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[drakonis]

whats up with the front page. every time i come to the samba the pic is a burning vw. Frankly its not something i want to see. i cringe when i see them.
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71 Bay. "ketchikan"

[my59]

That's the idea. Spring is around the corner; when did you last replace your fuel lines?
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my59: Well son, my grandfather died before I got to drive it, so does that answer your question?
our79: sunroof bus w/camper interior and 2.0 FI
Other:'12 Jetta, '77 Benz 300D, and a 74 MG Midget.

[far rider]

I'm old enough to remember when beetles were all over the place and bought my first one new in 1967. I don't remember any negative press about the potential for fire. I don't think the critic Ralph Nader even pointed it out.
But I certainly agree it's something all ACVW owners must be aware of.
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67 zenith blue sunroof

Contentment; when what you have is what you want.

[gt1953]

MY type 1 was there one time burried under 20 inches of snow. I enjoy all of the photos that Evertt and Jenn put there.
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Numbers Matching VW's are getting harder to find. Source out the most Stock vehicle and keep that way. You will be glad you did.

72 type 1
72 Squareback
({59 Euro bug, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 73 type ones 68 & 69 type two, 68 Ghia all sold})

[l8sho]

I believe you're mistaken about Nader. He hated VWs even more than Corvairs (if that's possible). He told the media, "Volkswagen Beetle is dangerous because of possible injury from windshield, weakness of seats, likelihood of doors opening in crash, dangerous gasoline tank location, possibility of steering column penetration in frontal crash, weak doors, poor handling qualities". At one point he tried to get Congress to force VW to recall all Type 2s because they are the most dangerous vehicle ever on US roads.

[far rider]

Yes I know Nader didn't like the vw. But I don't think he singled out the danger of fire from improper maintainence. I know he had issues with the location of the gas tank.
But I guess I'm just wondering why when for so many years and so many more VWs on the road engine compartment fires never seemed to come up.
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67 zenith blue sunroof

Contentment; when what you have is what you want.

[vdubyah73]

There weren't all 30 some years old, or older, with a lot of deferred maintenance, because of cheap ass hippie poser owners, that didn't know squat, owning them back in the day. Back in the day, repair shops understood them better and owners understood the need of maintenance. Cars have become another appliance to most of the under 50 crowd. Toss it like a broken toaster, when the check engine light won't go out.

Bill
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burning down the house

73 bounty hunter, sold.
'77 transporter, junked had crotch rot.
Dubless, but have a CPR built stroker waiting for a new to me Beetle
'93 Fleetwood Bounder 34'

[EverettB]

It's just one the Home Page Image Collections:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=527294

Please use that thread since we have a dedicated thread for this topic.
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