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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on Feb 6, 2012 19:16:38 GMT -8
We bought our 1967 T34 last spring with the help of Lee. Finally getting around to joining up here and introducing ourselves. I am a long time Type 3 enthusiasts after buying my first Type 3 Fastback in 1988. I currently own this same car after selling it and buying it back. I also have a 1966 Squareback that I have driven over 60k miles since buying it 2000, including trips to Boise, ID and to Oregon and California for the Type Invasions. I also have a 69 Squareback and a 70 Fastback. The Fastbacks have been combined to create my Lead Sled Type 3 Full Custom project. My fiance Jill is the Type 34 fan. She fell in love with them after seeing a couple of them at the Type 3 Invasion I hosted in Michigan in 2008. Her desire to own one got even stronger after seeing Doug's gorgeous Ghia again at the 2010 Invasion in Missouri. She had to have one of her own to drive to Colorado this summer for the 2012 Invasion in Colorado Springs. So we contact Lee and he hooked us up. Lee did a nice write-up in the September 2011 Type 34 World News on the car and our story of getting Dr. Karmella.  Here are a couple of pictures....   |
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Post by bobnotch on Feb 7, 2012 11:22:31 GMT -8
Nice to see you here John. I look forward to caravaning out to Colorado Springs in late June.  |
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Post by Remco de Bruijn on Feb 9, 2012 12:11:49 GMT -8
Cool car!
What's the story behind the front number plate?
Remco
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Post by Jürgen Klein on Feb 10, 2012 9:16:34 GMT -8
The front plate is an old style so called german toll - plate . If you will drive around by car here in germany for not longer than 1 year and after this you will bring the car into a foreign country there was one chance to "buy" this plates . They were on the road from November 1951 up to 1988 . Now they have another style , no longer oval . In every case here in germany you need 2 licence plates for each car - one at the front and one at the rear .
In the (empty) circle normaly you will find the german "Bundesadler" - as a seal from the german government . Like the american eagle .
The first row named the custom office ( This here was handled out in Hamburg-Altona )
Z means custom and the number is only a registration number .
Hope it was of interest for you
Jürgen
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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on Feb 12, 2012 14:28:28 GMT -8
Yup. The car was purchased on a tourist delivery program in Germany in 1967 and used there for several weeks. The plate stayed with the car all these years. We have the permit paperwork to go with the plate and even the international driver's licenses that Libby and Raymond used in 1967!
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Post by Jürgen Klein on Feb 13, 2012 9:55:02 GMT -8
Fine - good (and rare ) part of the personal history of the car !
Jürgen
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Post by Remco de Bruijn on Feb 16, 2012 11:23:12 GMT -8
Hope it was of interest for you Jürgen Cool info, thanks! Remco |
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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on May 17, 2012 20:18:16 GMT -8
Haven't updated this in awhile... We finally picked up Jill's Ghia from its winter storage last weekend to get it ready for the Michigan Vintage VW Festival this Sunday and the Invasion next month. First order of business was getting the newly redone driver's seat installed. See, we took all the seats out last winter to have them re-done, mostly because the springs had sagged and they were not going to be very comfortable for the long drive to the Invasion in June. Rich and the ladies up at RCO did a fantastic job on the re-do. We replaced the springs and coconut fiber pads with custom milled foam. Then Rich came up with all new covers that are not exact copies of the original, but are fitting for the car. The driver's seat is done and installed. The passenger seat and the rear seat will be done next week. Eventually I will redo the door and quarter panels to match. Probably a good next winter project. OK here are a few pictures....   They look great and are super comfortable. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2012 11:05:32 GMT -8
A beaut! Great acquisition.
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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on May 27, 2012 23:08:18 GMT -8
One of the things that Jill and I have wanted to do with the Ghia since even before we closed the deal on it a bit over a year ago was to two-tone it with a dark brown metallic roof. Something like this PhotoShop I did....  Well, tonight I jumped in with both feet. Started out by using some wax and grease remover to clean up the roof. Then I scuffed it all with a red scotchbrite pad since the paint was still in great shape. Then I spent some time masking everything off in prep for paint.    Wiped it all down with some acetone and shot the first couple of coats of color....    One more coat or two of color and a couple of coats of clear tomorrow morning and then I can demask it and buff it up a little. Should look stunning. |
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Post by Lee Hedges on May 28, 2012 7:34:32 GMT -8
T34s look incredible in two-tone! It just gives a 1960's feeling of things that were done with style & elegance. Well-done John & Jill!
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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on May 28, 2012 10:47:11 GMT -8
It still needs a light buffing and a coat of wax in a few days, but we are happy with the results. Here is a little sneak preview....  Will roll her out into a more picturesque location for some better shots later today. Oh, I order new door hinge pins and bushings today too. As soon as they come in I can get the passenger door tightened up again. No more saggy door and having to light it before closing.... Ticking off the "to do" list before the Invasion trip in a few weeks. |
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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on May 28, 2012 17:25:48 GMT -8
Couple more pictures of the finished roof. Still need to buff and wax it in a few days....     We also decided to do a little paint detailing on the Type 3 hubcaps... Started with some tape and cutting out the recesses in the VW logos...  FInished masking with some plastic sheeting...  Couple of coats of the roof color, Metallic Brown...  Not bad, but the edges are a little rough...  Little bit of medium brown 1-shot paint detailing and...  Here is a shot installed.  I also spent some time a couple of days ago detailing her steering wheel. Removed the old "leather" wrap cover. Cleaned up decades of accumulated grunge. Put it on the buffing wheel. Cleaned up really nice....  You can also see the 50th Anniversary badge we installed in the glove box door with double sided trim tape. |
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Post by bobnotch on May 30, 2012 17:29:47 GMT -8
Looks good John. Should look even sweeter later in June when we're cruising our T-34s together, heading for the 2012 T-3 Invasion. Don't know IF you'll ever find a more picturesque location, than somewhere out on the open road with another T-34, or a group of them in Colorado. ;D
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Post by John & Jill Jaranson on Jun 4, 2012 18:54:15 GMT -8
Thanks for the compliments. It really is a beautiful car. So, one of the things on the check list was to re-bush the hinges on the passenger door. I order the parts as per a thread on the Samba. HELP! parts for a Chrysler PN38381. Took the door off and stripped it down (going to redo the door panels to match the seats)...   Got the new hinge pin and bushings installed on the lower hinge. Worked great. The upper hinge was fine.  Then I got the newly recovered rear seat installed and the front passenger seat assembled and installed. They are beautiful. Rich and the ladies at the shop did a great job rebuilding and recovering them.      Seats are very comfortable and supportive, besides looking great! Will make the 3000+ mile round trip to the Invasion much more comfortable for Jill. |
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