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Ken J Samba Member
Joined: January 02, 2009 Posts: 331 Location: Charlotte
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:52 am Post subject: |
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My dad had a 1952 Chevy with Powerglide when we lived in Chicago. When I was 15, I was getting my jacket out of the closet and brushed against one of his and heard some keys jangling. He was out of town for a bowling tournament and my mom was out visiting some friends. Never to let an opportunity like this slip by, I called my friend Jimmy and told him to come over to the house, that I had a surprise.....the keys to my dad's car.
We got in and I just had to show off to some high school buddies that lived a good 5 miles away. Drove over there and we all went for a ride. So far, so good. After they got out, I had to turn around in an intersection to aim towards home. Couldn't make it in one swing and had to back up. I put her in reverse and floored it. The car shot backwards like a jet, right into a huge, wooden telephone pole. Cracked the bumper in half and caved in some of the trunk. "Shit, we better get this sled home, Jimmy."
Maybe dad would believe someone smashed into his car while it was parked from the rear. Yeah, that's it. That'll work....I thought. On the way home, I'm driving on this street with street car tracks in the middle. It's kind of narrow and this car starts going around me on the left. I move to the right as much as possible so he can get around. I moved too much. I sideswiped a parked car with the right rear fender, caving it in. It was on a street with some bars and guys hanging on the sidewalk, and I can still see the looks on their faces as they heard and saw me do the side-swipe and just keep on going. Now we better really get back home, Jimmy.
I'm still O.K., I thought. Dad will get in the car to go to work in the morning, won't notice the damage, park in the lot at work, and when he comes out, he'll figure that some idiot crashed into him in the parking lot while he was working. Yep, I actually thought (desperately hoped) that it would go down that way and I'd squeek by out of another stupid caper.
When I heard dad leave, I got out of bed and snuck to the window to watch him just drive off to work. Instead, I saw dad doing a walk-around and eye-balling the damage. I was screwed for sure now. Got grounded for a pretty long while. Luckily my dad didn't believe in beating the shit out of me, so I didn't suffer any permanent damage. _________________ More Hot Lighting Products are here!
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66ratrod Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2009 Posts: 463 Location: Tallahassee FL (insert funny comment here)
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:49 am Post subject: |
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first powered vehicle-power wheels jeep (but faded to pink )
First car- 70 something chevy stepside truck (manual so i actually got to drive not ride )
first legal car- my 1966 vw standard bus (the 66 ratrod) _________________ 1966 Standard Bus (No longer a ratrod)
"ACWVs are like having a sick dog that has a 100 year life span and needs constant medical attention... that you ride to work daily."
-Brian
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buddy69 Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2010 Posts: 54 Location: Cebu City, Philippines
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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my first ever car is a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle |
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CookieMonster35 Samba Member
Joined: September 13, 2009 Posts: 255
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Chris Jobe's '67 Panel last year.
That, and that drive alone, got me so much more into the hobby. As we speak, I'm trying yet again to make money to buy my first VW. No doubt gonna be a Splt Bus. _________________ Jake
Updating threads nobody wants to see since 2010. |
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bomberbaja Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2010 Posts: 549 Location: Tri-Cities WA
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Chevy astro conversion van |
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'71 Super Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Dover, Florida
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: First vehicle |
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First vehicle driven illegally and learned to drive in: 1995 BMW 530i
First Vehicle legally driven: 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible all white vinyl interior with small block V8
First Vehicle Ever Owned: 1987 & '89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer with 11mpg (I bought 2 identical ones except the interior
Current Vehicle Owned and driving: 1971 VW SUPER all original with a 1106cc engine and I'm only 17. I wonder how many I'll have by 40. |
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BugMan114 Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2007 Posts: 3744 Location: Ellenwood, GA
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:29 am Post subject: |
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never heard of an 1106cc motor _________________ 1974 Super Beetle: Custom resto in progress
1972 Super Beetle: Daily Driver
1971 Std. Beetle w/ 1929 Mercedes Benz Gazelle kit
1960 Baja Bug
1969 Baja Bug
Sand Rail- Homemade
Sand Rail- FUBAR
Aircooled Airheads
Why the hell do they call it a gland nut. its obviously a big fat bolt!!! |
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'71 Super Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Dover, Florida
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:38 am Post subject: |
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The motor was rebuilt after so idiot left the carb's air filter off with no deck lid on, so the motor froze with rust in the pistons, crank and heads but nothing wrong with the case so we just rebuilt it and weld some rust spots in the floors. Every single detail on and in the car is original except the motor and a few patches of metal and is now my daily driver
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BugMan114 Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2007 Posts: 3744 Location: Ellenwood, GA
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:42 am Post subject: |
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no i meant i've never heard of a 1106cc motor, i assume you mean 1600? _________________ 1974 Super Beetle: Custom resto in progress
1972 Super Beetle: Daily Driver
1971 Std. Beetle w/ 1929 Mercedes Benz Gazelle kit
1960 Baja Bug
1969 Baja Bug
Sand Rail- Homemade
Sand Rail- FUBAR
Aircooled Airheads
Why the hell do they call it a gland nut. its obviously a big fat bolt!!! |
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'71 Super Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Dover, Florida
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:32 am Post subject: |
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sorry i'm being a complete space cadet today I meant to 2106cc or 2110cc |
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BugMan114 Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2007 Posts: 3744 Location: Ellenwood, GA
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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ahh, sweet. gotta love the strokers _________________ 1974 Super Beetle: Custom resto in progress
1972 Super Beetle: Daily Driver
1971 Std. Beetle w/ 1929 Mercedes Benz Gazelle kit
1960 Baja Bug
1969 Baja Bug
Sand Rail- Homemade
Sand Rail- FUBAR
Aircooled Airheads
Why the hell do they call it a gland nut. its obviously a big fat bolt!!! |
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aaronr25 Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2009 Posts: 267 Location: NW Arkansas
