you can always flat tow it!)

Ed,I saw that in the ad…but do not believe it ever existed.They did have front engine Ford and Chevette cars. And you could fit a V-6 under the hood.But in all my years around Classic Roadsters, I never saw the VW Rabbit drive train in a real car.

I recommend clicking around the MP Lafer site.check out this VW engine page! 

For you potential long distance runners…as we get closer to May, the Speedster Owners group will be forming up caravans from various places.We’ll keep you up to date here in case anyone wants to or is able to link up with one of their groups.

The TD History Replicas page has been fixed. 

Good point Ed. Thanks for mentioning it.
If any is registering for Carlisle, they ask what club you are with. PLEASE open the drop down and select SPEEDSTER OWNERS as your club.
Thanks.

I ordered this morning.
Thanks Ed. This is terrific!

Just bumping this up to remind everyone about the Carlisle registration discount that runs from Dec 17 through Dec 31.

If anyone has any assembly manuals not already on our site, please email me or contact me via private messenger.
We’d like to add as many as we can to our Download Manuals page.
Thanks.

Hi Redd,
I received your email. But figured I’d reply here so everyone can see and add their comments. There are a fair number of us here that are crazy enough to still live in NJ.
Re that old Alfa replica, I believe vehicles titled/registered as Street Rods (an official class in NJ) may run fenderless.
Other home built or “kit cars” are titled…[Read more]

Not just because I built one, but Classic Roadsters provided the best assembly manual in the business. If you own ANY VW based TD replica, it might be worth your while to take a look.
The original manuals are in landscape format. My autofeed scanner does not automatically rotate the pages. On a PC, if you open the PDFs within your browser, right…[Read more]

Ed,I emailed you the group shot from Carlisle. And an alternate take on the group photo
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Looks great Ed.But I should I be insulted my Duchess didn’t measure up? I may never recover from this!

Thank you to all who offered to help cover our hosting fee for October 2010 through September 2011.I sent you all an email this evening with the details.This is a great group. I appreciate your help and support!
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Some of the worst thunderstorms I have ever seen have rolled through Carlisle during some Import/KitCar Nationals weekends.
Mostly when they used to be on Mother’s Day weekend. Maybe there was a message there?
Having safe shelter in the Wobby rolling palace may be quite valuable!

Ed,
What end of year discount?
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