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richardc Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Ok by me..... _________________ 1970 Ghia vert
1970 Beetle sedan |
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skapunkfoo Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2012 Posts: 150 Location: Wherever the Army sends me.
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:43 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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yep, its been a while so it can move on. I'll have to make an updated list and it'll just be marked not completed.
Next challenge:
Your VW with a water fountain _________________ 1964 Beetle
VW Challenge - come join the fun.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=592483 |
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skapunkfoo Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 7:02 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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YVWNT = "Your VW Next To"
1. YVWNT a military vehicle - Completed
2. YVWNT a historical landmark - Completed
3. Something weird you've put on your dashboard or rear view (completed as repeat #Cool
4. YVWNT a fire station - Completed
5. YVWNT the sea - Completed
6. YVWNT a jet fighter plane - Completed
7. YVWNT a locomotive - Completed
8. YVWNT a windmill - Completed
9. YVWNT a Doughnut house - Completed
10. YVWNT a motorcycle of the same color - Completed
11. YVWNT a stop sign - Completed
12. YVWNT a water tower - Completed
13. YVWNT a pile of its own parts - Completed
14. YVWNT a cute chick - Completed
15. YVWNT a New Beetle - Completed
16. YVWNT one or both of your proud parents - Completed
17. YVWNT a VW Dealer - Completed
18. YVWNT the same year car/truck of another manufacturer - Completed
19. YVWNT a classic bicycle - Completed
20. YVWNT some fall foliage - Completed
21. YVWNT the moon in the background - Completed
22. YVWNT a lovely Lady in a Bikini - NOT Completed
23. YVWNT holiday decorations (completed when repeat #91 and #99)
24. Your VW in a car show - Completed
25. YVW in a springtime shot including your car - Completed
26. YVWNT a Waterfall. (completed as repeat #103)
27. YVWNT a gas pump getting gas - Completed (Repeated #154)
28. YVWNT a sports stadium/arena - Completed
29. Your VW in the rain - Completed
30. YVWNT a Drive In (movie or restaurant) - Completed
31. YVWNT a structure (building, house, bridge, etc.) built the same decade as the vw - Completed
32. YVWNT a Church sign with a serious (read funny) message posted on it - Completed
33. YVWNT a USPS mail pick-up box - Completed
34. YVWNT a pay phone - Completed
35. YVWNT an orange traffic cone - Completed
36. YVWNT a girl posing with it - Completed
37. YVWNT a no parking sign - Completed
38. YVWNT a State Park sign - Completed
39. YVWNT a hooters... "Any titty bar like joint" - Completed
40. YVWNT a courthouse - Completed
41. YVWNT your other hobby - Completed
42. YVWNT a building of the same color - Completed
43. YWNT a restaurant - a new picture, not from a club night archive! - Completed
44. YVWNT another samba members ride - Completed
45. Your ride dirty - Completed
46. YVWNT a Military display or monument - Completed
47. A pic of your VW with your pet(s) in the driver seat - Completed
48. YVWNT a police car. Bonus points if it's behind you with its lights on - Completed
49. YVW with a home brew (*microbrew) in the picture - Completed
50. YVWNT some sort of advertisement for the new beetle in the pic - Completed
51. Your VW in a car wash with soap on it - Completed
52. YVWNT your local VW dealership (repeat #17) - Completed
53. YVWNT road kill - Completed
54. YVWNT a "stereotypical" hippie. You know, long hair, tie-dye shirt, peace symbol - Completed
55. YVWNT an ice cream shop - Completed
56. YVWNT your FLAPS (*auto parts store) - Completed
57. YVWNT a Redbox - Completed
58. YVWNT another classic car (non VW) - Completed
59. YVWNT the mail delivery vehicle - Completed
60. YVWNT a flag. Pick a flag, any flag - Completed
61. YVWNT an old Motel - Completed
62. YVWNT a barn - Completed
63. YVWNT someone smiling, giving thumbs up, waving or showing how excited they are dancing - Completed
64. A VW in a National Park - Completed
65. YVWNT your pet cat - Completed
66. Your VW doing donuts, getting side ways or leaving black strips - Completed
67. Your VW and your significant other, but not at your house - Completed
68. YVWNT a tattoo shop - Completed
69. YVWNT a park bench - Completed
70. Picture of you working on your VW - Completed
71. Your VW at/with/in.... a tunnel (mountain, harbor etc Not under a long bridge..) - Completed
72. YVWNT a "Back to School" type sign - Completed
73. Your VW with/at/near: a street vendor - Completed
74. Your VW in a parking space, that required parallel parking - Completed
75. YVWNT a bucket of soap getting a good wash. (#51 similar) - Completed
76. Your vw in the dirt - Completed
77. YVWNT a covered bridge - Completed
78. Your VW in reflections - Completed
79. Your vw parked in a really tight spot - Completed
80. VW on a ferry - Completed
81. YVWNT a Pumpkin Patch - Completed (Repeated #172)
82. YVWNT a Tile store, Flooring, tile ect. HomeCheepoDeepo does NOT count - Completed
83. YVWNT a train trestle - Completed
84. YVWNT one of these (wavy arm guy) or any other type of INFLATABLE attention getter - Completed
85. YVWNT a large wall mural or graffitied alleyway (something colorful & artistic, not just tagging) - Completed
86. YVWNT a big rig/semi truck/lorry of the same color - Completed
87. YVWNT some beautiful fall foliage. One of them postcard type settings - Completed
88. Your VW with something weird you've put on your dashboard or rear view. (repeat #3) - Completed
