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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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That is a rough puppy. $ 500.00 with a matching title.
What are you looking for out of it, full on restoration, rat rod, patina monster? _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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DougD Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2011 Posts: 334 Location: Auburn, WA
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Wowza... that looks like quite a project. I agree with the $500. I wouldn't go over that and I'm not even sure I would pay that much. How is the interior? Judging by the air intake it is a 74. It looks like an Acapulco edition which tend to be worth more but in that condition I'm not sure. The top looks like they tried to custom make a hard top in the shape of an Acapulco soft top or maybe they molded a hard top over a soft top frame.
Found this in the gallary...
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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I doubt its that edition the paint look it was put over the white. I'm not sure I want to even screw with it. If I did get it I would just try to sell it make 100 bucks and maybe save a VW unless I get there and its alot better than it looks. I don't need another body off or major project right now, but do have spare engine laying around for something fun. Guess I'll get more pictures of it when I go this weekend. _________________ Jonathan
Romans 6:13
WTB 67 beetle rear seat belts.
59 Euro ragtop build with my dad
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=493553&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
65 dlx Slow build
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=391061 |
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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If it is not worth restoring, strip the parts and turn some coin. Spindles and trailing arms are worth pulling before going to a crusher. _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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kubelmann Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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That is a rough VW Thing Parts Car
On first glance it offers the follow "Thing Only" parts:
1. Front end (rust check)
2. Front door handles/inside latch and strikers/door hardware
3. Front badge
4. Passenger side 74 only long arm mirror
5. Driver's mirror
6. Wiper system
7. Rear bumper
8. 100 mm Cvs
9. 100 mm stub axles
10. 100 mm trans flanges
10. Rear Diagonal Arms
11. Torsion bars
12. Thing Pan
13. 74 only heater ducts
14. Thing shock bump stops
15. Various hardware |
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VW Addict Samba Salesman
Joined: January 09, 2003 Posts: 3920
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Sure, it looks rough, but surely it's restorable. Look at those solid rockers. I wouldn't crush that! It's a Acapulco. Its worth $500 All day long... if it was closer, I'd buy it in a hear beat. |
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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Ron Domeck Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1466 Location: louisville Ky
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Don't think acapulco, no sign of running boards or the holes in the fenders |
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kubelmann Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Acapulcos have white fenders, bumper overriders, blue bumpers not black, quarter panels has blue paint too high for an alcapulco |
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mondshine Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2006 Posts: 2765 Location: The World's Motor Capital
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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What version? The "per" version. |
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kubelmann Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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good one, Gary.. |
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GodJockey Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2007 Posts: 240 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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It's worth $750 but you should get him down to $500. Evaluate it when you get it home and decide if its worth it to you to rebuild or not, the rear clip looks good, which people are always looking for, the rockers look much better than mine were before I repaired the rotted spots.
Personally, if it were in my area, I'd buy it... maybe even for 750? |
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MRJEL Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2012 Posts: 478 Location: Jawja, USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:24 am Post subject: |
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Jonathan,
If you don't buy it let me know. I will!
Always need an excuse to visit LA! |
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
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MRJEL Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2012 Posts: 478 Location: Jawja, USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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This one now resides in Georgia!
Put good wheels/tires on it, backed off all brake adjusters and she rolled great 130 miles home.
Hood cable was broken and hood hadn't been opened in several years. I was hoping to find some interesting treasures, but alas, all I found was 3 - 5 gallon buckets full of stuff only a critter would want! Millions of walnuts, acorns and who knows. There was a nest on the upper left corner of the gas tank and it had rusted about a 8" square chunk out of it!
Pans are shot, left rocker needs help and the bottom of the front nose is bad as well. Fenders can be salvaged, 3 doors are fine, 1 door is dented pretty bad. Beam, frame head and all suspension looks real good.
That top is crazy! Looks like a George Barris attempt. Made of square tube and galvanized sheet held by about 3 million pop-rivets! If anybody wants it, speak up!
Best part, I got it for $400, and found $16.66 in change in the ashtray!
Gonna be a fun build. |
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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