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c21darrel
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Bloku
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A super rusty and low ghia that I saw at the 2015 Eureka Springs VW show in Arkansas. The car was running and driving strong with some built motor and was structurally solid. I was amazed  .
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John Moxon 
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paul_round
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Same thought just went through my head!
I'm quite shocked that they would be allowed over there too.
All that sharp rusty metal would make a pretty nasty mess of someones limbs if they were unlucky to be hit by them.
Quite ironic too, when you think of what happened to the MGB's bumpers because of US safety law! |
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John Moxon
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Bloku
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Well. It is from Oklahoma. Oklahoma was law-less 100 years ago  . also, being that low In the UK is illegal, right?
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1975 Porsche 914
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1976 BMW 2002 (Bored and Stroked w/ 5-Speed)
1981 BMW E21
1986 Toyota 4Runner (Dead engine and trans)
1989 Toyota 4x4 PU
1994 BMW E36 (Daily) |
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John Moxon
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paul_round
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| Well, as soon as it came to one of the many speed humps that we have here in the UK, it would run aground! |
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Karmann Gheezer
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What's with all the gas cans? A new fandangle ice cooler? 
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dvs_vw
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So how are these 8sec drag cars that sit 50mm off the ground, with funny car style roll cages, full tube chassis, TTV8 1000+hp meth snorting engines with side pipes and giant slicks etc etc registered in the UK?
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lonotch
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| So how are these 8sec drag cars that sit 50mm off the ground, with funny car style roll cages, full tube chassis, TTV8 1000+hp meth snorting engines with side pipes and giant slicks etc etc registered in the UK? |
They know someone who knows someone,
Know what I mean?
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dvs_vw
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I guess anything can be registered anywhere....it's just a matter of how long it lasts on the road before the cops get to you.
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lasslo
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I Love that the side badge is still there
But for how long?????
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John Moxon
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motorhead364
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| Well. It is from Oklahoma. Oklahoma was law-less 100 years ago . also, being that low In the UK is illegal, right? |
Not sure about Oklahoma but here in Texas if you register the car as an antique there's no inspection process. Antiques are 50 years old so 1965 and back. It's limited to 2500 miles a Year but no one is checking and if you get pulled over the car is expected to have original equipment. IE if it had seat belts or wipers or turn signals they have to be present. However on my 1930 chopped 5 window ford coupe, not so much. One taillight, no turn signals and
A hand crank windshield wiper.
God I love texas.
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aerosilver
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RockStock
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^probably 1955, as called the Volkswagen Kupe, not yet the Karmann Ghia
Really like Malc Hawkin's picture of a nattily-dressed gent checking out Mick Tattersall's Californian 58 Ghia Coupe at the UK's Stanford Hall 2014 event
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