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David Samba Member
Joined: June 29, 2004 Posts: 2027 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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You would think that they would have leaned a lesson from the Porsche disaster a cpl yrs ago.
A whole bunch of them being transported together were destroyed. _________________ Cheers,
Dave
*October '54 Ragtop
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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V0LKSWAGENSRULE wrote: |
You would think that they would have leaned a lesson from the Porsche disaster a cpl yrs ago.
A whole bunch of them being transported together were destroyed. |
The insurance company paid top dollar for those cars and at least two have been re-built and the rest went for parts. Something about that whole incident seemed wrong. The Porsche community seems to think that it was an insurance scam because everything was hushed up soon after it happened. _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do |
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sixfootdan Samba Smartass
Joined: February 13, 2002 Posts: 4848 Location: \Lo*ca"tion\, n. 1. The act or process of locating.
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like they only lost Two VW's? _________________ Schrodinger's cat walked into a bar and it didn't.
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bill may Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2003 Posts: 14160 Location: san diego,ca
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:40 am Post subject: |
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for a second my heart stopped. but then i saw it was not one of mine. i would prefer they drive these cars all over rather than put them on display in a museum. let everyone see them. maybe it was just payback for vw sueing everyone for using trade mark infringement? _________________ Admin note: Bill Passed away - July, 2017
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=453617 |
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fig Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2000 Posts: 1080 Location: 26.15°S, 28.2°E
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Here are pics of the wrecked cars, before and after:
_________________ fig
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dogapult Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2006 Posts: 552 Location: Qiryat Motzkin, Israel/ Allentown, PA
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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1. how did you get those photos?
2. I gotta say this before someone else does : THAT'LL BUFF OUT
3. in reality though, it would be hard work but they could fix those cars, IMO they would be more "real" that way... _________________ I can haz beetle?
1963 Type 1:"Ellie"
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Lidpainter Samba Anti-Hero
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 2045 Location: 41.77 | -83.56
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Did I miss something? How is it that the "last beetle" has wide-fives? |
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eddiemoney East Coast Scavenger
Joined: April 08, 2004 Posts: 1950 Location: Orlando
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:49 am Post subject: |
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they should just put them back in the museum just like they are and make a plaque telling everyone what happened. the cars are still the same cars, just in a different shape. they still hold the same historical significance only now they have a new chapter to add to the story. _________________ --------------------------------------
Will
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Scott H Samba Luddite
Joined: August 15, 2003 Posts: 3025 Location: NorthCarolina,USA
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:52 am Post subject: |
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Lidpainter wrote: |
Did I miss something? How is it that the "last beetle" has wide-fives? |
It was the last Beetle built on the Volkswagen South Africa production line in 1978. They still had wide fives there. _________________ Scott
oc92 wrote: |
I like the soul of an old car to be visible... |
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Thank God they destoryed another Herbie clone
(the"real" ones had sun roofs) _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do |
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90volts Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2005 Posts: 2637
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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Ozzie wrote: |
fig wrote: |
I hope that VWSA has learnt that if you do let them out more than one at a time, don't transport them all together. This would have been much less of a loss had the cars been spread over three smaller transporters. |
Bingo. |
are you kidding?
how about "if they had been DRIVING them this wouldn't have happened."
Take it off the trailer and drive it dammit!
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Major Woody Samba Enigma
Joined: December 04, 2002 Posts: 9010 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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53 0val wrote: |
Thank God they destoryed another Herbie clone (the
"real" ones had sun roofs) |
Damn, you beat me to it. Yes, the world is better off with that development. Too bad about the other early bug though. The other one was a fat chick; I think it looks better that way. |
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Major Woody wrote: |
53 0val wrote: |
Thank God they destoryed another Herbie clone (the
"real" ones had sun roofs) |
Damn, you beat me to it. Yes, the world is better off with that development. Too bad about the other early bug though. The other one was a fat chick; I think it looks better that way. |
Do we know exactly what happned? _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do |
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19670 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Stanagon wrote: |
RareAir wrote: |
crofty wrote: |
thank god there weren't any Buses on that trailer! |
fig wrote: |
.....Among them was a 2002 T3 microbus, the last of it kind to be built in Uitenhage.....yada yada yada...... |
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He meant a real bus. A T3 is NOT a bus. |
Word to Big Bird. _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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der58SC Samba Member
Joined: September 15, 2006 Posts: 1359 Location: Oceanside, CA
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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I count 5 VWs damaged.
Count them again. They are all in this pic.
1. The Van
2. Herbie clone
3. last beetle
4. 58 beetle
5. unkown beetle behind the last and next to the 58 _________________ Like a midget at a urinal, I'm always on my toes
KCCO!!
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coad Samba Scapegoat
Joined: September 12, 2002 Posts: 7552
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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I can't make the description of the accident match that damage. A car carrier overturning wouldn't cause that level of trauma unless it did it multiple times (like rolling down a mountain) would it?
That's a ton of force to crush those roofs that completely. |
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notchback Insensitive Jerk
Joined: December 16, 2003 Posts: 7024 Location: Behind the Zion Curtain
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Who cares about the VWs? Look at how beautiful these Audi's were.
Although I would like at set of those South African wide 5 wheels for my Notch. _________________
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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coad wrote: |
I can't make the description of the accident match that damage. A car carrier overturning wouldn't cause that level of trauma unless it did it multiple times (like rolling down a mountain) would it?
That's a ton of force to crush those roofs that completely. |
Some of those cars look like that got run-over by a monster truck or tank. _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do |
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Major Woody Samba Enigma
Joined: December 04, 2002 Posts: 9010 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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53 0val wrote: |
Major Woody wrote: |
53 0val wrote: |
Thank God they destoryed another Herbie clone (the
"real" ones had sun roofs) |
Damn, you beat me to it. Yes, the world is better off with that development. Too bad about the other early bug though. The other one was a fat chick; I think it looks better that way. |
Do we know exactly what happned? |
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MacGyver Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2006 Posts: 100 Location: Ape City, Utah
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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At least they were put out of they're misery in a great way. _________________ I specialize in fixing whatever I can using Q-tips, feathers, and ball point pens.
I don't believe in guns.
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