tubes, tubes, tubes

No tubes of the surfing variety this week unfortunately, but that means lots been goin down in the shop....



Back has come down to give it the look... steering box has been lifted too...



And in an attempt to get lower, Evil Ben has been butchering his bus - i think he's hoping for dry days, and some leathers too - at last, he's found a genuine excuse to wear some! Dirty boy...back in yer box!



Also in - Matt Keane's race car chassis fresh from blasting - in for prep and paint - the amount of tubing to prep is staggering!!!



Martins axle tubes also got some liquid black - sent off to a remote Scottish island now for fitting up...



till next time.........

Rear end surgery...

Mike's westy getting some reconstruction, skim of filler and paint...







Mike and Glenda's westy is coming on well too - pop top now primed up and good to go with the wet flat and top coat....

Reconstructive surgery... on a sexy Italian...

Alfa gets some reconstructive surgery...





Then some beauty therapy...





This is how its done at Autostyl and Evil Ben's... done right, like it should be...

Variety show - of the car variety!! Not strictly come singing badly...

It ain't just Volkswagens that gets us going.... Fergus's Fiat left last week, all tip top again, and in came this real smart Alfa - the one used in the Malteasers advert where the driver keeps taking sharp turns to roll some outta the pack and accross the dash.... Its in for some Evil Ben's metal replacement and some Autostyl paint...



A faded, but familiar face from days gone is in for a brake spruce and general out of storage go-over....



while a very familiar face of late, Mike and Glenda's Westy, gets its shoes back on, comes off the dolly and back on solid ground - shiny shoes yet to come!!!!!

Post Volksworld...

We're back, and with some sunny weather, a bit of sleep at last, we're gearing up for an awesome summer show season!



In this last week, amongst others, Fergus's Fiat 600 for a brake overhaul and new screen seal...



Also - up for sale is Al's super cool fendered notch. Email us for more info...

Volksworld show 2009 and the lead up to....

Well, its been a long few weeks - here's a quick timeline of the lead up to the show...

2 weeks till showtime!!!!





lacetime.... 14days to go....







remask for door shuts - 14 days and counting...





paint the body - 11days to go...



modify the pan - trim framehead down and plate up. Section down centre tunnel pressing to go LOWER!!!!!!



9 days to go - pan back from the sandblasters...



8 days - pan painted...



lift country buggys shell onto the pan, then back onto building up the Brasilia... 7 days....







5 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!



4...



body on!!!!!



so with two days to go - not even time to take a picture... until loading up...



Then.... Volksworld show'tastic.....



buggy and brasilia.... very different but both getting lotsa love....





Both are for sale, so call us up if you fancy a truly unique creation to stand out this season, whether shiny or shitty looking....

Or if you want a car building to design - please get in touch.

videos to come.....

Massive thanks to everyone who helped make this mission possible.

Start your engines...

So this week, Tim's engun got started. Tim spends a lot of time in Portugal, the home of our Brasilia, so has gone for a new VW unit to provide reliable transport there and back. Ben got it all fired up - sounding smoooooth...



After wet flatting off the shuts and shadow coat of colour on Mike and Glenda's westy, Ant shot the final coats this week too, looking sweet... flating and polishing this week to really glass it up!





Then after hours the Brasilia got all fab work finished - about bloody time, as the clock is ticking - Volksworld show in 28days!!!!



28 days....gotta get back on it....