89. Your VW with in a "where's Waldo?" type picture. Striped shirt not required - Completed
90. YVWNT your favorite java joint...IE 7-11,Wawa,Starbucks - Completed
91. YVWNT THAT neighbors Halloween display - Completed
92. YVWNT a Mom and Pop owned locksmith - Completed
93. YVWNT a grocery store, bonus points if it's a locally owned - Completed
94. YVWNT a military display, Plane or Tank or something. (repeat #46) - Completed
95. YVWNT your favorite burger joint. (Hopefully not a McDonalds) - Completed
96. YVWNT a barber shop - Completed
97. YVWNT a wagon wheel - Completed
98. YVWNT a golf course in the snow - Completed
99. YVWNT "that neighbor's" epic Christmas light display - Completed
100. YVWNT a large flag, the bigger the better. (repeat #60) - Completed
101. YVWNT a historic mansion - Completed
102. Your VW at the garbage dump - Completed
103. YVWNT a waterfall (repeat #26) - Completed
104. YVWNT a large statue - Completed
105. YVWNT a roadside memorial - Completed
106. YVWNT a political advertisement - Completed
107. YVWNT old vintage farm equipment - Completed
108. YVWNT a building under construction - Completed
109. YVWNT a large graveyard - Completed (Repeat #179)
110. YVWNT another VW of the same type and color - Completed
111. YVWNT a horse or other large livestock - Completed
112. YVWNT a red english phone booth - Completed
113. YVWNT a field of wildflowers - Completed
114. Your VW with a plate of tasty food resting on it - Completed
115. Your VW with the sunrise - Completed
116. YVWNT a dogwood tree in full bloom - Completed
117. YVWNT a mailbox at least one mile away from your house - Completed
118. YVWNT a 50's style diner - Completed
119. YVWNT a campfire - Completed
120. YVWNT the oldest friend/relative in your circle - Completed
121. YVWNT a pink flamingo (real or plastic) - Completed
122. YVWNT another air cooled vehicle (not a VW or motorcycle) - Completed
123. YVWNT the capitol building in the state/country you live in - Completed
124. YVWNT an old abandoned spooky looking building - Completed
125. A picture of your VW at the same place as an old picture you already have - Completed
126. YVWNT an animal crossing sign - Completed
127. YVWNT some large machinery - Completed
128. Your VW with a clown, bonus points if the clown is in the car - Completed
129. Your VW with ballons in the picture (party or hot air) - Completed
130. Your VW with a minimum of 4 people in it - Completed
131. Your VW with a pig in it - Completed
132. Your VW overlooking your city's skyline - Completed
133. YVWNT a tsunami warning sign or fallout shelter sign - Completed
134. YVWNT the beach, cottage, lake, whatever - Completed
135. Your VW being driven in the rain/snow - Completed
136. YVWNT a cement mixing plant - Completed
137. YVWNT some sort of giant animal sign - Completed
138. YVWNT a roadside fruit/vegetable stand - Completed
139. Your VW with your father/grandfather/role model - Completed
140. YVWNT a "dead end" or "road closed" sign - Completed
141. YVW with a pizza delivery sign on it (or next to a pizza delivery vehicle) - Completed
142. YVWNT a fireworks display - Completed
143. YVWNT a crusty old AAA tow shop - Completed
144. YVWNT a baseball field - Completed
145. YVWNT a skate park or skate shop - Completed
146. YVWNT a gay bar - Completed
147. YVWNT a hobby shop - Completed
148. YVWNT a hospital - Completed
149. YVWNT an old church (bonus points for neat architecture) - Completed
150. YVW on a hill. Bonus points for a REALLY steep hill - Completed
151. YVW being worked on by your offspring - Completed
152. YVW driving on a highway/street, taken from another vehicle, preferably a VW. Bonus points if two pictures, one from each side, from different vehicles - Completed
151. YVWNT a Laundromat. Bonus points for having a basket of clothes in your car. - Completed
152. YVWNT In a reflection of a car door. Preferably a black car. Bonus points if the pic has the photographer reflected in the door as well - Completed
153. YVW under a lit street light - Completed
154. Your VW getting tanked up at a gas station. Like literally, with the pump handle in the fuel neck - Completed (repeat #27)
155. YVWNT a sign for "1st St" or "First St" - Completed
156. Your Volkswagen on or next to abandoned railroad tracks - Completed
157. YVWNT a factory of some kind. Bonus points for a factory that makes auto related items - Completed
158. YVWNT your areas' electricity generation plant, hydroelectric dam, wind farm, solar farm, nuke, or coal fired - Completed
159. YVWNT or under the biggest tree you can find - Completed
160. YVWNT a newspaper stand - Completed
161. YVW with a large construction crane - Completed
162. YVWNT A hotrod. Not your hotrod. Someone elses - Completed
163. YVWNT the building where your local newspaper is printed - Completed
164. YVWNT your favorite place to go, like movie theatre, auto parts store, restaurant, museum, etc. - Completed
165. YVW in a drive-thru (extra points if it's something quirky like a Steak n Shake!) - Completed
166. YVW next to the tallest building in your area - Completed
167. YVW in front of a bowling alley - Completed
168. YVW at German restaurant/pub - Completed
169. YVW at your favorite sporting event. Any sporting event is a acceptable. - Completed
170. YVWNT a storage facility - Completed
171. YVWNT an OLD McDonald's sign - Completed
172. YVWNT a pumpkin patch - Completed (Repeat #81)
173. YVWNT a railroad car, yard, or by an old R&R sign etc. - Completed
174. YVWNT a battleship and/or aircraft carrier or even large cargo ship or supertanker - Completed
175. YVWNT any kind of silo, grain or missile - Completed
176. YVW under a bridge or overpass - Completed
177. YVWNT junk yard or parts recycler place. Extra credit if it's a VW place - Completed
