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vwkidd
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Gary Bergs....one of my favorite OC CalLook VW's
Remember for those that ran "slammed" CalStyle VW's with dual merge exhaust after a while they would be flat under the W from shift scrapping on the street then you would have to replace them.....Now can you even find a good set??
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1955 151 Deluxe L219 Congo Green (Project)
1951 11A Standard L21 Pear Gray
1954 117 Deluxe L227 Strato Silver "Delilah"
1966 141 Cabrio. L554 Cherry Red (low mileage)
Owned: All in the 80's slammed & running BRM's,Fuchs,OG Empis w/ big motors & 48IDA's LA Style!
1959 Convertible 151 L41
1955 Convertible 151 L41
1958 Convertible 151 L349
1966 KG Convertible L456
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bugnut68
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Gary Bergs....one of my favorite OC CalLook VW's
Remember for those that ran "slammed" CalStyle VW's with dual merge exhaust after a while they would be flat under the W from shift scrapping on the street then you would have to replace them.....Now can you even find a good set?? |
Gary Berg's car... I'd love to see it in person, but its current owner said a few years ago he would bring it out unannounced to selected shows, whatever that means. I've heard that it's still just as nice as it used to be, others say it's gone downhill... I'm not much for the stupid rumor mill crap, which is why I'd like to see it in the flesh rather than pix on the internet...  |
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Bill Schwimmer
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| Thanks for the memories on this thread vwkidd.Even though we hung out in parallel worlds ,it sounds like we had similar experiences. It was a great time to be young & into VW's. |
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vwkidd
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Location: Glendale, Cali via SouthEast LA
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| Thanks for the memories on this thread vwkidd.Even though we hung out in parallel worlds ,it sounds like we had similar experiences. It was a great time to be young & into VW's. |
Hey Bill I remember your name from the OC performance scene. Yup It's a trip how we all shared the same experiences in the 80's. I had the best of both worlds.....the speed & performance of the OC CalLook engines & trannys, using all the players for speed back then like Fumio, Tims & Clyde for heads, Berg for cranks/flywheels and Dave Folts for my gearboxes, but with the LA latino Calstyle "slammed" all OG look using Jaime from Vintage Volkswagen Parts for all my Vintage look stuff........ Working for Jerry's & Unique Perfomance retail stores allowed me to cross both worlds back then.
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1955 151 Deluxe L219 Congo Green (Project)
1951 11A Standard L21 Pear Gray
1954 117 Deluxe L227 Strato Silver "Delilah"
1966 141 Cabrio. L554 Cherry Red (low mileage)
Owned: All in the 80's slammed & running BRM's,Fuchs,OG Empis w/ big motors & 48IDA's LA Style!
1959 Convertible 151 L41
1955 Convertible 151 L41
1958 Convertible 151 L349
1966 KG Convertible L456
1967 KG Convertible L41
1959 117 Deluxe L451 |
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paulsvw
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F##**%$K IT!!!!! Here goes a mini Merge Duals Fest:
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I do have to admit my car does look Sexy with those duals... That was then and this is now...
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j8bug
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Why am I not surprised that is a German Folks car... I caught a glimpse of that shot in some other thread and I havent stopped staring at it since. She is a super, super sexy ride...
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twinwindows
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| Jaime from Vintage Volkswagen Parts for all my Vintage look stuff........ |
I still kick it with Jaime all the time, Infact I work with him now. He use to help me at that store when I was just starting out.
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j8bug
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| Jaime from Vintage Volkswagen Parts for all my Vintage look stuff........ |
I still kick it with Jaime all the time, Infact I work with him now. He use to help me at that store when I was just starting out. |
We all seemed to have gone in there at some point or another during the early days to get some necessites. Time flies  |
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j8bug
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| Thanks for the memories on this thread vwkidd.Even though we hung out in parallel worlds ,it sounds like we had similar experiences. It was a great time to be young & into VW's. |
Hey Bill I remember your name from the OC performance scene. Yup It's a trip how we all shared the same experiences in the 80's. I had the best of both worlds.....the speed & performance of the OC CalLook engines & trannys, using all the players for speed back then like Fumio, Tims & Clyde for heads, Berg for cranks/flywheels and Dave Folts for my gearboxes, but with the LA latino Calstyle "slammed" all OG look using Jaime from Vintage Volkswagen Parts for all my Vintage look stuff........ Working for Jerry's & Unique Perfomance retail stores allowed me to cross both worlds back then. |
Wow, that ^^^ was cool!! 2 early players from L.A and O.C scenes of the 80s chit-chatting on this thread. The early days were about strictly having fun and taking it to the streets IMO... If you didnt live them its really hard to understand the common bond we all share. It happens all the time. I meet guys from Riverside, Hermosa, Arizona even as far away as Hawaii and we always hit it off from the outset. You could hang out for hours and it never gets old... |
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ALLWAGONS
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Sorry to inform you guys, but We cannot take credit for the Lowrider/LA CAL Style look. It was invented in Germany in the 50's. Don't belive me? check out the two wheelin' action w/remote. Burn! Super Lowrider Show!
