Luke is a legend!

Wow. Great story. Regards.

I know it’s s sad most beyond belief but you forget before the business of September 11th 2011 things were much more lax especially on European flights. I promise you it’s absolutely true. He just threw it in a bag with a coupla tools and jumped on the flight. Rediculous! Regards.

@@classic.obsession Absolutely Gary, we could see he was being very honest about the gearbox in the carry on luggage. You are so right that 9/11 completely changed every single aspect of travel. Air, sea and land all affected and we are all still paying the price now. I also follow a guy who is a lighting spark on the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and he lives year round on the Isle of Man, great guy and year on year, he has to mail his tools across to Edinburgh to work for around 6 weeks on the show even though it would all easily fit into his hand luggage. I just thought to myself how you must miss such opportunities with the amount of work you do in Hollywood and around the States and the parts you likely discover over there that could easily be carried in hand luggage without the crazy expense of the US Postal System which punishes anyone hoping to bring rare parts in from the US or indeed for you to take parts over there. Your channel has fantastic production values and I have been an avid viewer for around 6 months now, absolutely well done on your channel. Such a joy to watch. I am currently in the market for a classic and will be doing the rounds of the classic shows this year (NEC, Tatton Park, Rhyl.... not too sure about the Rhyl one) with a few like minded pals though I intend to start with something from Ford as my learning curve. Hope to see you and say Hello. My last classic was a Lancia Flavia, my very 1st fuel injected car back in the early 80's, closest I could get to a DB5 type setup, Navy Blue paint, full cream leather interior, fully carpeted boot, 3 spoke alloy and ash steering wheel, My 1st classic was a Banana Yellow Spitfire that someone had ruined by fitting a fibreglass Frog-Eyed Sprite bonnet to, it did have the bolt on hard top which was nice. Brought my 1st child home from the maternity ward in the Lancia, fond, fond memories. Your love for classic cars is infectious and the work you do on them is exceptional. The hood for the drop-head Roller that you made, wow, hat firmly off to you, that was some super detailed work with accuracy paramount and the final fit..... sublime. As you say, we are merely custodians of these cars. Every one a work of art in its own right and each vastly improved by your skills. Regards.

I stand corrected!! So your dads was a variant? Regards.

@@classic.obsession ​ Gary, My Dads was not a Variant, but was known as a fastback. Type 3 as the Fastbacks, Notchbacks and Variants are sometimes known. For extra money my Dad could have had a Kugelfischer Fuel Injected motor which in 1971 were distinguished by a stainless strip along the side of the bodywork, whereas my Dads was unadorned by this trim. The new 1971 cars were not nearly as well made as earlier 1960s Beetles. My Dad used to polish under the wings on his early sixties cars they were so well finished. Glad to have found your channel and to say thankyou for sharing your varied work here on YT. All the best, Adrian, Midlands UK

Nice one John. My first car was a Beetle as I said in the video but like you, I was also intrigued with the Triumph Stag…brought on, I suppose, by Nicholas balls ‘Hazel’ of the 1970’s in which he drove a dark blue one! Problematic though they were, I loved the sound of that V8. Regards.

Prefer a wood rim wheel .

The engine lid was locked unfortunately when I tried to open it and was a bit of a faff to get Luke to go in and get key to it. So apologies. Regards.

Hi Matt. Sorry I never showed it. The engine lid was locked but I believe it’s similar to the one in the background when Luke and I are conversing and he’s relaying stories inside the garage. Regards.

No kidding, the unique feature of this herbie, and neglected to show it, yet another disappointment

@@classic.obsession cheers I did enjoy the stories

Iconic car. Part of our childhood!!

Hi, in August. Regards.

Hi john. In the middle of stripping the car down and prepping to repaint. Regards.

Sorry Ted. They’re a new set of Top quality Rhode mic’s but outside I forgot to put the wind mufflers on. Regards

No worries Gaz, love you 👍

I wouldn't exactly call it "Easy" as I've done several, and they are a pig to press out. Then the hinge has to be drilled for an o/s pin. They are however readily available and cheap and if you have a nice local VW shop they might lend you a hinge removal tool which makes life a bit easier.

@@martinharris5017 all things being relative, easy isn't an inappropriate term in the big picture of restoration, but yes I agree that a pain in the butt is also an appropriate term for a majority of the work required in vehicle restoration,

@@davebaker9128 And yet its so much fun too! I guess we restorers of old cars must have a masochistic streak, lol! Thanks Dave, have a great day.

@@martinharris5017 well, I have 2 very old Panhead Harleys, one since I was 19, and the oldest all original Citroen 2cv in the USA, so I am kinda weird about old vehicles,

@@davebaker9128 I love Harleys. Never owned one but I have a lot of friends who do. I've owned a Ford Anglia, an Austin Mini, a Ford Cortina V6, and several beetles, as well as building a C-Cab hot rod and a Honda C50 baby chopper. Not many original 2cvs's left now, I'll bet it turns heads!

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Hi. I think it was a flat four air cooled engine that Porsche fitted to the likes of the 356B models. Regards.

The Porsche 356 could be had with a 1600cc 60bhp engine, a 1600 Super (75bhp) or a 1600 Super 90 (90bhp). For filming in 1969 it was fitted with a Super 90 but sometime in the past it was replaced with the 75bhp version. Good to see Luke looking well, he serviced my Beetle when I worked in London and did a great job. He really understands and cares about these cars.

@@ChaseCars132 Good information, but there is more to the story. The early 356’s were offered in 1300 and 1500 variants. Additionally, the Carrera four cam racing engine designed by Ernest Fuhrman was available as a production option. This was the first truly high spec Porsche 356 engine available and featured a very complex gear driven overhead cam setup and roller bearings in the bottom end. The Carrera engine in a few displacements was optional through 1964.

It just looks like a VW motor but with dual carbs. He said it has a CB performance exhaust so you can bet there's not much "original" left, it's been restored and updated.