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tribalvwbug Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2004 Posts: 157
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: anyone save vws from the junkyard or crusher |
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anyone saved a vw from the evil crusher?
now that scrap prices are soring its hard to imaging someone throwing a vw away. I saved this 1967 vw bug from a junkyard that was crushing every thing.the bug came from florida from someones summer home.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWwljbt0EP0
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rustfree1967bug Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2006 Posts: 3436 Location: minnesota
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a '67 bug from a junkyard for $50 but it was missing the tranny, engine, taillights and steering wheel. But i don't think it would have gotten crushed because when we were picking it up another person stopped and wanted to buy it. So if i hadn't bought it im sure someone else would have. _________________ '70 ghia
'69 ghia
'65 singlecab
'66 sunroof beetle
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bvolks Samba Member
Joined: April 26, 2004 Posts: 846 Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: |
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I saved this one the day before it was to be crushed back in 1994.
_________________ 1985 Diesel Jetta Coupe (temporarily retired at
756,000 km)
1971 Doublecab project
1995 Golf CL
1974 Beetle
1978 Westfalia |
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:32 am Post subject: |
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bvolks wrote: |
I saved this one the day before it was to be crushed back in 1994.
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Nice save. Do you still have it? _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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bvolks Samba Member
Joined: April 26, 2004 Posts: 846 Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yes I do. Unfortunately not much has got done to it since I bought it. I still think it was worth the $50 I paid for it though.
Doesn't look a lot different (maybe worse) 13 years later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJTP2rD5olQ&feature=related _________________ 1985 Diesel Jetta Coupe (temporarily retired at
756,000 km)
1971 Doublecab project
1995 Golf CL
1974 Beetle
1978 Westfalia |
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tribalvwbug Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2004 Posts: 157
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: |
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just saved this one yesterday
motor runs relly good
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Steve. Stinger Specialist
Joined: August 05, 2003 Posts: 1086 Location: Monterey Park, So. Cal
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Keith Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2005 Posts: 3634 Location: Brodheadsville, PA
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: |
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The stuff people send to the junkyard!!! That green '67 is amazing! You guys in Cali and warmer climates. The stuff you call "rust" or vehicles you deam too far gone to save we can only dream of here in the Northeast !!!! Why don't we send you are crap to crush and you send us yours to save. _________________ Formerly known in the forums as "OVALTEEN"
"I firmly believe that some villagers from Botswana could probably build a better road than PennDot."- Splitty
"If you do anything to your car someone will hate on you for it. People absolutely love to complain and find fault with others. Don't let it bother you. Just live and have fun."- Lind |
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420GOAT Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2006 Posts: 3343 Location: Wilmington, CA on a nice quiet street but still in the 'hood
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Saved this bus.
_________________ once you realize im not impressed we will get along just fine |
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BDSBSS23 Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2008 Posts: 1817 Location: Colorado
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jmsmilin Samba's Most Posted
Joined: November 10, 2005 Posts: 3302 Location: Out on Pa-troll.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Some of the places here wont sell cars once they hit the yard, its too bad...real bad. But I gank parts from them _________________ Der Schmutzige Süden.
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jmsmilin Samba's Most Posted
Joined: November 10, 2005 Posts: 3302 Location: Out on Pa-troll.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: anyone save vws from the junkyard or crusher |
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tribalvwbug wrote: |
anyone saved a vw from the evil crusher?
now that scrap prices are soring its hard to imaging someone throwing a vw away. I saved this 1967 vw bug from a junkyard that was crushing every thing.the bug came from florida from someones summer home.
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nice score _________________ Der Schmutzige Süden.
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Mark33563 Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2005 Posts: 1667 Location: Tampa Bay. FL
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:19 am Post subject: Re: anyone save vws from the junkyard or crusher |
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tribalvwbug wrote: |
anyone saved a vw from the evil crusher? |
I saved my daily driver from certain death. It was in a St. Petersbugh towing storage fixing to be sold for parts and then scrap.
