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VW+VW1500: February 2011
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Sunday, February 20, 2011. No 25, October-December 1962. In this issue of Karmann-Post. An article on the VW 1500 Karmann-Ghia reprinted from Auto Motor und Sport. Is illustrated with images of both Karmann-Ghia models along with photos of production in the Karmann factory. There are some rarely seen promotional images of the 1500 Ghia here, including an early '63 sunroof model (Type 345), alongside the usual press photos. Of the 1500 Ghia is also reprinted in this issue. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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VW+VW1500: We don't need no stinkin' badges...
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Saturday, March 26, 2011. We don't need no stinkin' badges. But we buy them anyway. Some time ago I found an ADAC enamel badge commemorating the 40th Internationale Automobil Austellung (IAA), the 1961 auto show where the VW 1500s were first shown to the public. It's an enamel interpretation of the 1961 IAA poster. The question now is: If I were to install it, where would it go? Opted for the classic vintage VW badge location: low on the right side front fender between the wheel opening and the door....
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VW+VW1500: Motor Tourist road test, December 1962
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Sunday, December 9, 2007. Road test, December 1962. The magazine of the Deutscher Touring Club, published a glowing review of the new 1500 Ghia in its December 1962 issue. The 2000km extended road test, which included a trip to Paris, left the writer, Carl Otto Windecker, very impressed with the Ghia. S recommendation of radial tires for spirited driving. In conclusion Windecker predicts great success for the 1500 Ghia. It's such a positive review that if it wasn't for a few telling details (such as ...
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VW+VW1500: VW+VW1500 has moved!
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Monday, May 30, 2011. VW VW1500 has moved! I've decided to move the blog over to the Type 34 Registry site. Which now offers an integrated version of the powerful WordPress blogging platform. The new URL is www.type34.com/blogs/scotttaylor. All posts from the last five years (! Are archived at the new location. This version of the blog will also remain live, but new posts will only appear at the new location. See you there! August 2, 2011 at 9:00:00 AM PDT. August 3, 2011 at 12:34:00 AM PDT. This blog is...
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VW+VW1500: You can take it with you: the Blaupunkt Derby 660
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Sunday, January 23, 2011. Take it with you: the Blaupunkt Derby 660. In the 1950s and '60s Blaupunkt and other European auto radio manufacturers offered portable "picnic" radios that had the option of being installed in a car as a dash-mounted pullout. Unlike more recent pullout systems that were intended for theft prevention, the idea behind these older pullouts was versatility. And offers shortwave, longwave, and FM bands. I bought this one many years ago and found the under-dash mount more recently.
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VW+VW1500: October 2010
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Sunday, October 24, 2010. What bugeyedom has lost in the Sprite it has made back on the Karmann". The 1500 Karmann-Ghia has the honor of being the punchline of one of Henry Manney III's jokes in his coverage of the Frankfurt auto show for Road and Track. Magazine's January 1962 issue. He isn't too keen on the Ghia's front-end styling and reports that it reminded another reporter of the Schwimmwagen. He likes the rest of the styling, though, and calls the 1500 Ghia "an improvement on the old one.". This i...
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VW+VW1500: Getting reacquainted with the front brakes
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Sunday, May 15, 2011. Getting reacquainted with the front brakes. It's been many years since I've done a front brake job on an old VW. The last time the front brakes were done on this car was about 12 years ago, when NOS wheel cylinders were installed by a local mechanic. Initially I thought I'd be able to get away with a brake fluid flush and adjustment, but the right front brakes were locking up. Stuck wheel cylinder(s)? Turned out it was the wheel cylinders that were the braking problem - gummed up fr...
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VW+VW1500: January 2011
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Sunday, January 23, 2011. Take it with you: the Blaupunkt Derby 660. In the 1950s and '60s Blaupunkt and other European auto radio manufacturers offered portable "picnic" radios that had the option of being installed in a car as a dash-mounted pullout. Unlike more recent pullout systems that were intended for theft prevention, the idea behind these older pullouts was versatility. And offers shortwave, longwave, and FM bands. I bought this one many years ago and found the under-dash mount more recently.
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VW+VW1500: Early VW 1500 wheels: new and improved
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Saturday, April 9, 2011. Early VW 1500 wheels: new and improved. A few years ago I found five NOS VW 1500 wheels. They're the early 4-slot version meant only for 1961–63 models. Unfortunately while NOS means "new old stock," it doesn't necessarily mean cosmetically perfect. While these wheels have never been mounted on a car they had picked up some surface rust and shelf wear in the many years they were warehoused. Off to the powder coater. That's good enough for me. Very interesting to learn that VW sho...