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HOW A VOLKSWAGEN WAS MADE, a pictorial history.....

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woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 12:16 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	Dear Volksriders, a new thread for forummers to see and view how VW s were made back in the good old days...... first all vw s came in as pure sheet metal either rolled or cut into specific square pieces... pictures here are taken from the archives and many a vw history book.... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 12:17 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	Some as flat out sheet metal..... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 12:20 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	here in this shot at the factory at Wolfsburg those days...the metal pieces were lined up in a section prior sending to the pressing machines.......here you can see the top of the kombi roof already pressed out to shape... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 12:23 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	these were the huge machine press back then..before the word automatic machine set up came, good ole workers actually carried the piece by hand and placed it in the lower section of the pressing machine...then from above the metal would be pressed to shape..in this shot the roof top is formed..... TO BE CONTINUED... :P Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

Luvbug	Posted: July 17, 2009 06:45 am
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woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 08:45 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	In that same manner every single large item was pressed into shape and curve...this is what made the vw lasting from the strong thick sheet of metal (the were specifications as to width for each part pressed..the doors had 2 presses outer layer and inner layer.. here you can see the inside panels for the vw door and the MASSIVE presses behind.. Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 08:56 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	Another shot of the roofs...ovals by the 100ssss with the machine press behind..they are just made so damm fresh and hot..... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 08:58 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	if you see clearly, after being pressed the roofs are further inspected for any dents from excess metals , so rigid was the quality control back then.....how to tell, there are side marks made very fine lines.. Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:02 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	Here the machine presses out the front dashboard for the ovals....wow if only we could get our hands on 1 or 2 of them......can do nice conversion together with the roof..... ;) Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:04 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	the front bonnets....pressed out and left in this section.Note vw makers produced the parts and each item was left in a specific designated spot so that when assembling, it came step by step...those days no automation so they pushed them on wheel carts stage by stage...... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:06 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	can you guess what part this was...... front hood inner recess area old model.... :rolleyes: Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:08 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	the floor pans were also made...note those square embossing...reason was to ensure rigidity rather than a flat piece at the bottom of the bug... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:10 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	of course the lovely wings..as they called them back and frontal...which is which ?? Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:11 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	more wings..... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 17, 2009 09:13 am
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	the wings were made and the light housing then pressed into the hole recesses.here you see them prior the light housing being put in that eye socket...... TO BE CONTINUED WAVEY Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 23, 2009 12:39 pm
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	The body is mated with the inner front panel by means of welding and this shot is an example how the front is combined to the frame...... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 23, 2009 12:41 pm
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	this shot shows the bodies combined (without wings and bonnets) moving on a conveyor belt system...those days this was not common for mass producing an icon to come... Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

woggie	Posted: July 23, 2009 12:43 pm
Really likes VW Group: Members Posts: 849 Member No.: 61 Joined: March 24, 2008	3 workers per car ?? Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand) -------------------- The first car at the bottom of the world...Antartica.

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