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j8bug
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Sorry to inform you guys, but We cannot take credit for the Lowrider/LA CAL Style look. It was invented in Germany in the 50's. Don't belive me? check out the two wheelin' action w/remote. Burn! Super Lowrider Show!
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Hittin the switch while all of us werent even thought of... At first sight that pic is funny as hell |
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vwkidd
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| ALLWAGONS wrote: |
Sorry to inform you guys, but We cannot take credit for the Lowrider/LA CAL Style look. It was invented in Germany in the 50's. Don't belive me? check out the two wheelin' action w/remote. Burn! Super Lowrider Show!
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Hittin the switch while all of us werent even thought of... At first sight that pic is funny as hell |
Hahaha.....the little Krauts beat us!! rocking that side to side 3 wheel motion with the remote switch!!!
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1955 151 Deluxe L219 Congo Green (Project)
1951 11A Standard L21 Pear Gray
1954 117 Deluxe L227 Strato Silver "Delilah"
1966 141 Cabrio. L554 Cherry Red (low mileage)
Owned: All in the 80's slammed & running BRM's,Fuchs,OG Empis w/ big motors & 48IDA's LA Style!
1959 Convertible 151 L41
1955 Convertible 151 L41
1958 Convertible 151 L349
1966 KG Convertible L456
1967 KG Convertible L41
1959 117 Deluxe L451 |
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j8bug
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Sorry to inform you guys, but We cannot take credit for the Lowrider/LA CAL Style look. It was invented in Germany in the 50's. Don't belive me? check out the two wheelin' action w/remote. Burn! Super Lowrider Show!
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Hittin the switch while all of us werent even thought of... At first sight that pic is funny as hell |
Hahaha.....the little Krauts beat us!! rocking that side to side 3 wheel motion with the remote switch!!! |
I wonder if they were already using vise grips for connecting the ground wire  .. |
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j8bug
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Ok folks, No need to call the shrink or alert the psych ward on me but unless you personally witnessed someone pop a 5 ft fucking wheelie on the street right in front of you while you were walking home from school you are going to have to trust us, that shit was real and this guy was one of a handfull doing it to us on a daily basis.
Eary 80s Icon on the streets of L.A. and ELA |
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twinwindows
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The Pioneer of logo`d cars in the Latino communities living in Los Angeles.
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spanky324
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| I like the logo"d cars !Any more? |
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j8bug
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| I like the logo"d cars !Any more? |
Hey, not only am I going to put together a little mini-fest for you, It will be a Danny A. Design fest... Stay tuned |
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twinwindows
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| I like the logo"d cars !Any more? |
Hey, not only am I going to put together a little mini-fest for you, It will be a Danny A. Design fest... Stay tuned |
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Bill Schwimmer
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Ok folks, No need to call the shrink or alert the psych ward on me but unless you personally witnessed someone pop a 5 ft fucking wheelie on the street right in front of you while you were walking home from school you are going to have to trust us, that shit was real and this guy was one of a handfull doing it to us on a daily basis.
Eary 80s Icon on the streets of L.A. and ELA |
This is a bit coincidental. Looking @ the plate of Ray's car it is 1EOD448 & the plate on my '55 that ran back in the late 80's was 1ERD048. both wheelstanding scary street cars... |
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vwkidd
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Ok folks, No need to call the shrink or alert the psych ward on me but unless you personally witnessed someone pop a 5 ft fucking wheelie on the street right in front of you while you were walking home from school you are going to have to trust us, that shit was real and this guy was one of a handfull doing it to us on a daily basis.
Eary 80s Icon on the streets of L.A. and ELA |
Ray's Oval was the benchmark for me and my street race VW's....By the time I had a drivetrain that I felt could give him a run for the money I never saw is Oval at the street races anymore........That's one heads up street race I would have liked to of had Lil Dreamer vs. VWKidd
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1955 151 Deluxe L219 Congo Green (Project)
1951 11A Standard L21 Pear Gray
1954 117 Deluxe L227 Strato Silver "Delilah"
1966 141 Cabrio. L554 Cherry Red (low mileage)
Owned: All in the 80's slammed & running BRM's,Fuchs,OG Empis w/ big motors & 48IDA's LA Style!
1959 Convertible 151 L41
1955 Convertible 151 L41
1958 Convertible 151 L349
1966 KG Convertible L456
1967 KG Convertible L41
1959 117 Deluxe L451 |
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