Italian License Plates

This morning I went to the motorization offices and took my license plates.

This is the fourth VW I take to Italy from abroad.
They took one month to give me the plates, then you need to wait some more weeks to get the log book. In the meantime you can drive with a temporary paper. When you get the book, you can go to the PRA (Public Automotive Register) to register the car under your name. After that you can also go and pay the road tax. Easy? Not that much...

Karmann Ghia Project - Step 1

The lowlight is still in Germany in order to get a TÜV test and German documents/number plates. To be able to get the papers with all the things I want, the car is needing some work.

1) mount a 1600 engine with 40 dual IDFs (replaced by a 2110 with 48 carbs within summer). so fuel lines are to be adapted, a fuel reserve lever has to be added for the TÜV (since early lowlights don't have a fuel gauge). heating has to be running (cable and heat exchangers are again needed).

2) repair an oil leak from rear hubs (new brake pads and gaskets needed).

3) remove CB Performance sign from the spindles.

4) mount 17" wheels and tires to have them on the papers

5) mount a hitch (need to modify a Beetle one) and put the cables/relais/connector to run the lights on the trailer. I need to mount this now because I cannot put it on the papers when in Italy.

6) pass the test, have the log-book and hopefully the customized number plates.

Number plates arrived!

Today I received the number plates at last! My constance and patience were rewarded.
First I positioned the front one, then the back one and as soon as the insurance is valid, I'll drive this bus on the streets (hope tomorrow). Keep in touch!

PS yes, that's my 15 years old cat. He's just sleeping, he's not dead!

I kept the cool vintage ecologist stickers...

Doesn't it look like it always lived here?