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Volks'n'Roll 2009

This year, as every year we didn't miss the Volks'n'Roll meeting

I could take both the 'doka' with the puck caravan, and the 'duve'.
Good weather, awesome location, cool music, best company.
Some problems with the regulator made my trip a little troublesome.
Still better than the friend of mine who had to find a new alternator to replace the one he broke at the meeting...

feel the Nature? :-P

cruising on the highway to Val d'Aosta (total 750 kms)

David and Goliath...

Goliath and David... :-)

Climbing Appennino's hills

descending Alpi's hills

Adjusting front height

OldClan at Hill's Race #5

Were they really doin' this while I was driving??? I need to dissociate myself from this kind of despicable conduct... :-)

One wheel (sorry no Super-Diff!) burnout in Cecina - Maggiolino Show 18 May 2008

Only one wheel started rotating. I need a superdiff!!! Sorry 'bout that.

Burnout at Versilia's Bugs Party

Making a little burnout with the Vinestard at Versilia's Bugs Party in Lido di Camaiore on 24 May 2008...

Burnout in Thenay - The Vinestard at Super Vw Nats 2008

The video of The Vinestard making a burnout in Thenay is available

HERE

The Vinestard vs Italian lowered single cab

Tonight a friend of mine reached the HH Garage with his lowered ratty VW single cab. It is a pre 62 (bullet turnlights and rear little round taillights). A photoshoot was obvious! My one seems around one inch lower. But I can go lower than this... :-P

I left the doka at the garage to install some accessories... stay tuned!

The Vinestard vs. stock 1967 Italian double cab

Last Monday at Hot Heads Garage my friend Massimo came with his stock Italian 1967 double cab, so we couldn't miss a shot of the two VW crew cab pickups together. They are so rare! and here in Italy his one is the only I could see on the streets... and with original Italian number plates!

You can note the differences, first in height! My one is much lower than stock, thanks to Peter surgery. More evident differences are: the rear window on The Vinestard is of the little type (she's a '63), US bumpers, red US rear lights, 6 volt electrics, side vents and... opps I left my dropgates at home, sorry!
We also drove part of the street home together, it was fun to cruise on Milan's freeway side by side... then his reduction boxes had the worse. :-P

Amber FoMoCo Fog Light

I just bought this nice amber fog light from eBay USA.
It's an NOS FoMoCo FORD VINTAGE 1950s FOG LIGHT MODEL H1

Never mounted and has been stored inside for years. It's beautifully chromed. No dings or pits. About 5 1/4'' tall.

It will fit perfectly the style of The Vinestard VW double cab.

Here is a pic of The Vinestard, recently moved to Milan, where I use it during the week.