Vintage Volkswagens

[TommyTucker]

There is a Thai guy, living in Chiang Mai that is an expert is renovation vintage VW's.

Take a look at some of his work, it is amazing!

[Rc2702]

Lovely work. Love the red and black T1 bulli

[Esso49]

No Volkswagen can be classified as a vintage car as Volkswagon did not start production until 1937 wheres to be a vintage car it can be no younger than 1930.

 

 

Having said that those restorations of older VWs,  but modern in historical terms,  look superb. especially the fabric upholstery in the beetle shown.  What about the engine re-builds ? do they use true German spares or re-manufactured in Thailand ? Does he have a website/ any stock or just restores what customers take to him ? Always liked the VW pick-up when I first saw them,  although a rarity,  on UK roads in the 50s and 60s, so love  the double cab shown.

[johng]

Yes very nice...I wonder if the prices are amazing too ?

[TommyTucker]

My apologies, these are not technically vintage, but they are beautiful machines. I believe that this is a father and son team who purchase the vehciles, then strip them down to bare metal and full respray, rebuild etc etc.

Some more examples of their fine work.

[GINOCAT1962]

Where about in Chiang mai is he

[TommyTucker]

Just now, GINOCAT1962 said:

Where about in Chiang mai is he

Hi Gino,

I am not exactly sure, he is on Facebook and that is where I have seen all the vehicles he sells. I will try and find out a bit more info for you.

[CharlieH]

This guy ?

 

https://m.facebook.com/ต๊อด-แอมไทย-1899452976936874/

[TommyTucker]

2 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

This guy ?

 

https://m.facebook.com/ต๊อด-แอมไทย-1899452976936874/

yes, that is the chap, take a few minutes to look through the hundreds of photos showing his work.

[Esso49]

52 minutes ago, TommyTucker said:

My apologies, these are not technically vintage, but they are beautiful machines. I believe that this is a father and son team who purchase the vehciles, then strip them down to bare metal and full respray, rebuild etc etc.

Some more examples of their fine work.

Looks like attention to detail is paramount with these restorers,  something rare in Thailand.  What lovely vehicles.  Thank you for sharing

[duanebigsby]

Seems almost every bus that made it to Thailand had the safari windows. 

Extremely rare in North America.

When I was younger my brother and I were into v-dubs and had quite a collection.

 

Living in Canada they had a lot of gas heaters for the interior. We sold quite a few of them to Californians for top dollar as they were rare there.

[chicowoodduck]

I'd take the red one in a heartbeat....great job....?????

[BMW Overlander]

14 hours ago, johng said:

Yes very nice...I wonder if the prices are amazing too ?

 

They should be. Some appreciation for excellent and hard work would go long way.

[PoodThaiMaiDai]

My first car was a 1969 VW Bug.  I wish I still had it.  

[kwak250]

Always loved the split screen campers.

Fantastic work .

 

[klauskunkel]

nice camera work also

[Naam]

aircon!

 

[TommyTucker]

nice camera work also

Yes, totally agree, a very very talented chap, very artistic and creative.

Take a look at the other post with the Mini pickups, more examples of his work.


Enjoy life, whilst you can!

[worgeordie]

1 minute ago, Naam said:

aircon!

 

It gets very hot here, and maybe a VIP owner who cannot be without A/c

regards worgeordie

[Naam]

1 minute ago, worgeordie said:

It gets very hot here, and maybe a VIP owner who cannot be without A/c

regards worgeordie

in my view anybody who drives a car in Thailand without a/c is a masochist. but 34hp and aircon is surprising.

[LomSak27]

Don'y know where he lives but I have pictures of most of the above because he had them on display in Maya (?) Mall last July? 
 

As for Chiang Mai I have run across Karmen Ghia models in Chiang Mai, that I never knew existed, or were never sold in the US back when.

[VMOMMO]

You can buy all the parts to add Safari Windows and the sunroof to Splitty Busses.

 

B3.8m for the 23 window bus on his website

[AJBangkok]

Very impressive. 

[cmrichsw]

They have a few of these on display now at Kad Suen Kuaw mall  Chiang Mai new food floor near Top's market. The new food court alone is worth the trip.

[LawrenceN]

16 hours ago, TommyTucker said:

Hi Gino,

I am not exactly sure, he is on Facebook and that is where I have seen all the vehicles he sells. I will try and find out a bit more info for you.

Great! Please get some example prices as well.

[LawrenceN]

15 hours ago, TommyTucker said:

yes, that is the chap, take a few minutes to look through the hundreds of photos showing his work.

His home page gives an address in Bangkok, BangWa. Maybe he just had a display in CM to drum up business.

[LawrenceN]

8 minutes ago, LawrenceN said:

Great! Please get some example prices as well.

Answering my own question: The pale yellow Beetle is ฿590k. The steel-gray one is 930k. From photos on his FB page.

[amexpat]

I went through about 7 or 8 beetles and a double-cab pickup back in the day.

 

We hippies adored these high-maintenance deathtraps. 

[newnative]

  I've owned 5 VW Beetles.  My first was a 1967 model, my last a 2009 New Beetle.  Loved them all.  Thanks so much for sharing!

[LivinLOS]

17 hours ago, TommyTucker said:

yes, that is the chap, take a few minutes to look through the hundreds of photos showing his work.

Thats a bangkok address !!