Wheel part 2

More progress on the one off three spoke steering wheel, yes Rob is the man.

Trial of a 36hp motor...

The Sechs Volt Garage has been one of our favorite VW hot-up publications for the last few years now but our 36hp VW motor has committed a crime against them and theirs, one that we will present today for you.

Exhibit one:

We had no way of knowing that under that beat and battered exterior that this work of German art was almost brand spanking new. How could we!!

Exhibit 2:

This is the generator that came with our $400 36hp motor we picked up off the webernet over a year ago. It seemed innocent at the time and we hold no regrets for our purchase,(she runs like a fucking top!), really how were we suppose to know?? And to that point how many 36hp motors that "some guy" in Florida is selling are equipped in such a way that one would commit such a hanus crime?

So in closing, we ask you the jury, to look past the 14v stamped into our souls and allow our darling 36hp to be one of the gang even if she is an unassuming 12volt motor.

What makes a VW...

This was a series, we think it was a series any how, from the Australian magazine Modern Motor explaining how our little VW beetles worked. We will go through some of our "back issues" and verify that it was a serialized publication and post our findings!!

Labor Day and some Old Speed for everyone

Though not a VW, the OSS though that it was more than cool enough to grace our little internet rag. Oh it is air cooled and in 1957 this would have been a FUN car to race. Hell it would be a fun car to race in 2010!

Article from the November 1957 Modern Motor magazine.

Von Dutch's 36er.

Now i bet that that little 36er got a bit better performance then the ones shoved in the bus...

Wheel part 1

Pressing on, that is what we here at the OSS have been doing. Trying to get as much done in as little time as possible WHILE still staying sane and enjoying what we are doing. Lately it would seem that nothing is ever as easy as it should be when it comes to these little rascals. We pulled the interim 36hp motor off the engine stand and guess what, the flywheel seal is starting to go. No biggie all and all but sometimes you really just want thing to go smoothly.
There is one project that has been gaining steam, our custom/hand built 3 spoke steering made by our good friend HotRobHeb is nearing completion. All that is left to do on this piece of art is wet and spray some paint of chose.

Spaceball… shit, there goes the planet.

Today the OSS has picked up a brand spanking new set of seat covers for the bastard 61 beetle. The price was right on the money and the color was our favorite, no not RED, Pea Green! Little things like that make the day much nicer, Oh and this morning we passed an interesting message posted on the side of the road:

Only in Vermont would we have an evacuation plan in case of invasion by Zombies. Guess we should go ahead and purchase the zombie hand book just in case this is not a test…