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T34 World News
2012 Edition #15
CONTENTS:
Parts Source: Vent Window Screws
1959 Karmann Development Drawings
Resto Tip: Early 1962-63 Distributor Rebuild
Spotlight: Swiss Anthracite 1962
Resto Update: 1964 Volkxation in Oregon USA
Spotlight: Bella Italian 1964 M345
T34 Drawings by Pascal Meslet (France)
Resto Update: Belgian 1968 M345 Nose Job
Coming to America: How T34s got into the USA
Resto Update: German 1966 Chassis Work
Resto Update: New Zealand 1963 Metal Fab
Owner’s Story: 1967 M345 Velour Red Surprise
Magazine Article: The Worshipper (1968 M345)
Resto Update: Thom’s 1962 in America
Spring is here … Enjoy your T34!
Front cover image is of a Sea Blue & White 1966 M344 from
England, published in the 1982 edition of Safer Motoring
magazine. It was owned at that time by George Lloyd from Flint
Mountain, England, but no one knows where this T34 is today.
Thanks to Tris Robson in UK for sharing the scan with us! Gotta
love the turtleneck sweater! Back cover image is a restored early-
1962 Anthracite & White Coupe from Switzerland [photo by
Richard Alan Meinert with "Auto Illustrierte" magazine.]. Read all
the details about this beautiful T34 inside.
Update on the North American windshield group order: we had
18 T34 owners go-in on the order and almost all of them have
now been received without a single one being broken. We had
several owners pick-up their windshields in person, one group box
go to the East Coast, one to the West Coast, and one to
Colorado. I have yet to hear from the buyers if the windshields
install properly. If you’re in need of one, I believe there are 4-5
remaining in inventory in Ohio.
emblem that is so difficult to find in good condition. And if there’s
enough interest we may do the small KARMANN side script & “no-tab”
1500 script as well.
I’m always helping T34 owners with their projects and am always pleased
to learn that other owners are willing to step-up when asked as well. This
week Maria Quiros from San Francisco (Pearl White & Black 1964)
needed a second opinion of the new paint job at the shop. One call to
early-1962 T34 owner Eric Colla and he was at the shop inspecting the
T34 an hour later. A huge thanks to Eric for stepping-up to help a fellow
T34 owner in her time of need.
I’m always excited to hear an original owner’s story after more
than 50 years of production! In late-March I contacted the
Wever’s in Arizona to learn about their 1968 T34 that was
recently shown. I contacted Maryann who told me that they’d
recently bought it from the original owner in Iowa. That made
my day! I immediately spoke with the original owner, now 88
years old, and spent the next half-hour asking questions about his
T34 experiences since 1968. He was thrilled to share his memories
with me and even happier to know that his beloved T34 was now
in very loving hands at the Wever’s home in Arizona. You’ll read
this interesting story in the next edition (as we’re still developing it
as this edition goes to print) so stay tuned for a Wild West 1968
article next time.
Another interesting development I’ve been working on is the
reproduction Ghia shield. The manufacturer sent me the first
casting for evaluation which needed some minor improvements.
Now he’s completed the final version and it looks awesome! It
should arrive here in a couple weeks and then we’ll begin offering
these extremely-rare parts to early-1962 owners. After the Ghia
shield we’ve decided to reproduce the early-1962 rectangular nose
“Driving Miss Tessa”
on a beautiful sunny
Spring weekend in
San Diego …
BELGIUM:
Jurgen Magdelyns (JurgenMagdelyns@T34World.org)
Paul Peeters (PaulPeeters@T34World.org)
Jimmy Vernelen (JimmyVernelen@T34World.org)
Mike Zanella - Liège
(MikeZanella@T34World.org)
AUSTRALIA:
Queensland - James Kramer (JamesKramer@T34World.org)
Victoria - Patrick Duane
(PatrickDuane@T34World.org)
UK:
Mark Poulton
(MarkPoulton@T34World.org)
BRAZIL:
Fernando Mendonca (FernandoMendonca@T34World.org)
CANADA:
Ron Buckley (RonBuckley@T34World.org)
T34 World International Team
The key to the success of T34 World will be maintaining an active
group and the support of T34 owners in many different countries
speaking many different languages. Our team of 34 dedicated T34
reps in 21 countries will help T34 owners in their regions, reporting
back on events in their areas, and maintaining contacts with parts
sources. Here’s your international team! Please contact them
directly for assistance & advice.
