"Before and After" Pics

[Racerbvd]

944 Track car as is started




How it looks now.

My first Porsche driver

My current Porsche daily driver.



First little car.




Current little car.






Playing with bikes

[syncroid]

Originally Posted by lowyder993s

syncroid...do you live near The Pruneyard...we rented a duplex there and it had the same style kitchen.

The Pruneyard is about 5 miles south of my place. We have been in this house since 1988. The house was built in 1946.

[lyon]

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by lyon

Thought this thread was before & after, not after & before!

[widgeon13]

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted.

[Laneco]

Well, I was looking for a pic of it after that pesky Palm tree got in the way but no luck. After six months in my garage I think it looks much better.

Before it said hi to a Palm tree at 40 MPH

During the transformation to triple Black


After it took third at Emory's

[Tim K]

My BMW 2002

[agent213]

my two...

before:

after:


flipped end-over-end a few times, nothing left but the frame and engine...

before:


after:

[SLO-BOB]

Originally Posted by Tim K

My BMW 2002

Holy Cow! That's quite a transformation! Is that Arctiksblau? Euro bumpers and lowering would be killer on that car.

My 72 before -



after-



Restored a number of 2002s including an Arctiksblau 76 that looked similar to yours.

[Gogar]

Before:



After:

[Les Paul]

My daughter 87, 85, 06.

[widebody911]

[911boost]

Thom, which car is that?

On a side note, I found a cool VW brochure from the late 50's on the Transporter. There is a section on the ambulance version. I can scan it for you if you want.

Bill

[Big Ed]

Me last Christmas, 270 pounds. At the time, recently diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia. Told to shape up or else.




Me, as I appear today, 180 pounds. Ticker working fine.

[911Rob]

90 flippin pounds!
Bravo!

[Evans, Marv]

Yeah, a big congratulations to you. Very few are able to do that.

[Tim K]

Originally Posted by SLO-BOB

Holy Cow! That's quite a transformation! Is that Arctiksblau? Euro bumpers and lowering would be killer on that car.

Thanks Bob,

It was my first big project. I was right out of high school. In hind sight there are a lot of things I would have done differently (including euro bumpers and a lower ride). If memory serves me, the color is a later BMW color called Royal Blau metallic or something like that. It sort of shifted between a purple in the sun to a deep blue at night.

Here's a couple of other 'before and after' (you can see the original color behind the dash in the first picture):







Tim K

p.s. I should say, the car is long gone or else I'd check out the paint code for you.

[slow&rusty]

Absolutely great restoration pics guys! Love them, lots of talent on here!!

And a huge Congrats Big Ed! I lost 35lbs and it was a process, so I cannot imagine 270! I bow my head.

Regards - Yasin

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by BSiple

Thom, which car is that?

On a side note, I found a cool VW brochure from the late 50's on the Transporter. There is a section on the ambulance version. I can scan it for you if you want.

Sure, I'd love to have a scan of that!

[911boost]

Oh damn Thom, what are you plans for that one? Want to sell it?

I won't be in my office until next week, but I will take some pictures of it for you.