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BugMan114
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Maybe that didn't come out right. I'm not saying that was bad, i just love the irony of the whole situation   .
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Why the hell do they call it a gland nut. its obviously a big fat bolt!!! |
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TÓ-ZÉ
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Location: PORTUGAL
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I have saved this one...
Oval 54...before 16 years ago...
in process project...
66 beetle (GIGI)...
Before...
after...
72 bus...
in process...project
the idea...
 i hope i have done enough  |
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BugMan114
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Location: Ellenwood, GA
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umm.....i don't know about the tranny color, but otherwise, great job
Someone's been watching too much pimp my ride
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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
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jwcurry
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I just picked up a '78 Westfalia that was on Craigslist..."$800.00 or it is off the be sold for scrap."
We towed it home Thursday night after paying $500.00. It doesn't run and has some rust holes, but overall it is in better shape than a bus checked out a couple of years ago for $5500.00. |
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rushr7
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| My 72 super came from a co-workers brother who went to the pen, he needed money, which I didn't have, so my co-workers wife was going to call the scrap yard to junk it, so I ended up trading my 90 GTI for it. Now she drives it everyday and loves it. |
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tribalvwbug
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Location: wellsboro pa
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got this 73 super yesterday |
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bajaherbie
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saved my '65 from the car crusher several years ago....
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BugMan114
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who wants to save this guy:
found it on craigslist, its not mine, but i thought it fit in nicely with this topic. $650 ain't bad.
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/cto/955208094.html
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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
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Beetlebaum
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chrome
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saved this from being destroyed a few years back, thanks to a friend who works for a local tow company let me now it came to the yard
was 24' long, a driver at that !!!
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BugMan114
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saved this from being destroyed a few years back, thanks to a friend who works for a local tow company let me now it came to the yard
was 24' long, a driver at that !!! |
OMG, thats so awsome. i want it. 
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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
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skyrocks93
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| chrome wrote: |
saved this from being destroyed a few years back, thanks to a friend who works for a local tow company let me now it came to the yard
was 24' long, a driver at that !!! |
I want to build something like that! How does it drive? |
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Merlin
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| I want to build something like that! |
For the love of sanity, please find an existing turd and polish that.
We don't need any more contributions to the Abortions thread.
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WestyMan1971
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northernbus77
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Saved this '71 panel from the crusher. When I asked the junk yard man about it he had no idea what I was talking about. I took him way out back to it and he looked inside and said " this thing is totally stripped, had I known this was here I would have crushed it years ago" All I could say was, "that would have been a shame". He kinda laughed and shook his head. After a bunch of work it is now back on the road!
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Esteban Ramirez
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That most beautiful engine, the panel look like new! Congratulations!
Greetings!
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VOLKSWAGNUT 
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I saved a 67 Convertible from the crusher. Brought it back to life in 1992. Had fun with it for a year sold it it 93. Bought it back (from the same guy) in 2009. Now it looks like I'll be the one to part it out and.....take it back to the crusher. Its amazing what lack of driving, properly maintaining, and protecting a car can do in 16 years. 
Never buy a car back only due to sentimental reasons.
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Better to roll em' how you want and wear em' out.... then let em' rot out.
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justcruzin
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maximan1
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| TÓ-ZÉ wrote: |
72 bus...
in process...project
the idea...
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That's a '73 bus, not a '72. Just sayin'.
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gavin.dude
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:23 am Post subject: |
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theres an old baja out in the woods near my house that i'd like to save, but its been there so long that trees have grown all around it and there is no path to drag it out, im currently looking for a beater so i can just go transplant all the baja goodies off of it
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