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The Project

This 1997 VW Transporter Syncro came into our Carrosserie workshop in August 2024 for bodywork corrosion repairs. Once complete it will move over to our paint team.

7th – 23rd August 2024: Repairs to the passenger side step and wheel arch have begun. The sliding door sill and runner, rear inner corner and arch all had extensive corrosion, so have repairs that are ongoing.

28th August 2024: Fabrication repairs to the passenger side wheel arch and step are complete. Sliding door sill repair is also complete and work to left rear quarter are nearing completion. Work on the drivers side quarter and front wheel arch will be next on the list.

17th October 2024: OSR inner arch replacement fitted, and areas of corrosion cut out and repaired. Excessive rust to the rear panel removed, treated, and cleaned, so a complete new rear panel can be fabricated. NSR inner arch and floor corrosion cut out and new fabricated patches fitted.

1st November 2024: The rear crossmember has been completely re-fabricated and the sliding door step has been fitted after a lot of readjustments. Inner and outer arch panels fitted and welded in. Welds dressed.

20th November 2024: All the fabrication work required has been finished and it has now moved over to our paint shop to be prepped for paint.

2nd December 2024: The bodywork is now going through the various stages of preparation to get it to the final paint stage. These include epoxy primer, filling and sanding areas to get an even finish, then another primer has been applied and any final prep before final paint.

> More updates to follow.

When production of the Volkswagen T4 started in August 1990, also known as a Eurovan in the USA, it was a huge leap of faith that the fans of the rear engined Transporters would accept it. After a slow start the T4 has become a very popular model with VW fans, tradesmen using them as a works van, motorhome owners and people looking for a truly multipurpose leisure vehicle.

T4 was a completely new model using modern ideas, many taken from the Golf and Passat range. Being front engined, front wheel drive and having a monocoque construction, broke nearly all its links to 50 years of heritage.

T4 model variants
Built at the dedicated Transporter factory in Hanover, Germany, it was available in SWB (Short Wheel Base) or LWB (Long Wheel Base). The range (Excluding custom-built models) consists of:

● Panel Van (no side windows)
● Eurovan (2 side windows, sliding door and opposite)
● Kombi (windows but no rear seating)
● Caravelle (5, 7, 8, 9 seat options)
● Single Cab Pickup
● Double Cab Pickup
● Syncro (4×4 available all models)

Increasingly VW T4 vans are being converted into campers and day vans.  

1997 VW Transporter | Classic Car Restoration | Carrosserie
Karen Innes
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Friendly, helpful, extremely knowledgeable, patient enough to explain the processes and reasons for doing things and highlighted even more how approachable the team are. They tried to accommodate our needs and requests to get our beloved old riley back on the road as soon as possible despite the ups and downs that were thrown our way and into the teams path! We could not have wished to deal with a more personable company after encountering some other teams that really made a botch of stuff, seemed uncommitted and were not professional at all. Carrosserie as a team were totally the opposite . . would we recommend them ? ABSOLUTELY !!! We would not go anywhere else now, THANK YOU TO Steve, Neil, Graham and Nicola . . Oh and Karen who spilled the beans about the the birthday surprised to my partner (whose car it is ) . but made the experience all the more special when a bottle of wine was presented as well as a treat to Simon for his birthday AND made it all the more worth dealing with the team ! THANK YOU AGAIN !!!
Graeme Phillips
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My car was the subject of some body and paint repairs here in Spring 2024, to address corrosion plus some substandard paintwork. An annual service was also carried out. There was good responsive communications, advice, and attention to detail throughout, to ensure a high quality, durable result, with the final paintwork being indistinguishable from factory finish, and easily better than any franchised dealership repairs. If you are invested in your classic car, want to make it last, with an exemplary finish to be proud of, then you need look no further.
Steve
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I can't recommend Carrosserie highly enough, the service was exemplary from start to finish and the workmanship is second to none. I highly recommend giving the team a call for any work you need doing to your classic car, no matter what it is, you will not be disappointed!
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