What’s in the paint shop today?
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This popped up today. Apparently someone backed into it so my colleague has been ironing out a couple of dents.
I'm sure I remember these being bigger, but it's barely taller than the Mercedes EQC in the background of the last pic
My grandmother drove these back in the 1960s and 70s before moving on to a 412 LE Variant and then a...Fiat Uno? We never understood that, but I have good memories of being ferried about in the back of a Type 2 together with a Great Dane, a German Shepherd and a Poodle
I'm sure I remember these being bigger, but it's barely taller than the Mercedes EQC in the background of the last pic
My grandmother drove these back in the 1960s and 70s before moving on to a 412 LE Variant and then a...Fiat Uno? We never understood that, but I have good memories of being ferried about in the back of a Type 2 together with a Great Dane, a German Shepherd and a Poodle
C5_Steve said:
Ooo that's minty fresh!
The photos flatter to deceive, believe me - there's a pit of sorrows hiding under the paint 
The interior is quite nicely done though (apart from front quarter lights that have been sealed shut with window putty) and the mechanical parts seem in good order - it sounds just like it should and the engine is either more modern or has all the right modern improvements fitted to it.C5_Steve said:
Can't get over how cool (no pun intended) the ice cream van is inside and out. Funny how in design terms it's quite similar to the VW.
The Electrofreeze just reminds me of my childhood in the UK, breathing diesel fumes while waiting to get a 99 Flake Ice cream vans were never a thing over here so this certainly has novelty value. The musical parts have been removed from this one though, the noise would be too much for reserved Danes I think the VW was more progressive though - it's crazy to think that the Microbus made its debut in the early 1950s, around the same time as the Bedford CA. I can only imagine the reactions it got from people used to post-war light commercials from Morris and co
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BrownEaredDog said:
I hate a mate called Martin that owned one too - he was a "robust" chap and the bike almost disappeared when he sat on it. I had an RD50 at the time. Ah, the memories of two-stroke fumes and skinny-tyre burnouts in the multi storey carpark 
We always said he should have got a DT...would have been more in scale, good fun times. Feel privileged to have grown up in those years BrownEaredDog said:
Me too! I don't have any problem with modern vehicles at all, EV or ICE - if it has wheels then I love it - but I still get all misty-eyed when I see/smell/hear a two-stroke or an old V8.
Same, same...nothing like those smells to make you feel super old and young all at the same time No special point to this post, I just want to say thanks to those that follow the thread for your kind words this past year or so - they've meant a lot to me in dark times I'll do my best to post some interesting stuff in 2025.
My new year looks like this:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all
I'll do my best to post some interesting stuff in 2025.My new year looks like this:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all
Cheers guys
Back to work, first job was sorting a couple of Mercedes 300SL rear wheels. Nothing too demanding, but like any old car there are layers of paint and primer. The owner just wants the pitting fixed so there will be one more layer of paint to add to the story
Today was considerably less fun...mask and gloves on, using copious amounts of thinners to rid a shed-load of truck parts of any kind of silicone - normal degreaser/surface cleaner isn't always enough. Any painters reading will know that any kind of silicone is anathema to paint shops
Nightmare job, and there's more waiting tomorrow.
Back to work, first job was sorting a couple of Mercedes 300SL rear wheels. Nothing too demanding, but like any old car there are layers of paint and primer. The owner just wants the pitting fixed so there will be one more layer of paint to add to the story
Today was considerably less fun...mask and gloves on, using copious amounts of thinners to rid a shed-load of truck parts of any kind of silicone - normal degreaser/surface cleaner isn't always enough. Any painters reading will know that any kind of silicone is anathema to paint shops
Nightmare job, and there's more waiting tomorrow.Edited by BrownEaredDog on Friday 10th January 20:26
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