178. YVWNT a haunted looking house - Completed
179. YVW at a cemetery - Completed (Repeat #109)
180. YVW with your favorite sports team jersey or flag (*Not Completed*)
181. YVWNT a water fountain - CURRENT _________________ 1964 Beetle
VW Challenge - come join the fun.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=592483 |
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Bug-nut Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2015 Posts: 488 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:10 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Bumping this thread back up. I know for most of us the weather has been pretty bad lately but I hate to see this thread sit idle for so long!
Current challenge: your VW with a water fountain! _________________ 1959 Fjord Blue Volkswagen Beetle
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...highlight=
1962 Austin-Healey Sprite
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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For the sake of moving this along here's my crappy contribution. This is the best I could do.
Next challenge: YVWNT a street sign that has an animal in it's name. _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:43 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Looks good to me.
Next challenge: YVWNT a street sign that has an animal in it's name. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:46 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Dangit! Finally a challenge I can complete by just driving to the end of my own driveway/lane- but I'm snowed in! _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
FU#5 |
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Malokin Martin Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:53 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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literally the only one not completed in nearly 200 was the bikini one haha. I think that says something about our cohort... |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:08 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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How much wood would a wood duck duck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?
NEXT UP: Your VW with a flock of birds extra points for an ostrich or emu. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:05 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Malokin Martin wrote: |
literally the only one not completed in nearly 200 was the bikini one haha. I think that says something about our cohort... |
Not quite, #180 team jersey/flag. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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richardc Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2010 Posts: 269 Location: New Jersey & North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Which is so strange... no one is a NFL fan with a jersey? _________________ 1970 Ghia vert
1970 Beetle sedan |
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scottyrocks Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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I have lots of hockey, and couple of baseball jerseys, but no football. |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
NEXT UP: Your VW with a flock of birds extra points for an ostrich or emu. |
If they're Emu then it'll be a mob. Not a flock _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Cali_Army_Guy wrote: |
TDCTDI wrote: |
NEXT UP: Your VW with a flock of birds extra points for an ostrich or emu. |
If they're Emu then it'll be a mob. Not a flock |
Yeah, yeah... murder of crows, wake of buzzards, gaggle of geese, how about a bunch of fn birds. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:00 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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Speaking of a wake of vultures...
CURRENT CHALLENGE: Your VW with a group of birds extra points for an ostrich or emu. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:58 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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OK, apparently no one is driving their VWs where birds are, here's an emu.
NEXT UP: Your VW & your local prison. Bonus points if you just bailed your buddy out. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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René R. Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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East gate at San Quentin.
NEXT UP: Your VW next to a police car _________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996) |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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What? No bonus points for being in handcuffs alone side the police car?
René R. wrote: |
East gate at San Quentin.
NEXT UP: Your VW next to a police car |
_________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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scottyrocks Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:19 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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René R. wrote: |
East gate at San Quentin.
NEXT UP: Your VW next to a police car |
Beautiful oval. Is that garnet red? |
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René R. Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:50 am Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge |
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L51 Bordeaux Red. Not really correct for a '54 but it's my favorite early Beetle color. _________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996) |
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