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Chris Funderburg
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:53 am    Post subject: I'm 16 and have a beetle as my first car! Reply with quote

Hello My name is Chris Funderburg i'm 16 and I have just finished my first car a 1975 Beetle. I'm so happy , Ive been to two shows so far one in sevireville, TN and one near my home. I'm just wanting to talk to some actual VW enthusists out there.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2005 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chris,

Welcome to The Samba! Congrats on your first car being a VW.

My first car was also a Beetle Smile

Have Fun!
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2005 5:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome. Your going to find that not all VW enthusiast like any year model bug. Be prepared to have you car called a "fat chick" but dont worry about that. Late model bugs are more comfortable dailys and dont look bad either to me. Im more into the early models but I still like all aircoolers. I know Georgia is kind of dead in the VW scene but there are a few VW freaks like me.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2005 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats your doing beter than me i have had mine since i was 17. Now im 31 and still not finished with it yet Laughing .
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah i'll be 18 this saturday. I was 16 when I got my Bug as well.

Deep down inside, everyone wants a beetle.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 5:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My first car was a 1974 Beetle. I bought it new and still have it. Wink

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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 6:01 am    Post subject: thing owner Reply with quote

dude im 16 live in florida and my first car is a 1974 thing now so dont feel lonly there lol , welcome to the community, im in the middle of the resto right now if you want to check mine out i got picks up just check my profile and then check my thing piks, are you restoring it or is it a finished one.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 6:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello, Congratulations... My first car was also a Vw. pitifully not an aircooled one, but I think it counts... Wink . Enjoy your ride dudeeee...
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome Chris! The first VW I bought was a 75 standard (fatchick LOL) bug which my wife and I drove for quite a few years. Have fun with your VW.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 6:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My first car was a 77 Scirocco....at least in the VW family Smile
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The cult just keeps getting bigger and bigger!! I still own my first car which is a 65 bug. I got mine right before I turned 16. Be proud of what you have and drive it like mad.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Here Is me (on the right) at 17, MY FIRST CAR! Price=$FREE. It ran for a couple months till I got a truck.
Got it painted last Oct/Nov. Now I am 22 spending all my money on the BUG.
Congratulations on your new (old) car!
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bpoogas that looks exactly like my bug did. Dodge viper blue with pearl white on the sides. Im redoing it now and going with dove blue solid. I liked the blue and white for a few years but it got old to me. Never content with anything.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

spooky65 wrote:
that looks exactly like my bug did. Dodge viper blue with pearl white on the sides. Im redoing it now and going with dove blue solid. I liked the blue and white for a few years but it got old to me. Never content with anything.

That's cool, Mine is actually Subaru Blue Pearl, the white is plain white. I don't think I'll change the color, I would just build another car. I'm not even done with this one and I already want to build another! I have no room for more cars though. I got spoiled with this car. There was basically no rust and The body was pretty straight. My next one will be more of a long term project.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine was a rust bucket and I half ass fixed it. So redoing the paint and body has been a long time coming. I have it completly tore down now. Maybe when I get it done I will be happy with it. Thats the last pic I took of my bug before I disassembled it in my avatar. Everybody I know dug that color combo and most of my friends dont know why I want to change but hell, its time for something different.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2005 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My first car is a '67 Bug, I bought it in December! Course, I drove my parents' 72 Super for about a year and a half, but it technically wasn't MINE....
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PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chris! i live in Woodstock! we need to get together sometime! i have a vw club here in Woodstock, called the Woodstock Dub CLub, here is the link to the forums: http://dubclub.proboards46.com/index.cgi

gimmie a call if you wanna talk dubs or whatever. 770 924 1447.

welcome to the Samba also! i may call 68 and later vw's fat chicks, but i still love them all the same! heck, i own 2 bays, lol.
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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Volkswagens are awesome.
You and your Beetle should come down to Alabama for this
http://www.centralalvwclub.com/junebugs05.html
and then in August, this:
http://www.centralalvwclub.com/bugblastflyer.html
Look for me at both hopefully in my ratty '67 Deluxe Bus.

BTW, your Beetle looks pretty nice.
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm 16 too and my beetle's my first car. It's a 67 rust bucket and I love it.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:19 pm    Post subject: 67's Reply with quote

Yeah I own a 67 rust bucket too, but its in resto processes. This is my 2nd bug, first was a 69 baja. Wasn't to cool with the whole baja thing, so now am making a low street performance. Just pulled motor out of my 67 to modify it to a 1914cc. 400 sucks when you can only do 65mph with the pedal floored and the motor sounding like its going to blow. LOL.

I wasn't aware there were so many vw fans here in Ga. Seems like we all need to get together and start our own vw scene.
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