Typ 64 - The ancestor with many names.

En blek vårsol letar sig in i garaget, vi skriver sista februari, 10 grader varmt här på den Svenska Rivieran. Dags att göra vår tvätt på vagnarna och spola bort saltsträngarna på Oval -57......😉....men det kan vänta lite till. Vår nya katt med namnet Komenda kollar varje vrå, hans första vår i garaget, han verkar njuta.😘 Sommarens träffar och möten planeras, vi har fått runt ett dussin inbjudningar med Typ 64, från många länder i Europa. Vi planerar att välja ut ett par av dessa, vi får se vad det landar. Kul med så stort intresse för den tidiga VW & Porsche historien. Skojigt också med stor respons efter artikeln i Klassiker, se tidigare post. 100-tals träffar på bloggen varje dag, kul! Torsdag 2 mars ska den finnas i butik, dvs i övermorgon.😎 Vi mekar ju normalt inte med gjutjärns V8 grejer.......men en granne har haft problem med sin Holley förgasare, nu har den fått sig en genomgång med nya delar. Blogg: https://rekordwagen.blogspot.com/

Here we have latest issue of Swedish Classic Car magazine Klassiker. Our Typ 64 is on the cover and inside you will find a 10-page long article. I plan to make a basic translation to English in the near future, for those who might be interested. Lots on our Typ 64 recreation, but also a good deal on the history of these very special cars. This was a very professional job with one reporter, one photografer, a long day with lots of driving at this old airfield that we had for ourselfs.😘 Drones with camera, remote controlled cameras mounted on the hood of a modern car, and lots of other tricks out of my knowledge.😉 Big thank you to all involved in this project!!!!🥰🥰 Greetings från Sweden😘 ------------------------------------------------------- Här har vi senaste numret av tidningen Klassiker. Vår Typ 64 finns på omslaget och inuti hittar du en 10 sidor lång artikel. Jag planerar att göra en enklare översättning till engelska inom en snar framtid, för de som kan vara intresserade. Myc

Kolla in Klassiker Nr3 2023. Hos prenumerant nu och i affären 2 mars. 10 sidor inne i tidningen om vår Typ 64.😘 ----------------------------------------------- Swedish magazine Klassiker now have a 10-page article on our Typ 64.😘 Photo by Ytterhag

Two years ago, the Typ 64 body getting its final work. Rear decklid, hinge, frame and skin was time consuming.😎 --------------------------------------------------------- VW60K10/Porsche Typ64/Berlin - Rome wagen - 38/43 Mathé recreation Some updates on the built of the VW60K10/Typ64 car. Have been working on the wheel covers/spats with good fit and also making the fastners, took a lot of time but it was worth it. We have also worked on the engine lid with frame, skin and hinges. Hinge geometry was a challenge, very sensitive to bind if you don´t get the angles correct. The hinges was TIG welded and it all seems to work fine now. Also very tight with space around the left side air cleaner, the Mathé car has cut the cleaners in order to get them to fit, we will try to avoid this little design flaw. Next up is to fit the engine lid skin to the frame and get a nice gap of 3.5 mm all around, this will take some time, but front lid and doors are done so we know the drill. After that the pla

Tuesday...........Typ 64 rear end.

10cm (4") of new snow.........time to take the old Beetle Oval 1957 for a spin on frozen gravel roads. Great weather with strong sunshine and beautiful scenery with all the snow in the trees. Fresh, soft rubber and spike tires makes the driving very fun, this time with full tank of fuel, 35 kgs extra over the front wheels, that makes the front end slightly stronger with less understeer.😘 Car is fairly easy to control during oversteer, good bite in the spike tires. Co driver suffered from motion sickness after while.........time for coffee and egg sandwich, that cures almost everything.😄 Greetings from Sweden

Oval 57 tog jag till jobbet, på eftermiddagen var det dags att varmköra den gamla 356:an. ------------------------------------------------------- Lovely clear and sunny day. The old 356A needed to be run, two month since last time. It felt good to use the brakes and others, well needed. Took a trip to an abandoned shed nearby, still no sign of the missing Gmund coupe that I still hope to find.......😎 Dry roads and not a lot of traffic, it was a good hour behind the wheel.