| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
71beigeSB
Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2012
Posts: 84
Location: Gun Barrel City, TX
|
 Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: Kewlest thing You've found in your bug |
 |
|
Didnt find a thread on this but I wanted to share what I found today.
I dont know how I missed this under the trunk. Its right next to the latch. We plan to leave it there & add our names to it. Also found a small Zippo under the driver seat. Kinda gives the ole girl a personality.
_________________
The deeper I dig the Worse it gets.....
71 Super Beetle stock 1600 dp
rattle can Pink & Black |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
johnnypan
Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007
Posts: 5464
Location: sackamenna
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
71beigeSB
Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2012
Posts: 84
Location: Gun Barrel City, TX
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| johnnypan wrote: | http://fronfamily.com/ancestry/individual.php?pid=I41&ged=fron.ged
I think I found Walter... |
I did a search this morn when I found it. Thought maybe Id find a family member & see how long they owned it.
_________________
The deeper I dig the Worse it gets.....
71 Super Beetle stock 1600 dp
rattle can Pink & Black |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
johnnypan
Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007
Posts: 5464
Location: sackamenna
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ive got a copy of "Small Wonder"printed in '65 with a Vw salemans inscription to a couple who bought a beetle from him..its kinda neat from that perspective..
coolest thing I ever found in any Ive bought beside the petrified french fries was an aspiring actresses photo shot/bio in manila envelopes,musta been thirty of them under the carpet in the rear parcel area. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Joel
Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2006
Posts: 7964
Location: NSW Australia
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
racoonfrenzy
Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2011
Posts: 188
Location: Cary, north carolina
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I found a 1972 quarter underneath the carpeting for my 1972 bug  , also 4 different bug manuals under the back seats all from the 70s
_________________
72' beetle, rebuilt 1600dp, Blue Led back-lit gauges
Tach, and Oil Temp Gauges, j-tube headers
Power locks/Alarm system
If it isn't broken, fix it anyways.
http://Directcustomvinyl.com/ Ive got a few bug windshield banners posted on ebay if you can fidn them. Otherwise, I also do vinyl work. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
tgsanford
Samba Member
Joined: December 28, 2003
Posts: 155
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
When I pulled my old interior out of my '73 as part of the initial strip down, I found a St Michael medal under the carpet on the drivers side. Real cool find.
_________________
My VW History:
73 - Super: Present
71 - Super: 1995 - 1998
74 - Super : 1975 - 1984
johnnypan wrote:
Yes they are a pain in the ass,germany's revenge for the thrashing the allies gave them during the big one.Cheap tinny underpowered kraut windmills,prone to breakdown....Only a fool would own one... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bobdog132
Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2011
Posts: 30
Location: Third Rock from the Sun
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I found an erasable pen jammed in my fresh air motor when I took it apart to find out why it wouldn't spin. Still trying to figure out how that got in there. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
thechief86
Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2012
Posts: 316
Location: middle tn
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:53 am Post subject: |
|
|
found a couple of neat glass pipes, a quart of fresh oil, and a few tools.
_________________
Don't look at me in that tone of voice! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
19super73
Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2007
Posts: 3730
Location: Cité Soleil
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
Not "kewl" but I did find compromising Poloriods of the PO's daughter who drove the car before I got it. They were under the carpeting.
_________________
'73 Super Beetle w/ all the Sport Bug extras
'75 La Grande Beetle, 1st in Class, Das Volks 2011
'75 110 Standard Beetle
'71 Doublecab
'73 412 wagon "Nasenbär"
| Glenn wrote: | | Only a hack would have to take the rear apron off to remove a stock engine. |
| JerryMCarter1 wrote: | If it is something just stuck eventually it will wear down and go away.
Run it for awhile and see if it gets quieter |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
77supervert
Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2012
Posts: 8
Location: Carson City
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Just the other day taking the interior apart found a gold bracelet, pretty nice may bring 100+ on the gold market these days. If i can keep the wife away from it, ill sell it, and buy more parts for the bug |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bandi
Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005
Posts: 625
Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:45 am Post subject: |
|
|
| johnnypan wrote: | Ive got a copy of "Small Wonder"printed in '65 with a Vw salemans inscription to a couple who bought a beetle from him..its kinda neat from that perspective..
|
I have the same thing, signed and everything.
Also found a polaroid of my former Sun Bug behind the rear seat with its original owner behind the wheel which was kind of neat.
