Spring 2015 Some new parts coming in...

Latest Camper and bus mag features one of my favorite sambas - 1957 owned by Carlos Guzman's California

It feels like winter is over once again, even earlier then last year,  over the past week or 2 we have seen all those early signs of spring unfolding, first was the sadness and surprise of no more snow, followed by the hanging up of the snowboards and bikes, the kids sledges and snow racers, such a short season again! Then the days began to feel noticeably longer,  day by day in Feb, driving home from work in daylight was so nice after weeks of dark and dangerous commutes, This week I won the "first spotting of geese" the same day I saw 3 swans over head and other birds in the garden and so nice hearing there songs, the silence of winter was over, and more every day fly back into Hjälstaviken, over our house.  This is a great time of year, and for me the temperature rising daily, means one thing - its time to get going once again in the garage and today it began with a nice parcel of VW goodies from England, the first of a bunch of parts that were ordered late in 2014 - let the build up continue!

 

 VW HERITAGE PARTS - unwrapped the locking drivers door handle, passenger, 12 v semaphores, US spec sealed beam headlights, rear pre 57 us spec tail lights, and some bulbs, all well wrapped and arrived safe and sound - just waiting on the belly pans and flasher relay...

I still have the old original Items which I plan to restore slowly through the years, in the mean time this little lot will get the samba up and driving and looking sharp.

Coming in from the UK next week is a brand new 12 volt wiring loom from Jon at www.vwlooms.com The loom was dispatched weeks ago but a cock up by the Stockholm post saw the loom returning to sender before any contact was made to me ?

Hope to be unwrapping the new loom in the garage in plus degrees next week some time.


                     Spring is here again - Us visiting the giant Oaks of Hjälstaviken - spring 2015