new from Berlin, Germany

[Orangina]

Hello everybody

and thanks for this forum and your great posts and pictures that I enjoy reading.

My name is "Rolf". I've been a hobby mechanic on vehicles and vintage cars for 40 years, renovated a 100-year-old house - dear old things, because my job is the opposite in high-tech IT.

In addition to my modern tools, I also like to play with old tools from the German brand "Hazet" started in 1868 - mainly suitable for my classic cars from the 70s, but also with ratchets and pliers until the early days...



regards from Berlin, capitol city of Germany

 

[3baygarage]

Welcome. I like that collection of beauties in the second photo.

 

[nadogail]

Welcome to the forum the shore of San Diego Bay. I once owned a German tool, I think it was a Stavile.

 

[Orangina]

I once owned a German tool, I think it was a Stavile.

"Stahlwille" is also a good German brand for premium tools

 

[James-W]

Welcome to the forum. I see a lot of Festool stuff at the Woodcraft store, If I am not mistaken I think they are German made tools as well. I don't have any of their products, but they do seem to be well made. They are terribly expensive products, but if they work exceptionally well then I guess they are worth the cost.

 

[Orangina]

nothing special ... only winter season and Xmas holidays in the hobby garage


(1955 HAZET tool cart for Volkswagen, on top 1x HAZET 772 + 2x 773 wheel wrench hubcap puller + HAZET 2590 torque wrench of the 60s/70s)

keep care and have a nice time...

 

[gahrajmahal]

Welcome to the board from zinzinnati! Spelled that way sometimes because of all the German immigrants settling here, like my dad did. (Leipzig boy). What vehicles have you collected?
Tschuss!

 

[laser3kw]

Welcome to our little "habit"!
wonderful collection you've shown so far! You maybe getting request to ship things to members in the US - I am in love with the VW cart and tools

 

[Orangina]

What vehicles have you collected?

My current fleet (beside the modern cars):
1970 VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (type 14), mine since 1997, 2+2 seater, we have traveled several times to the mediterranean sea
1979 VW luxury bus camper conversion (type 22, T2b), mine since 2008, we traveled with it to Africa and Asia after the restoration
1982 Eriba Pan travel trailer, mine since 2016, mainly used at short travels - also with daughter and grandchild





My fleet e.g. 20 years ago:
1970 VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (type 14), mine since 1997
1976 VW Passat (type 32), mine 2002-2007, light fast car for cross drift and small country roads, lot of fun, less spare parts
1963 Mercedes-Benz 220 Sb Automatic (type W111.012), mine 2000-2008, nice, fast, quiet 6-cylinder, but too complex for traveling



photos of my restoration to get an idea:

 

[gahrajmahal]

Wow, your restorations look awesome! My highschool car was a 1969 Karmann-Ghia. Here in Ohio we have snow and salted roads, so the rocker panels and over the headlights rusted easily. I took Auto body repair in highschool and one of the class projects was my Karmann-Ghia. It lost the body side moldings and was painted a metallic orange just a bit lighter than yours. After graduation I hopped it up a little with a header and a Big-Bore kit. I used to tow with the Karmann-Ghia too. A motorcycle trailer with four dirt bikes on it. I had a lot of fun with that car and wouldn't mind having another. Nice collection!