Car details

Owner:

Olaf Albers, Düsseldorf

Type:

111, VW 1200

Year:

1955

color:

Dove blue L 31

Body:

Dechromed, standard window seals, black vent wing frames, Talbot mirror on driver´s side, T-bars

Interior:

TMI seat covers, ARNOLD carpet and headliner, two 52mm VDO instruments for oil pressure and temperature under the dashboard, VDO tach in speaker grill, Gene-Berg shifter

Engine:

Type 1, 1776cc, stock 69mm crankshaft, 90.5mm pistons and cylinders, 040 cylinder heads, 35.5mm inlet valves, 32mm outlet valves, 296° Engle camshaft, Empi manifolds, Weber 40 IDF carbs, JKM linkage, blue Bosch coil, Bosch 009 distributor, 38mm header by Turbo-Thomas, A-1 stainless muffler, external oil cooler, engine tin black powder coated

Transmission:

Rancho Pro-Street Type1 swing axle, super-diff, HD side covers, steel shift forks, 1. gear: 3.78, 2. gear: 2.06, 3. gear: 1.26, 4. gear: 0.89, 4.125 ring and pinion, HD transmission mount

Chassis:

Adjustable front beam, stock height on rear, stock shocks

Brakes:

CSP zero offset drilled disc brake in front, drums in rear, 19mm wheel brake cylinders

Wheels/tires:

Detailed Mahle "Gasburner" in 5.5Jx15, Michelin tires in 145-15 front, Semperit in 205/70-15 rear

History:

Olaf purchased the car mid of 2006 from Björn Schewe, who found it while searching for a new garage. The former owner wanted to put the body on a late model IRS chassis with a type 4 engine. Due to addition to the family and job change he couldn´t finish his plans. The car was stored for 20 years deregistered and disassembled. During the following restoration the car was welded at typical sections, repainted, dechromed, converted to 12V system and supplied with a Rancho tranny. It debuted at the MCM 2008 in Hannover, Germany.

Last update:

06/03/2008