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1957 Volkswagen Transporter

You see a fair number of second-generation Type 2 VWs rolling around on Alameda's streets, but the early 1950-67 models are getting pretty rare. I spotted this roof-rack-equipped model still carrying on its vanly duties at age 50... More »

8:30 AM on Wed May 30 2007
By Murilee Martin
5,371 views, 15 comments

retro

Engine In: Karmann Ghia 1500 Rebuild Update

It has only taken a smidge over eight months since we dropped it, but this past Sunday I helped buddy Scott nearly-literally shoehorn the beautifully rebuilt 1500cc wind-chilled motivator back into his project Type III. Scott has a much more knowledgeable write up of the day's proceedings over on his impressively researched VW 1500 restoration blog. But I will say this: I hate the clutch return spring on all Type III Karmann Ghias. I thought the Germans were supposed to be such great design wunderkinds? Turns out they're French. Anyhow, now that the engine is back home, Scott is just waiting on a six-volt battery, some last minute futzing (oil leaks) and my sister to get married before Jalopnik gets a test drive. The plan is to point the car up hill, in case the brakes don't work. Make the jump to see a photo of the idiotic part that took longer to install than the actual engine. More »

4:36 PM on Tue Mar 27 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
1,529 views, 12 comments

Latest by Jonny Lieberman: @rgbegani: It's funny because after we got the engine out, Scott discovered that the clutch return spring had been broken. more »