Car details

Owner:

Gregor Schilling, Stuttgart

Type:

111, VW 1200 Standard

Year:

1965

color:

Black L41

Body:

All stock (except the paintjob), former pearlwhite car, red taillight glasses, white turn signal glasses, US spec. headlights with 7" H4 beams, cloth Britax sunroof, Talbot mirror, converted to 12 Volt electric, original 1965 convertible decklid

Interior:

Bucket seats with headrests and Porsche Carrera RS Style adjustments, upholstered in OEM "Turfgrey/lightgrey", three-point seatbelts, new carpets, "Haargarn-Bouclé“, 15 inch Personal leather steering wheel, 80 mm VDO Oval tach from the1960s, Kamei hat rack with hidden speakers, fire extinguisher, Gene Berg shifter 60%, Empi doorpulls, Wiechers roll bar with diagonal- and H-bar, black powder coated

Engine:

Type 1, 1776cc, 69 mm stock crankshaft, 90.5 mm Mahle forged pistons and barrels, 040 heads, 35 mm inlet valves, 32.5 mm outlet valves, HD valve springs, bolted Gene Berg rocker shaft, Engle FK8 camshaft, compression ratio 9,5:1, Riechert intake manifolds, two 40 IDF Weber carbs with velocity stacks and Karsten Wagner Performance air cleaners, JKM linkage, elektric Pierburg fuel pump, blue Bosch coil, CSP „Pacemaker“ distributor, stainless steel 38 mm CSP „Python“ exhaust, external Cagero oil cooler, GWD breather box, 30 hp style fan housing, Gene Berg „Dip Stick“ oil temperature sender

Transmission:

Stock, code letter "AA"

Chassis:

Adjustable and narrowed CB-Performance front beam with 19 mm anti-roll bar, rear on stock height, Spax shocks 14-fold adjustable on front end, rear end with Monroe shocks, Empi 19 mm rear anti-roll bar, 20 mm alloy spacers on rear axle

Brakes:

CSP discs on front end, rear endstock drums, converted to two-circuit brake system

Wheels/tires:

MWS BRMs in 5.5Jx15, wheel bed and spokes polished, Inlets painted in greyblack, Firestone tires in 145-15 front, rear in 165-15; Optional MWS Empi 5s, painted anthracite with polished wheel bed, Firestone wheels in 145-15 front; Optional 356 Style chrome, 4.5“ with Firestone tires in 145-15 front, 5.5“ with Firestone in 165-15 on rear end

History:

Gregor bought the car from Georg's sister Melanie in the beginning of 2001. Being a Resto Looker then, Gregor changed it's appearance more and more to the traditional Cal Look. The car has a german "H" (for "historic") license plate and is fully road going. Plans are to go for a classic 2000cc Type1 engine, a modified transmission and rear pop-outs.

Best 1/4 mile ET:

17,61 s (DAS Drag Day 3, 2005)

Thanks to:

Custom & Speed Parts
Georg Otto
Jan Kreyer
Karosseriebau Dieruff

Last update:

07/07/2022