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magdelyn
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Bryan67: You're a good man. Don't let it be said otherwise.
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Bryan67
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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Thanks... Glad I could help.
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magdelyn
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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What is the date of the issue?
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1973 bus westfalia (presently owned)
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Pelle
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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| What is the date of the issue? |
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| Okay I found it. It was in (And on) the August 1989 issue of VW Trends. |
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Gus Paul
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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| what is the original lug nut spacing for a 1965 notchback? the back on mine is wide 5 and the front is something else i dont know about. |
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Erik G
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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| Gus Paul wrote: |
| what is the original lug nut spacing for a 1965 notchback? the back on mine is wide 5 and the front is something else i dont know about. |
wrong thread but 5x205
your front is probably 4x130 which is late model VW. If it's 5 lug, probably 5x130, which is porsche pattern
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magdelyn
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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Bryan67 wrote:
Okay I found it. It was in (And on) the August 1989 issue of VW Trends. |
Ouch! That's embarrassing. Thanx mate.
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1973 bus westfalia (presently owned)
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Randall
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:08 am Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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| Bryan67 wrote: |
Okay I found it. It was in (And on) the August 1989 issue of VW Trends.
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Did you happen to catch the name of the model? Whoever she is, she's 27 years older now.
VW Trends liked to put babes in bikinis on the covers even more than Hot VWs did.
http://www.michaelliddle.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/VW%20trends/VW_Trends.htm |
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Bryan67
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:08 am Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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Her name is Linda Sobek.
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JonL 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:00 am Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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| Very sad story about her - |
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ataraxia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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| Randall wrote: |
| Did you happen to catch the name of the model? Whoever she is, she's 27 years older now. |
Actually, she's not.
Linda Sobek was killed in 1995 by Charles Rathbun. |
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Clatter
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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Car was found in a 1989 issue! 
Who could ever have guessed?  
To the OP:
Are you _Sure_ you don't want to restore it to all of it's '89 glory?
That is a piece of history there..
Plus,
You could do a quickie Bondo-job to fix it, and still be period-correct. 
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Clatter
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magdelyn
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know the history of this car? |
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Thanx good people, and especially Bryan67 for helping me find out more about this car. I was able to finally purchase a copy of the August 1989 issue of VW Trends. This is some of the stuff I found out about the car:
The car was originally done in Santa Barbara, California. The customization was started by a guy named Mark "Ickabod" Ellis, who did major alterations to body, and explains where the marking "ICK" means. Half way through project, Ellis sold it to Dino De Nunzio $175. A guy named Scott Anderson in Goleta, California did the paint. Colors were Centari Orange and White, clear coated with gold pearl. The white wool carpeting was installed by Dave's Creative Upholstery
-The original engine 1835cc. Import Auto in Santa Barbara did the machining on engine.
-Car was had an automatic transmission in 1989.
-Dino used it as Daily Driver. He took 2nd Place at SCS Showdown 8, Show for the Gold (Type III category). First Place (Type III category) at Phoenix Bug-O-Rama.
-Dino Denunzio apparently runs Denunzio's Dino Paint & Body Shop in Goleta, California.
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1973 bus westfalia (presently owned)
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