_________________
'52 Zwitter deluxe,'66 Bug, '68 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 Westy, '71 Super, '72 Baja Champion SE, '73 Super, '73 Standard, '73 Cabrio, '74 Love Bug, '74 Super, '74 Sun Bug, '75 La Grande Bug, '99 New Beetle, '99 Jetta, etc, etc, etc. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JasonBaker
Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2010
Posts: 1323
Location: Cleveland, TN
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
| 77supervert wrote: | | Just the other day taking the interior apart found a gold bracelet, pretty nice may bring 100+ on the gold market these days. If i can keep the wife away from it, ill sell it, and buy more parts for the bug |
That would be the right thing to do, otherwise your wife is taking property away from a defenseless little bug with no hands or arms to stop her.
| 19super73 wrote: | | Not "kewl" but I did find compromising Poloriods of the PO's daughter who drove the car before I got it. They were under the carpeting. |
Was she hot?
_________________
I need a 5x130 spare. PM if you have one at a reasonable price. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
'69Custom
Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2008
Posts: 2291
Location: Ventura, California
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:23 am Post subject: |
|
|
| johnnypan wrote: |
coolest thing I ever found in any Ive bought beside the petrified french fries was an aspiring actresses photo shot/bio in manila envelopes,musta been thirty of them under the carpet in the rear parcel area. |
Weren't petrified French fries standard factory issue in all VWs?
Was she hot?!
_________________
-Tim
1969 Frankenbug
1965 Ford Mustang
 F-U-M-P!
~"I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken." ~The Boss
Please excuse any typos as my iPhone doesn't speak English very well.
| tham64 wrote: | Why tune a big round again and again????? For me.... 1 hour will solve the case  |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Colonel_Mustard
Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2010
Posts: 330
Location: Newfoundland
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
'69Custom
Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2008
Posts: 2291
Location: Ventura, California
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
| 19super73 wrote: | | Not "kewl" but I did find compromising Poloriods of the PO's daughter who drove the car before I got it. They were under the carpeting. |
Was she hot?!
_________________
-Tim
1969 Frankenbug
1965 Ford Mustang
F-U-M-P!
~"I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken." ~The Boss
Please excuse any typos as my iPhone doesn't speak English very well.
| tham64 wrote: | | Why tune a big round again and again????? For me.... 1 hour will solve the case |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
19super73
Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2007
Posts: 3730
Location: Cité Soleil
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| '69Custom wrote: | | 19super73 wrote: | | Not "kewl" but I did find compromising Poloriods of the PO's daughter who drove the car before I got it. They were under the carpeting. |
Was she hot?! |
Pretty much any porno-level pics are hot to a 13 year old. Now I would have rated her a "meh".
Felt bad for what she was doing to the banana though.
_________________
'73 Super Beetle w/ all the Sport Bug extras
'75 La Grande Beetle, 1st in Class, Das Volks 2011
'75 110 Standard Beetle
'71 Doublecab
'73 412 wagon "Nasenbär"
| Glenn wrote: | | Only a hack would have to take the rear apron off to remove a stock engine. |
| JerryMCarter1 wrote: | If it is something just stuck eventually it will wear down and go away.
Run it for awhile and see if it gets quieter |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
'69Custom
Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2008
Posts: 2291
Location: Ventura, California
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| 19super73 wrote: | | '69Custom wrote: | | 19super73 wrote: | | Not "kewl" but I did find compromising Poloriods of the PO's daughter who drove the car before I got it. They were under the carpeting. |
Was she hot?! |
Pretty much any porno-level pics are hot to a 13 year old. Now I would have rated her a "meh".
Felt bad for what she was doing to the banana though. |
Fruit abuse? 
_________________
-Tim
1969 Frankenbug
1965 Ford Mustang
F-U-M-P!
~"I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken." ~The Boss
Please excuse any typos as my iPhone doesn't speak English very well.
| tham64 wrote: | | Why tune a big round again and again????? For me.... 1 hour will solve the case |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
75smith
Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2011
Posts: 1477
Location: NH
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
not really cool, more like a  , opened the front trunk after it sat for 11 years, and finding the entire trunk full of a mouse nest-literally the nest filled the trunk with no room for even a wrench-smelt bad too |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
lukel
Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2011
Posts: 216
Location: Bellingham, WA
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
lol, Getting lewd with the food!
I found a mouse that completely turned into a white powdery substance in the coconut hair under the rear seat. I also found a nice led flashlight under the rear seat of my 68.
My most recent find was a nice ratcheting screwdriver with all the bits. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
