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> VW38 / 6 restoration accomplished, Insane story
johannes
post Feb 26 2011, 03:30 AM
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Have you already seen this thread on The Samba ?

In 2003, a guy spots a rust bucket in a garden in Lithuania ... it is the remain of a butchered VW38.
One of the 30 hand made prototypes built in 1938 for test and propaganda. This in the rarest VW you can find.
There were only 2 survivors until now...

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=340552

When spotted ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGOITytcj_c


After restoration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1kx6BV4B1s
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post Feb 26 2011, 05:13 AM
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And is restored by Grundmann a private collection of VW's and Porsche's

They have not an own website.

On this site Grundmann Collection ist a short report ( sorry only in German) about the VW38

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post Feb 26 2011, 05:20 AM
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They built a dedicated website http://www.vw38.de/ but you will find more information on the Samba's thread... links to videos usw. ...


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