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1938 VW found in Lithuania, some Finnish made parts used for resto
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1938 VW found in Lithuania, some Finnish made parts used for
On 11/30/2010 7:24 AM, Jan Andersson wrote:
> > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...c&st art=2880 WOW!! Thank you so much for the alert to this fantastic thread. Speedy Jim http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ |
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1938 VW found in Lithuania, some Finnish made parts used for
On 11/30/2010 9:18 PM, Speedy Jim wrote:
> On 11/30/2010 7:24 AM, Jan Andersson wrote: >> >> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...c&st art=2880 >> > > > WOW!! > > Thank you so much for the alert to this fantastic thread. > > > Speedy Jim > http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ Pretty awesome huh. And to think, someone saw through all those decades-old body mods and recognized what the car used to be! |
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1938 VW found in Lithuania, some Finnish made parts used for
On 11/30/2010 4:24 AM, Jan Andersson wrote:
> > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...c&st art=2880 > What kind of reputation do Finnish made parts have? Are they better than -- oh, let's say, Taiwanese parts? I gather from reading a few of the 147 pages that some of the parts are handcrafted in a garage in the "Old World" tradition. If that's the case then I give this restoration effort my stamp of approval. http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...oved_stamp.jpg |
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1938 VW found in Lithuania, some Finnish made parts used for
On 12/1/2010 10:43 AM, Randall wrote:
> On 11/30/2010 4:24 AM, Jan Andersson wrote: >> >> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...c&st art=2880 >> >> > > What kind of reputation do Finnish made parts have? Are they better than > -- oh, let's say, Taiwanese parts? I gather from reading a few of the > 147 pages that some of the parts are handcrafted in a garage in the "Old > World" tradition. If that's the case then I give this restoration effort > my stamp of approval. > http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...oved_stamp.jpg > We (umm, Finland, that is) don't mass produce VW parts. Everything is hobbyist-driven, hand made, and one-off pieces or extremely short runs for a one-time group order with committed buyers. Most things that are produced like this are very high quality, since the whole reason for making them is to be able to offer something better than the typical chinese junk. The prices for such parts aren't cheap. There are some extremely talented craftsmen among the finnish VW crowd An as a general rule, we take great pride in our work and shoot for perfection. Larger production runs with automated tooling, large presses or lots of paid labor would probably not be feasible due to the limited market. I mean, how many sets of 1938 running boards can you expect to sell... |
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