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tylergeddis Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2008 Posts: 348 Location: Whittier
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: What was or is your high school car? (VW only) |
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Vw's only please. My highschool car is an original 1961 ragtop. I am in the 9th grade, but it will soon be on the road again.
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vwracerdave Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2004 Posts: 15279 Location: Deep in the 405
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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'73 standard Beetle. It was only 5 years old back then. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK
Featured in Dec. 2001 HOT VW's Magazine page 63
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a new 74 Beetle when I was a senior.
It's currently parked in my garage. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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Ann Mezger Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 933 Location: Delaware
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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My 1st car was a bright red 74 standard bug, with a lowered front end & 8 spoke Empi's. It had a 1641cc engine with baby Dellorto carbs, stinger exhaust & I went all out on the Johnny's Speed & Chrome engine kit cause that was the 80's thing to do
My 2nd car was a flat black '76 standard. Swapped the engine & wheels from the 1st car & soon after rebuilt the engine to a 1776cc.
Eventually both cars were stripped & sold for scrap. I've lost count of how many I've owned since. Sorry I can't post photos of them. I graduated HS almost 20 years ago & didn't have a digital camera back then. _________________ www.vintageperformance.net |
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65Westy Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2005 Posts: 219 Location: Central Ohio
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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1962 pearl white Beetle with red interior. It was 10 years old at the time. Paid $125 for it. Now you can't buy a pair of tires for that much. _________________ Craig
63 Beetle
72 Schnepp XL13 Vintage Formula Vee
72 Caldwell D13 Vintage Formula Vee
71 Super Beetle convertible |
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Geb Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2007 Posts: 139 Location: The 7108th island of the Philippines
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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73 Beetle, a year old. It was all downhill after that until I got my Buggy 16 months ago _________________ 70 Manx Clone
You order shit you eat shit |
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RennyRB Samba Textbook Gangsta
Joined: August 10, 2006 Posts: 979 Location: Torrance
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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I used to drive a '70 bug, which my parents still own, but now I daily drive my '67 squareback as a senior in High School. _________________ 1967 Squareback |
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busfreak_71 Flat 4 Junkie
Joined: April 29, 2007 Posts: 1191 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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My '99 Bora TDI... What? You said VWs only! j/k I'd love to drive a ACVW to school every day, but you try to drive one 55KM (~35 miles) one way to school in -30*C (~-20*F) and then home again! And 50MPG helps too... _________________ '71 Tin Top Westfalia
'99.5 Bora TDI
'85 Jetta Coupe
'85 Mercedes 300SD
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31268 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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I had a '68; it caught fire when I was in college, leaky fuel pump, no money. I sold the carcass and got my '70 in 1972, which I still have, though it's semi-retired. My '71 Conv. arrived in 1976. _________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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JeffDeWitt Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2008 Posts: 532 Location: Deep in the heart of NC
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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A lot of us didn't drive VW's in high school, but I bet I'm the only one here who drove a Studebaker Hawk!
However a few years later I was going to a community collage and drove a light blue 74 Squareback, is that close enough? |
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David Samba Member
Joined: June 29, 2004 Posts: 2027 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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1964 Beetle that I later had a ragtop put into. _________________ Cheers,
Dave
*October '54 Ragtop
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Iowa Mark Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2004 Posts: 1071
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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1957 ragtop. 10 years old when I bought it. Chrysler took it out and I moved up to a '61 until graduation. That's a bunch of valves set and clutch cables replaced in all those years. |
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VW_MAN_73 Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2005 Posts: 957 Location: New Port Richey, Fl
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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My 73 standard bought when I was 14. Iam 24 now and still have it. Now it is slammed with 5" narrowed beam and drops with 3 clicks in the rear. _________________ 1973 beetle |
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dirtydeedss Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2005 Posts: 613 Location: Aldergrove BC Canada
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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my 68
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blarneyman Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2005 Posts: 1622 Location: Everson/Bellingham, WA
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Had a 69 baja (home made with an angle grinder in shop class ) _________________ 69 Beetle
70 Ghia(resto) |
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Pez Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2003 Posts: 583 Location: Texarkana
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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9th-10th grade
72 Beetle
11th-droping out
73 Bay
_________________ Always chasing Squirrel's. |
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Redd73 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2007 Posts: 836
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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i was driving an 81 rabbit vw diesel with a dealer added turbo option. man i miss the fuck out of that car every damn day. _________________ "...theres nowhere to go but everywhere." - Kerouac
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73 Westy 2000cc w/dual solex (engine code GE) + aftermarket AC |
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Typ311Dave Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 1253 Location: San Diego, CA "6-Volt"
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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JeffDeWitt wrote: |
A lot of us didn't drive VW's in high school, but I bet I'm the only one here who drove a Studebaker Hawk!
However a few years later I was going to a community collage and drove a light blue 74 Squareback, is that close enough? |
Was thinking the same thing, hell I did'nt even know what a Notchback was or Type 3 for that matter or had even seen one while I went to High School (Indiana). I did'nt see my first Notchback until 89/90 by SDSU and I was 21 by then.
The rest is history! _________________ '62 golfblau Typ 311 Limousine
'89 Vanagon GL Bluestar
"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his." - Gen George S. Patton
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Back in 88 when I was 15 I picked up a L456 Ruby red 67 that I had found walking home from school. It was an original owner car with all the reciepts and documents. The old couple sold it to me for $500 bucks. I drove it all through highschool and ended up selling it in 1997. I still regret it to this day. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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mack519 Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 221
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Im still in high school, right now im driving a 73 super beetle and a 57 beetle. _________________ 1973 super beetle |
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