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Any vintage VW experts on the forum

Post by hairyyoda » 14 Apr 2018, 20:30

:wave: Any vintage VW experts on the forum :think:

I have 2, 16 inch VW "205mm pitch circle vintage type wheels" along with a rear solid banjo diff axle on leaf springs :think:
:?: what bl##dy vehicle is this axle off :?: I am thinking 1940's 1950's VW but what VW had a front mounted north south inline engine and gearbox with a rear diff banjo axle. Did Karmann Ghia make :?: :?: :?: any ideas would be a :thumbup:
or did any of the early bus types/transporter types have rear banjo diff axles, or were any VW engines mid mounted with a short prop shaft :?:
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Post by rodp » 15 Apr 2018, 06:05

I assume by "Banjo" axle you mean a live rear axle Phil, as in a one piece assembly from wheel to wheel? Google comes up with nothing for VW with one of those, how do you know it's VW?

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Post by hairyyoda » 15 Apr 2018, 07:00

Thanks Rod.
Only because the 5 bolt wheel stud pattern on the "big" 205mm pitch circle of the wheel studs is the "classic big five stud pattern of early VW's" :?: :think: :idea: 1955 to late 1960's bus :?: Karmann Ghia also used the big 5 X 205mm wheel stud pattern as well in the 50's and 60's. Think that the military VW Keblewagon ran on that big stud pattern on 16 inch rims so I suppose there would have been other German car manufacturers who might have used the same stud pattern :?:
Been looking for 2 of these types of wheels that are in very good condition for ages but had to buy a job lot yesterday with the banjo diff axle, :idea: :think: don't want to scrap the axle if it is a hens teeth rarity :lol:

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Post by rodp » 15 Apr 2018, 08:26

Nothing comes up even on 5 x 8" pcd, which it could be if old. You'll need to clean it and see what markings it has, could be worth a bob or two if anyone needs one. Or you could be wasting your time cleaning scrap :lol: I'd risk it and clean it, if only out of curiosity.
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Post by hairyyoda » 15 Apr 2018, 12:19

Rod.
VW 16 inch 205mm PCD "skinny" original steel wheels in good condition are very difficult to find anyway :!: I know that it is quite sad but I was very :D yesterday to come across such treasures :wtf: in the middle of a wet and boggy field in a machinery auction in the wilds of rural Ceredigion :o :shock: It does not take a lot to make me happy, bit like chasing that elusive big trout that's in a deep pool in someone's favourite river. :thumbup: :lol: Her indoors keeps telling me that I need therapy and should talk it through with a professional :lolno: I keep telling her she just can't understand because her brain is on the wrong side of her head :lol: They must be at least 50 years old :think: pre 1968 :?:

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Same as wheel on the right in photograph except 16 inch with 12 slots not 15 etc.

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Post by rodp » 15 Apr 2018, 15:53

Got to admit Phil, she may have a point :lol: 5 x 205 rims aren't something I would hanker after either, in fact, I can manage quite happily without them :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by hairyyoda » 15 Apr 2018, 17:26

Rod's quote >>> "5 x 205 rims aren't something I would hanker after either"
I agree with you Rod :thumbup: only problem is that I have one of those single axle Ex German Army trailers that I use to carry small ton loads of logs in, the steel wheels on it are a bit thin and very rusty and are ready to go porous or collapse :wtf: at any time :cry:
I need a back up pair of the same "skinny" wheels to save altering the trailer's built in mudguards :D :idea: could probably re-drill 16 inch skinny 6.00 L/R wheel as a better choice of a thicker quality steel wheel, but that is a 1st reserve option for future works to be :think: about :lol:
Also took a liking to a Atco 3 gang mower yesterday, I think that the scrapman was after it, :think: to myself :idea: that is far to good a machine to be scrapped :( so for the bargain total price of £50.40p including buyers premium plus a £1.20p VAT charge as well :wtf: I am now the proud and lucky new owner of a Charles H Pugh of Birmingham "deluxe cricket pitch mowing machine" :!: :shh: The good woman was :shock: & :o when she heard me talking to the auctioneer to ask him if I could leave the mower with him until next months auction, the 47 mile drive home yesterday evening was a barrel of :lol: with a lot of cold tongue with her odd outbursts of some very choice bad language :oops:
I honestly :think: that she had lost the plot when she kept on repeating "we don't bl##dy own a cricket pitch" and when I said that it would ideally suit being towed behind a small compact tractor :thumbup: I thought that she was on the verge of spitting feathers :wtf:
Had to make my own supper last night :lol: :clap:


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Post by rodp » 15 Apr 2018, 17:29

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Post by sunndog » 15 Apr 2018, 18:58

Sounds like a good excuse for a new tipping trailer phil 8-)
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