DENMARK:
Morten Christensen (MortenChristensen@T34World.org)
FINLAND:
Timo Tanhuanpää (TimoTanhuanpaa@T34World.org)
FRANCE:
Franck Boutier
(FranckBoutier@T34World.org)
INDONESIA:
Iwan Sadono (IwanSadono@T34World.org)
ITALY:
Antonio Pellegrino (AntonioPellegrino@T34World.org)
JAPAN:
Toru Ebine (ToruEbine@T34World.org)
ADMINISTRATOR
: Lee Hedges (LeeHedges@T34World.org)
GERMANY:
Cabriolets – Jörg Fischer (JorgFischer@T34World.org)
Western – Carsten Klein
(CarstenKlein@T34World.org)
Southern – Michael Mosinger
(MichaelMosinger@T34World.org)
NorthEast – Matthias Andree (MatthiasAndree@T34World.org)
NorthWest – Klaus Morsch (KlausMorsch@T34World.org)
MEXICO:
Antonio Martinez
(AntonioMartinez@T34World.org)
NETHERLANDS:
Remco de Bruijn (RemcodeBruijn@T34World.org)
NEW ZEALAND:
John Kanters (JohnKanters@T34World.org)
NORWAY:
Dag Henriksen (DagHenriksen@T34World.org)
PHILIPPINES:
Dindo Razonable (DindoRazonable@T34World.org)
UNITED STATES:
Southern Calif – Bob Walton (BobWalton@T34World.org)
Central Calif - Tom Reay (TomReay@T34World.org)
Northern Calif - Larry Edson (LarryEdson@T34World.org)
Mountain States - Paul Colbert (PaulColbert@T34World.org)
NorthWest USA - Jason Weigel (JasonWeigel@T34World.org)
Central USA - Bob Dervin (BobDervin@T34World.org)
NorthEast USA - Rick Hasse (RickHasse@T34World.org)
SOUTH AFRICA:
Greg Davids (GregDavids@T34World.org)
SWITZERLAND:
Philip Egger (PhilipEgger@T34World.org)
THAILAND:
Nam Xanasongkram
(NamXanasongkram@T34World.org)
If you live in a country that is not yet represented and you would like to
contribute to the T34 World team, please contact Lee Hedges.
Parts Source: Vent Window Screws
We’re very lucky to have one enterprising T34 owner that has the
capability & leadership skills to solve problems for all of us.
Michael Moesinger (Germany) already reproduced the vent
window bolt and now he’s repro’d the vent window inner screw.
These are now available for US$7.50 each. Made from stainless
steel, they will never rust again.
Installation of these screws is done with a special tool (snap ring
pliers) that has two pins that allow the screw to be turned into
place without damaging the metal. Paul Colbert cautions “Be
careful when you use these pliers, as it’s easy for it to slip and mar
the surface”. Here in the USA, Sears has these for $8 and I’m sure
your local auto parts store will have one as well.
The repro screws (above) are an excellent version of the original
(below). Unfortunately the outer vent window latches (left & right
are different) have not been repro’d and are typically pitted. Most
owners that get serious have them rechromed. Rechroming these
parts tends to round-off the sharp lines & shapes of the original. The
lower-left latch was rechromed while the lower-right one is NOS.
1959 Karmann Development Drawings
These two October 1959 drawings by Herr Kolkmeyer feature
the early Karmann design process with the bumper. The larger
drawing (09 October) reveal they had simplified the bumper
blade profile but had not yet decided on the bumper guard
shape. The upper-right drawing (24 October) shows the bumper
blade now has a license plate indentation and the bumper
guards were taller and were fitted with American-style tubes, like
the T14. But notice these Carrozzeria Ghia prototype features
had not yet been changed: curved rear fender design, T14 hub
caps, vents below rear window, & decklid.
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