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:32 am Post subject: |
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First car driven
1956 Oldsmobile that was sitting in my Grandparent's barn for years.
They got it running when I was 8 and I drove it down the lane. I could see the gravel road through the rusted out floor boards.
First Car owned 1974 Jeep
First VW 1965 Ghia _________________ 65 Bug
66 Landcruiser FJ40
Life's too short to drive a stock VW |
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L378 Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2004 Posts: 992 Location: MD
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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First vehicle driven. Ford 2N tractor. I was 12. I had a blast. First car driven mid 70s Datsun B210. Sister let me drive home from getting my learners permit. First car owned. 1978 Fiat 128. It was a blast, took me about 10 minutes to realize the spare was under the hood. trunk? no! Under the car below the trunk? no! Where could it be? First ACVW owned. 1956 sedan. |
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Jake Martinez The VW Kid
Joined: February 06, 2009 Posts: 2120 Location: Wilmington, NC
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:18 am Post subject: |
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first car i learned in was my dads 67 double cab. _________________ 58 euro vert
63 bug ruby
64 sunroof notch
65 bug
67 standard
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Congrats, that's going to look like shit. |
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Split Decision Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2003 Posts: 675 Location: Katy, Texas
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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1974 Chevy Luv (see POS)
1st car driven legally: 1967 Ghia vert _________________ In 1966 Volkswagen pinched my loaf.
67 Deluxe
On year seven of the "I'll get it done next week" engine rebuild.
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Just seems these days that unless you are dragging your engine on the ground and have crazy negative camber, people seem like you're doing it all wrong. |
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Miklo ¡Chale!
Joined: August 27, 2008 Posts: 2058 Location: Antelope Valley, Ca
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Rollin' Daihatsu style back in 1990!
Echo Lodge Resort
Parker, AZ! _________________ ✠Miklo✠
'55 Type1 "Ozma"
'66 Type1 "Charlotte" RIP
Antelope Valley's Mobile Air-Cooled Guru
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As I remember it, lowriding was not one of the criteria that Adolf gave to Dr. Porsche... |
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daisy71 Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2013 Posts: 105 Location: Staten Island
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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first car attempted to drive was my fathers 73 triumph tr6 with a mg drivetrain, thing was a train wreck and i couldn't get the hang of it
first successfully driven was my 71 super beetle _________________ 71 Super beetle |
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Bloku Expert Noob
Joined: April 09, 2013 Posts: 559 Location: Tulsa/Jenks Oklahoma
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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First car driven was a 1980 ford f100 long bed. It was a 3 speed on the tree. My dad started me with manuals, only knew about autos later
First car was (is) a 1971 karmann ghia _________________ 1971 Karmann Ghia
1975 Porsche 914
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1975 BMW 2002
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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Clementine69 Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2015 Posts: 17 Location: United States
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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'71 Squareback, Kansas Beige. Also happened to be the car I was brought home from the hospital in when I was born. My uncle's car at the time, dad had borrowed it for some reason. 15 years later mom had it. And since the statute of limitations is up several times over, I can admit to how easy it was to unscrew the odometer cable in those cars and go for a quick joy ride without getting caught. The party ended when the Wagonator was t-boned by a Clark Pest Control truck. (legit driving on my part that time, thank goodness!) |
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trktrd Samba Member
Joined: December 24, 2014 Posts: 22 Location: Arkansas
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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First car driven was a 1963 Valiant
Took my drivers test in my Dad's 1976 Checker Marathon |
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