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Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:22 pm

(this has worked well on other forums I participate on) so.....

Post here if you have seen a fellow Splittie owner on the road :D

You never know who you might meet/ who might be on here 8)

Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:23 pm

I will start out..

today I saw OG Velvet downtown. I even went to his window and said hi.

Sorry to scare ya bud :lol:

Wed Aug 13, 2003 4:57 pm

I saw a green, I think, Deluxe 13window down by St. Andrews?? Coffee Shop by East High School here in Denver. It had a roofrack, westy windows, all the Deluxe trimming, very very nice bus. Oh, and I see mine everyday :D peace, -Ian

Wed Aug 13, 2003 5:46 pm

I saw a guy in a burgundy and white deluxe with roof rack & ladder, lowered in Newberg a few days ago... Is he on the samba? I was in my green 63 beetle. Flashed the "V" at him..

Wed Aug 13, 2003 5:53 pm

Spotted what I believe was a Dove Blue Double Cab on I-24 eastbound just outside Nashville, TN. It was about 8:30pm and I was headed home in my wifes Quest (I Know I should have been in my Bus). I spot these tail lights that look to me like early Bus lights, and sure enough it's a '67 double cab doin' about 65. Chrome wheels, Chrome bumpers, temp. Florida paper tag in the rear window. We check him out, and he makes a move to get off at the exit before ours, for gas. So, we follow him, (we don't see many of these in Tennessee). I know he thought we were nuts, and we are. I hop out, and start asking about his car. He was heading to Sarasota, from Indiana, he was still in that driving haze you have after you've been on the road alone for hours. He had to keep his Dbl Cab running while he fueled 'cause he was having trouble with his starter. Hope I wasn't too much of a pain, I did'nt get his name, told him I owned a '67 Deluxe. Maybe he'll recognize this story, and give a reply. It was a clean looking split screen Dbl Cab. Hope you made it to Florida!

Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:31 am

Shit, I wake up and I see 4 Split Buses before I leave the house. If I go to Bobilicious' house I see a couple more. If I head the other way towards 10 Foot's house, I see a '60 23. My world is full of Early Buses. Guess that's cause I'm in the VW Capital of the World, Southern California.

Thu Aug 14, 2003 8:28 am

Idmooth.. you're in Nashville eh? Or might you be the one with the Karmann-Ghia resto from the old forums?

Thu Aug 14, 2003 8:39 am

I don't see diddly-shit other than the 60 im my garage- Oh the consquences of living in Indiana :fist:

Thu Aug 14, 2003 8:49 am

I have never passed another splitty EVER although I know there are others in Michigan

Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:07 pm

Hey it was cool to meet you Salty. That was the first time I'd met a Samba member on the street. You didn't scare me, that was just the furthest thing from my mind being recognized while fighting for a parking space in downtown Portland. lol Great idea for a thread BTW.

Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:10 pm

i see them everyday and wave, but then again i live in southern california and everyone has some sort of AC VW down here. :wink:

Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:39 pm

Ian......the bus you saw, did it have a poptop? Was all one color green and have luggage in the rack on top? If so it is a friend of mine. I live in Denver too. If you were on Parker road yesterday you would have seen my yellow 67 going down the street being towed to the state patrol for a VIN check (for title) :o

Thu Aug 14, 2003 1:45 pm

Ghia bus guy, ya, I think so. It was all chromed out and really nice. I remember thinking that I had never seen a Deluxe pop-top. Got pictures of it? I can confirm it then. peace, -Ian

Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:30 pm

[/img]http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwebster85/vwp?.dir=/Ghia&.dnm=DSCF0173.jpg&.view=t

Here is that bus Ian. Not sure if this link will work!

Thu Aug 14, 2003 4:05 pm

Might've been it, but I'm only about 40% sure on that. Oh well, it's another local bus at least! peace, -Ian

Thu Aug 14, 2003 5:01 pm

I saw a lowered standard in gray/beige driving south on I-5 the other day, maybe a week or so ago near Everett. I followed it about 10 miles - super sweet ride. Is he on Samba? Would love to chat about busses since he's close!

Thu Aug 14, 2003 6:11 pm

Denise Kern..... I'm from the old forums but no Giha in my garage, only a Bus. I'm actually in Lavergne, border town Rutherford county.

Thu Aug 14, 2003 7:58 pm

Just saw another one... this one was a blue and white 13 window standard or kombi on Stone Way in Seattle, parked next to a tavern - beautiful except had a patch job where an old door handle might have been on the drivers' side door? I only drove past, wanted to put a note on it to say Hey and ask if they were lookin' to sell... Samba member?

Jude

Thu Aug 14, 2003 9:04 pm

ghia_bus_guy wrote: [/img]http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwebster85/vwp?.dir=/Ghia&.dnm=DSCF0173.jpg&.view=t

Here is that bus Ian. Not sure if this link will work!

relinked for ya! :wink:

/edit yahoo changes their links every so often so this is not perm. sorry

the best way to link a pic is to right click on the image and click on the properties and copy the link.

shishkbob

Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:29 pm

Everyday after school i drive from my schools west campus to the east campus. To pick up friends. I see a light blue and white bus chrome rims missing back bumper drive by every day . I dont know the guy . there is a vw guy round the corner but i dont know if he has busses . One day when im driving my bus ill honk but thats if i get to :(