gstefos2000
New Member
Hello from Greece
This is the story of my very long project. I bought my first P6, more than 15 years ago to replace my wife’s tired VW Beatle. It is a 1967 2000sc manual (403 09xxx E) with a retrofitted 2200tc engine. At the time it was complete and a very solid runner. We only needed to fit baby seats, so I uncovered the trim to find the rear seatbelt nuts. I also found some rust and I thought that I could do a very fast repair. Some hours later the car ended like this.
I have a very understanding wife so she gave me the P6 to play with and she settled down with a 16v abf converted VW Golf Mk2.
As we all know, one is never enough, so I also bought two other donor cars. They are both series 1 2000sc manual. The first was built in 1967 and I use its parts to develop my restoration skills. Lots of them are now painted or galvanised and ready to be used. The second car is built in 1969 and it has some noticeable differences from the otters. I keep it mostly untouched and use it as assembly guide. At the end, I dream to make a racer out of it.
I also have a friend who has a genuine brown 2200tc and a running 2000tc. Unfortunately we now both left our home town and we no longer share our space, time and experience in car restoration.
This is the story of my very long project. I bought my first P6, more than 15 years ago to replace my wife’s tired VW Beatle. It is a 1967 2000sc manual (403 09xxx E) with a retrofitted 2200tc engine. At the time it was complete and a very solid runner. We only needed to fit baby seats, so I uncovered the trim to find the rear seatbelt nuts. I also found some rust and I thought that I could do a very fast repair. Some hours later the car ended like this.
I have a very understanding wife so she gave me the P6 to play with and she settled down with a 16v abf converted VW Golf Mk2.
As we all know, one is never enough, so I also bought two other donor cars. They are both series 1 2000sc manual. The first was built in 1967 and I use its parts to develop my restoration skills. Lots of them are now painted or galvanised and ready to be used. The second car is built in 1969 and it has some noticeable differences from the otters. I keep it mostly untouched and use it as assembly guide. At the end, I dream to make a racer out of it.
I also have a friend who has a genuine brown 2200tc and a running 2000tc. Unfortunately we now both left our home town and we no longer share our space, time and experience in car restoration.