It was wrecked on the passenger side but complete. I bought it, fixed it, now it is my daily driver.
Unfortunately, I did not take any 'before' pictures.... _________________ -—--------—-------
"That's an ultra-rare Dung Beetle... in reverse, it rolls up giant balls of crap. " - Dave24 |
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Just about every car posted in my Samba Gallery was saved from a junkyard or the crusher. Many were cut up to save other cars. _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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patrickkryan Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2008 Posts: 343
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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In 1979 or 1980 I saved a 1963 Karmann Ghia coupe, Yellow wt black top, from the junk yard. It was involved in a bad front end, rear end accident. Drove it home from the junk yard with rope holding the smashed bumpers on. Made a Baja Ghia out of it. Had lots of fun with it. Ended up rolling it out at Superstition Mountain, fixing it and then rolling it again about a year later on Fiesta Island. Striped it and sold it to the scrape yard. Still have the wheels from it. _________________ Prosit!
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LowNslow '65 Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2008 Posts: 227 Location: WA
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: |
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I saved this '69 from my local junkyard, the yard is next to the freeway and they had it up on top of a shipping container. I remeber driving by it and saying haha who put that bug up there? I wonder if its for sale? Couple days later it was sitting in my driveway the lady at the junkyard said she got it from an elderly mans family. His kids said that dad needed a better car. It was towed behind a RV since 1969 by the bumper so the apron is messed up a little. The motor is a 1500 and has less than 50,000 miles. All it needed was an oil change new plugs fuel pump and some gas and it fired right up!
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BugMan114 Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2007 Posts: 3744 Location: Ellenwood, GA
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Fish wrote: |
In 1979 or 1980 I saved a 1963 Karmann Ghia coupe, Yellow wt black top, from the junk yard. It was involved in a bad front end, rear end accident. Drove it home from the junk yard with rope holding the smashed bumpers on. Made a Baja Ghia out of it. Had lots of fun with it. Ended up rolling it out at Superstition Mountain, fixing it and then rolling it again about a year later on Fiesta Island. Striped it and sold it to the scrape yard. Still have the wheels from it. |
lol, so you saved it from the junk yard, only to sell it to another junkyard. nice _________________ 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
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so-calvwdude Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2007 Posts: 532 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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BugMan114 wrote: |
Fish wrote: |
In 1979 or 1980 I saved a 1963 Karmann Ghia coupe, Yellow wt black top, from the junk yard. It was involved in a bad front end, rear end accident. Drove it home from the junk yard with rope holding the smashed bumpers on. Made a Baja Ghia out of it. Had lots of fun with it. Ended up rolling it out at Superstition Mountain, fixing it and then rolling it again about a year later on Fiesta Island. Striped it and sold it to the scrape yard. Still have the wheels from it. |
lol, so you saved it from the junk yard, only to sell it to another junkyard. nice |
Well he had fun and got some parts out of it, sounds good to me... _________________
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I know a guy that put a Ghia motor in a bug. It would beat Mustangs. |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:22 am Post subject: |
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so-calvwdude wrote: |
BugMan114 wrote: |
Fish wrote: |
In 1979 or 1980 I saved a 1963 Karmann Ghia coupe, Yellow wt black top, from the junk yard. It was involved in a bad front end, rear end accident. Drove it home from the junk yard with rope holding the smashed bumpers on. Made a Baja Ghia out of it. Had lots of fun with it. Ended up rolling it out at Superstition Mountain, fixing it and then rolling it again about a year later on Fiesta Island. Striped it and sold it to the scrape yard. Still have the wheels from it. |
lol, so you saved it from the junk yard, only to sell it to another junkyard. nice |
Well he had fun and got some parts out of it, sounds good to me... |
Sold it to the scrape yard and besides all the parts I kept I learned even more about being a mechanic & VWs as this was my second car I ever owned. _________________ Prosit!
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