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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject: Just got a Continental! |
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After three years of making friends with the owner(2nd), I bought it and drove it home yesterday!!!! _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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Fritter Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2004 Posts: 232 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice! _________________ Mike
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 11004
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a gem. Very nice. |
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jjjjack Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2005 Posts: 1013 Location: Gainesville, FL
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TC/TeamEvil Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 1769
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Let's seem more pics . . . LOTS more ! ! !
Especially of the interior/dash board . . .
Thanks. |
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delamaize Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2008 Posts: 769 Location: Tenino, Wa
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome, except those T bar bumpers, they look like crap. Ditch'em please. _________________ Mike "Delamaize"
Starting over again.
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His non-attention to detail really sets it apart. I see a new trend.......call it " 'tard ride". |
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The tard box will live again! |
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Wolfgangdieter Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2008 Posts: 1958 Location: FL Panhandle
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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I LOL at the over-riders too! Great for holding surf fishing rods. I guess they do fend of bumper dings and cows in the road. Gorgeous car - love the red on red. I'd go with the smaller chrome/aluminum ones --- us less those are some vintage version. _________________ CMC '57 Porsche Speedster Replica and Dolphin boat tailed full pan VW MOD-T Street Buggy |
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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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I also do not like the tee bars, but the previous owner put them on in 1964. At some point I'll find bumpers. It's just not high up on the list yet. I did discover that my car was the seventh to the last continental made. It has 147,000 miles on a rebuild around 100,000. All the origanal engine parts came with the car. Full service history from new. Kinda a bummer that it was repainted and inside redone in the seventy's. Wasn't a deal breaker for me though. Runs like a top....and stops. _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2348 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Cool. Is that an 8 track under the dash? Please tell us it wont be converted to a 356 bodied VW slammed on earlies. |
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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:22 am Post subject: |
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No comment on the radio! It is going bye bye. I think I'm gonnacut the car up into a Baja!!! The bug in the background is an Okrasa kit I bought from Wiggy. On a serious note, I love this car. I don't plan on making it a trailer queen. I'm gonna drive this car with no worries about rock chips or touching the paint. It's gonna be fun. I'll add some more photo's. _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:01 am Post subject: more pictures |
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Looking up the dash color makes me think the correct color to be metallic jade green. _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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TC/TeamEvil Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 1769
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Gosh! It's really charming inside there, isn't it ? ! ? !
Nice ride. |
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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I am puzzled about the windshield wipers. It
seems odd that when they rotate to the left, half
the wiper leaves the window. At the center bent half.
Is this correct?
Thanks _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2348 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Not really. Wipers should oppose each other, left facing left and right facing right. Your set up is A style. Could b modified to work tho. |
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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. I'll see if I can do some linkage switching around. _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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pancho villa Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2008 Posts: 377
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:25 pm Post subject: ATABOY |
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OUTLAW |
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water guy Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Puyallup Washington
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Got them as clean as their gonna get today! _________________ '55 Porsche Continental
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D. Haviland Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2009 Posts: 536 Location: Burlington, Vermont
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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That IS a big garage. I'm in the proccess of building one for myself. Not as big but will hold 4 VWs. 2 of them will be stacked. |
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