Category Archives: Current cars

Cars we have in the family now, whether driving or otherwise

Mooresville HotRods

Saturday afternoon, downtown Mooresville, a slew of local hotrods turned out for a little parade and show – quite the assortment of vehicles, our Dragbus made a visit along with a few Karmann beetles. They closed off two streets of … Continue reading

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Charlotte Transporter Show

CTS 6 A really cool VW bus show that is held every year in downtown Charlotte, just outside the Panthers stadium. Approximately 50 buses turned up this year which was down from last year – we all blamed the forecast rain. The … Continue reading

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VW bus at the drag strip

Family outing to Farmington ‘fast times’ VW show, we took the drag bus and made 3 passses – fun fun fun. All smiles (mostly), it was cold during the night but the sun eventually came out and warmed us up. … Continue reading

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VW 1971 westfalia

Bought this from Bustoration out in Lake Havasu through ebay. Sight unseen Ronnie said it was a sound vehicle and when pressed to see if it would make the cross country trip to Charlotte he said “sure why not”. A … Continue reading

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Ragtop

Originally from Alabama this is an early 63 model year ragtop. Pearl white originally she now sports some funky primer. We bought this locally in Huntersville, NC from the guy who had rescued it from the salvage place – quite … Continue reading

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Final Assembly

Running and driving Front bumper on, hood up and sealed, new wheels and tires on, painted rechromed hubcaps, and with an NC title. NOS front lights too.

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Interior

As returned from the trim shop. Excellent fit and finish although they were unable to use the long chrome on the outer hood. We also had the front and rear windows fitted with new rubbers and chrome trim.

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Buildup

We stripped off all the old material from the hood so it too could be powder coated. All the wood was amazingly in good condition – we think the hood had been refurbished at least once before and new wood … Continue reading

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USA Trip

The move to the USA was not kind to Brunswick – she sustained damage on the trip and had to be sent off for repair. Before:

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Paint – 3

Post paint and before final polishing;

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