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l8sho
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Location: Katy Texas
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| Would it be any different if it was a pile of Chevy Cavaliers??? Yeah.... it would !!! Oh, BTW, the tag on the red one is for Hamburg Germany (inverted). |
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busdaddy
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Joined: February 12, 2004
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Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Well you and I (as well as others here) see them as a familar make and model that's special to us, the general public just sees a stack of shitty old mass produced trash from a bygone era, it could be Tercels or Civics or washing machines, but they likely wouldn't have the same appeal as a car that retained it's shape and look long after all other manufacurers changed with the times to blend in. The bug brought it upon itself by standing out as an icon of times past that burned itself into the memories of many generations, even if they didn't own one themselves it did it just with it's odd looks.
Do I agree with what the artist was thinking?, hell no!, but it's something that some members of society dig and they could care less if another old car was taken off the road and destroyed in the process.
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l8sho
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Location: Katy Texas
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Perhaps you like the look of the '53 better. |
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consvws
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Location: Roseburg, OR
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| Keith wrote: |
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Mmmmm..... VW Art.
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that is so, SO,sad....what a waste.....  |
A waste of what? These are Mexican bugs, they have a shitload of them. There's junkyards filled with them, they even have a wall of them in one junkyard that spans as far as the eye can see and is piled 4 bugs high. |
yep, late model crap anyway, i just cut them up in hopes it would make them valuable one day. Plus they make good out door firepit seating
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ach60 
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Location: Santa Maria
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| Keith wrote: |
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Mmmmm..... VW Art.
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that is so, SO,sad....what a waste..... |
A waste of what? These are Mexican bugs, they have a shitload of them. There's junkyards filled with them, they even have a wall of them in one junkyard that spans as far as the eye can see and is piled 4 bugs high. |
The teal one is a curved window Super Beetle (not Mexican).
I actually like the display.
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63Ragtop NZ
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Keith
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Location: Brodheadsville, PA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:19 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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https://pennstate.craigslist.org/cto/5994151894.html
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Keith
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:19 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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https://wheeling.craigslist.org/cto/5947704875.html
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cdennisg
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Mmmmm..... VW Art.
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that is so, SO,sad....what a waste..... |
A waste of what? These are Mexican bugs, they have a shitload of them. There's junkyards filled with them, they even have a wall of them in one junkyard that spans as far as the eye can see and is piled 4 bugs high. |
The teal one is a curved window Super Beetle (not Mexican).
I actually like the display. |
The yellow one looks to be at least partly a 67, but with 4 lug wheels. Maybe just a backdated late model?
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Patty B.
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Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| ^^^with a snow tire. |
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GArBa
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| The yellow one looks to be at least partly a 67, but with 4 lug wheels. Maybe just a backdated late model? |
It's just a german late model standard 1200 "Sparkäfer". they kept the small tail lights and blade bumpers.
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andk5591
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I kind of like that with a different front wheel......
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:40 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Wow there's some horrors on here lately!
Makes this thing  look normal;
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/5960955742.html
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:42 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/volkswagen/super-beetle/1886286.html?refer=news
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| cdennisg wrote: |
Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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awreed
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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What is a super clean '79 worth? $15, $20? Someone might pony up $25 for this thing- there's an ass for every seat, right?
Amazing airbrush work. I don't like the painting over the fender beading, though. |
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Kirk
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I cant afford a real 930.
I can afford a 71 beetle.
So, there's this.
(not mine)
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Maybe the new trend will be narrowed rear axles so they can look like that ^ at the back.
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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Kirk
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Or adapters on wheels so you can run dual rear wheels.
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andk5591
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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This is a perfect case for it taking 2. One to design a train wreck and one to buy it.
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Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I cant afford a real 930.
I can afford a 71 beetle.
So, there's this.
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If only you could have afforded some paint, it would look 60% better.
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