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63Ragtop NZ
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KG's look like they were designed to be slammed.
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tacochris
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God thats one sexy late model Ghia...perfect color combo and stance.
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The owner of this badass is Nicolas and is used as a daily driver, just static.
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Rigamortiz
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Lowest on this street:
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gostros
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Lowest on this street:
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That... is nice.  |
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sixfootdan
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:19 am Post subject: |
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That is a really great color.
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lowmitsu
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Rigamortiz
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Rolls pretty low
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FunkFlex61
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^^^ Fresh pic!
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Dave24
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_H3O_
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:29 am Post subject: |
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| ^^that ain't low, it's just short!! |
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vwkidd
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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The year was 1981 Huntington Park, California behind the court house dealing with modified clearance tickets
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spekkie
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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The owner of this badass is Nicolas and is used as a daily driver, just static.
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he comes from yellow city where the crazy people live  |
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DreamWeaver
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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The year was 1981 Huntington Park, California behind the court house dealing with modified clearance tickets
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Now thats cool |
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tacochris
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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The year was 1981 Huntington Park, California behind the court house dealing with modified clearance tickets
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Man you needa show this pic to the other dudes on here that are telling me "lowering VWs is a fad and will go away" Ide say this pic proves thats crap.....
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1958 Dolphin Blue Ghia "lowlight"
1960 Dove Blue Walk-Through Panel
1965 Bahama Blue Type 1
1966 Sea blue/white Standard
I REALLY need a rear slash bumper!! Help if you can....
"Those that confuse hoodride with the OG paint movement definitely have their wires crossed. Its all about preservation, pulling out its true potential while hoodride is about purposely making something look like a piece of shit." -SKIM |
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vwkidd
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| tacochris wrote: |
| vwkidd wrote: |
The year was 1981 Huntington Park, California behind the court house dealing with modified clearance tickets
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Man you needa show this pic to the other dudes on here that are telling me "lowering VWs is a fad and will go away" Ide say this pic proves thats crap..... |
The year was 1981 South East LA Huntington Park
The year was 1981 Echo Park LA, Ca.
The year was 1982 South East LA Huntington Park, Ca.
"slammed" LA Cal-Style VDubs (not to be confused with the Orange County Cal-Look) Not a Fad!!!! Lowered VW's will always be stylish!!
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1955 151 Deluxe L219 Congo Green (Project)
1957 117 Deluxe L331 Horizon Blue (Project)
1954 117 Deluxe L227 Strato Silver "Delilah"
1966 141 Cabrio. L554 Cherry Red (low mileage)
Owned: All in the 80's & running BRM's,Fuchs,OG Empis w/ big motors & 48IDA's Cal-Style!
1959 Convertible 151 L41
1955 Convertible 151 L41
1958 Convertible 151 L349
1966 KG Convertible L456
1967 KG Convertible L41
1959 117 Deluxe L451 |
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DreamWeaver
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| tacochris wrote: |
| Man you needa show this pic to the other dudes on here that are telling me "lowering VWs is a fad and will go away" Ide say this pic proves thats crap..... |
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GaugeDoisher
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johnny d
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| vwkidd wrote: |
The year was 1982 South East LA Huntington Park, Ca.
"slammed" LA Cal-Style VDubs (not to be confused with the Orange County Cal-Look) Not a Fad!!!! Lowered VW's will always be stylish!! |
thats sooo awesome! thanks for sharing!
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tacochris
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:00 am Post subject: |
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Awesome! People can deny it but lowering vehicles has been around LONGER than restoring them to stock has been. Just talk to my pops who was born in 1936, he was lowering cars by heating the springs in the late 40's WHILE he lived on a farm.
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1958 Dolphin Blue Ghia "lowlight"
1960 Dove Blue Walk-Through Panel
1965 Bahama Blue Type 1
1966 Sea blue/white Standard
I REALLY need a rear slash bumper!! Help if you can....
"Those that confuse hoodride with the OG paint movement definitely have their wires crossed. Its all about preservation, pulling out its true potential while hoodride is about purposely making something look like a piece of shit." -SKIM |
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Texas1960
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:41 am Post subject: |
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I was at that show! My car was parked right in front of yall. Its the blue patina '60 euro bug. That car next to you was one of the lowest cars I've ever seen!!
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