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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: shortseurocustom on November 26, 2005, 09:11:21 AM
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In for body and paint- almost a full restoration. The owner will be doing the little parts, but I still expect to have my hands full for several months. It's a running, driving '44... Owned by a serious collector, and this isn't his first Schwimm!! I'm trying to convince him to get this out for the next season's VW bigger local VW shows!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...p?pic_id=239730 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=239730)
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Very Cool! Make sure you take lot's of pic's and keep us upto date on it.
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I'd love to own one of those :)
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BASTARD!!! I hate you. I know why people bring their stuff to you. You guys do amazing work. I still hate you!! :P
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That is so cool!!!
I know this may not be politically correct but, does anyone make fiberglass reproductions of these?
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BASTARD!!! I hate you. I know why people bring their stuff to you. You guys do amazing work. I still hate you!!
OUCH! Thanks, uh- All in fun I suppose. My guess is there is plenty of work to go around! I try and maintain a local reputation. In time the business will expand past normal boundaries- but I can only do so much. I have to be selective in what I take on anymore cuz I only have two hands, and really- I don't have emloyees!
This Schwimmer is a Bellingham car! Even crummy Schwimms are a bit pricey, but parts aren't as hard to find as I thought... I gather this to be worth about $60k or so once finished, but with the way the early VW market is going, it's hard to say what the next decade will bring. I fear that once WW2 is all-but-a-forgotten time period, the value may stagnate or even drop a bit. Only my guess, I hope to be very wrong. I even dabated doing this cuz of the Nazi affiliation, but I talked about it with several important family members and decided to go for it.
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MAN! I just noticed how poorly I spelled that title! I feel like a 3rd grader- cept' 3rd graders are good at speeling. :unsure:
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:rolleyes: must be kindergarden :) ....3rd graders can almost spell......... :P ..I hate you etc. .I would say that was a compliment....Just one way of giving one I guess.You have no employees you say.......some kid somewhere is missing out :wub: :wub:......post some more pics as you progress. Looks like you have a nice little shop there.How about some pics of it ?
Bill :rockon:
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I know this may not be politically correct but, does anyone make fiberglass reproductions of these?
i hear that there is some chop shop in east van that makes them. pretty sketchy operation from what i hear. kind of a back door secret knock type business. but that's just what i heard. ;)
good score ryan. that will be quite the job and it will be very cool to have a shwimm added to your resume.
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Whoops. My 2 yr old must have gotten on my account. Good timing though. I am very busy as well Ryan. Just a really cool project. Would have loved that one if I were slower. Keep us posted man. Love to see the work you do. It's poetry in motion bud.
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i hear that there is some chop shop in east van that makes them. pretty sketchy operation from what i hear. kind of a back door secret knock type business. but that's just what i heard. ;)
B) Kubels , yes. But no Shwimmers . Apparently lots of requests though. Thats why I wondered if they are being made somewhere.(btw Calvin's a good guy, cut him a break or two ;) )
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i hear that there is some chop shop in east van that makes them. pretty sketchy operation from what i hear. kind of a back door secret knock type business. but that's just what i heard.