1938 VW found in Lithuania, some Finnish made parts used for resto :)

WOW!!

Thank you so much for the alert to this fantastic thread.

Speedy Jim

Pretty awesome huh. And to think, someone saw through all those decades-old body mods and recognized what the car used to be!

What kind of reputation do Finnish made parts have? Are they better than

-- oh, let's say, Taiwanese parts? I gather from reading a few of the

We (umm, Finland, that is) don't mass produce VW parts. Everything is hobbyist-driven, hand made, and one-off pieces or extremely short runs for a one-time group order with committed buyers. Most things that are produced like this are very high quality, since the whole reason for making them is to be able to offer something better than the typical chinese junk. The prices for such parts aren't cheap. There are some extremely talented craftsmen among the finnish VW crowd :)

An as a general rule, we take great pride in our work and shoot for perfection.

Larger production runs with automated tooling, large presses or lots of paid labor would probably not be feasible due to the limited market. I mean, how many sets of 1938 running boards can you expect to sell... :)