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Type 2 flashers unite !
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A
Jurgens Auto Villa
Mk1, coachbuilt in Witwatersrand in 1975 on a VW Transporter
chassis-cab. 1800 flat four air-cooled . |
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Swapped or
so it's rumored after a chance meeting between first owner and
gent from Southampton, on hols in Portugal. Imported for "R"
reg. Subsequently lived with a chap from Chelmsford, then
Mervin "Mr Beetle" Young in Norwich. Then us. |
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| Repairs
- See Repair Pix for horrible timberwork. Plus seals,
mechanical maintenance & what not. Vehicle contains an
unbelievable archive of Finnegan's Manufactory Produce;
deposits of Waxoyl from the earlest eras known to science up
to the present day may be found on excavation. Also a Living
Museum of Resin Fillers. Still, unbelievably, has quantities of original paint on chassis. And many "interesting period features" Engine pretty well replaced with remanufactured parts in 2013. |
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Has come
to grief on numerous occasions - tried the 7' bridge at
Sainsburys .. van is 7'1" ... then some Git jemmied the o/s front quarterlight at Cambridge Folk Festival - took five years to finish the repair, due to replacement assemblies being roughly as common as hen's teeth (first attempt by a garage was described as "very rusty" = mostly fresh air. Took a week to undo the further damage - lost the repair cost to a total rogue ("you want a REFUND - !!!! !?????? effin sue me then") {exit one repairer. I asked my insurance engineer about the self-styled "Local VW Specialist", - personal opinion was that he was a well-known robber, I should have avoided the place like the plague and why didn't I try Keith, who was equally local, a really good bloke and also came recommended by another mate of mine. Keith retired & recommended Rob, who is pretty well responsible for keeping the old girl running} - Blew No 1 plug clean out in a field at Alcester, 2012. Top Hat only worked sort of, so engine was totally refurbed in 2013 - now runs like the new one it mostly is. |
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| On the
same theme, I wish to say sorry to the lady from Manuden whose
door I met in a car park. Did Already bid a long, wistful
goodbye to 3 years NCD ..... but that was a long long time ago
....... Ruf has somewhat limited rearward vision. Could do
with fitting a sensor some time. |
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 Yes - Jergens supplied their own washroom mugs! |
..... And sorry, too, to
anyone still in shock after the emergency stop at Coggeshall.
(Vehicle behaves like a galloping camel having a sudden and
catastrophic stroke in mid-stride). Other than that, it's a
treat to drive - and a tad faster than most bays &
splitties owing to the bigger engine. |
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Historically there was an Ebersbacher heater - took
it out when it stopped working in order to repair &
refurbish it. Ten years on, it's still in the carrier bag
awaiting attention. As manufactured, heat transfers via heat exchangers to the cab, via a pipe underneath. In summer, therefore, the hot air is enhanced by the warm tarmac below. Clacks & valves have felt seals which don't quite seal, so it's toasty warm on a hot day. In winter, air from the rear is freeze-dried by the time it reaches half way down the vehicle. At the driver's seat, it's kinda fresh & bracing .... Heating is now modified VW - Rob, with his flair for solutions, installed custom - built pipery a couple of years ago, so some warm air does now reach the front on a cold day. |
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