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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never cared for the so called '40 Ford front-end on a Bug.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I never cared for the so called '40 Ford front clip on a Bug.

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I did............when I was 14.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Samba badly needs a Like button...reading through these there were quite a few where I went: Yes, That!

So narrowed beams for sure, broke looking axels and fake patina defo. Cars that are trying to be passed off as "100 Percent original" when clearly they are not. And most of all, people who use the term "restoration" when clearly they mean "customization".
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bobnorman wrote:
Samba badly needs a Like button...reading through these there were quite a few where I went: Yes, That!

So narrowed beams for sure, broke looking axels and fake patina defo. Cars that are trying to be passed off as "100 Percent original" when clearly they are not. And most of all, people who use the term "restoration" when clearly they mean "customization".


I think in most cases they know what they are doing when they miss-use the word "restoration." It's called fishing for a sucker.

Like using the phrases, "completely restored," "Mint condition," "It worked las time I used it." Oh, and one of my personal favorite, "not tested but worked before removed."
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:11 am    Post subject: Well... Reply with quote

Not a fan of lowering.
Not a fan of the "split look" nose job on bays.
Not a fan of cheap paint jobs of a different color than OG.
Not a fan of sun visors on bays.
NOT a fan of Cal look anything.
Not a fan of chromed engine accoutrements.
Not a fan of over accessorizing.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sellers thinking they have a pile of gold....
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rust with gaping holes. It's not patina ( or safe)........fix that shit people.......Its like automotive cancer... It ain't cool no matter what the hell you think...

So many accessories attached to a car..that you can't appreciate the damn car.

Pulled torsion leaves to lower..... Mad

Those who stick their nose up at anything other than stock appearing.
Hence = Stock N**is or Original Oppressors....

Those who can't appreciate one saved from the crusher even if it don't fit the traditional VW mold.

Those who cant appreciate them all.

I guess my gripes are more about the crowd than the cars.....TheSamba has created a buncha keyboard posers...
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fatina. I just don't get it.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The PRICE Surprised Surprised Surprised Surprised what you have to pay for a decent bus let alone some hula skirted rustmobile. All that money does is bring out the bondo queens and their layers of fiber glass.

Might be showing my age, but my first bus/with a parts panel- cost me $300 au.- and we gave the panel away.

Then I see these build threads of these truly master fabricators and panel guys spending a gob on panels and getting a beautiful bus - but at what cost/Yikes
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheDon wrote:
Sellers thinking they have a pile of gold....



Absolutely. I guess sellers naturally want to get the most money they can but the high prices (especially the split window bus) are moving into unobtainable for the average buyer who wants one to keep and enjoy. And not to flip.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On '72 and earlier Beetles (pre elephant-feet taillamps): Taillamps which are mounted either too high, too low, have mismatched heights, or twisted unevenly on the fender. Stand back several feet behind some Beetles at your next VW meet- there'll usually be at least one in the show like this.

Also, cars on the show field (of any type) in which the steering wheel is not pointing straight-ahead (just a twist of your hand is needed); and on Beetles where the bottom edges of the running boards are not aligned with the bottom edge of the F&R fenders.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Also, cars on the show field (of any type) in which the steering wheel is not pointing straight-ahead (just a twist of your hand is needed);

WOW really?
I'll think of you when I, just with a twist my hand, make the wheel cockeyed at the next show.
How about when the VW on the hubcap is not straight up and down or the valves stems are not all in line Laughing
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I mostly don't like people who sit and bitch about other peoples cars.
Usually better to not show your hand and keep on keepin on.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Totally acceptable for a hobby-based car show. Not acceptable for an indoor new vehicle car show in which vehicle manufacturers participate, such as the Los Angeles or New York Int'l Auto Show. In such shows the manufacturer often pays professionals to clean the cars, and prepare them on the display stands. Such attention to detail (along with both front seats having the same backrest angle, headrest height, front seat alignment, etc.) is becoming increasingly hard to find at auto shows. Even at some high-dollar outdoor collector car shows, "some" cars drive onto the show field/grass with plastic bags over the tires, to prevent grass getting into the tire treads.

As to the steering wheel, when you see photos of VW meets in VW magazines and the steering wheels are not level/straight, it detracts from the "presentation" quality. I realize that an owner is often not present at the car when a pro photographer takes some shots, and the photographer has the courtesy not to reach in and turn the steering wheel. Especially if the car is newer and has a steering column lock in which he cannot turn the wheel without the owner's key.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Well... Reply with quote

Jim Bear wrote:
Not a fan of lowering.
Not a fan of the "split look" nose job on bays.
Not a fan of cheap paint jobs of a different color than OG.
Not a fan of sun visors on bays.
NOT a fan of Cal look anything.
Not a fan of chromed engine accoutrements.
Not a fan of over accessorizing.


You must have a difficult time at car shows. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 6:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Well... Reply with quote

79SuperVert wrote:
Jim Bear wrote:
Not a fan of lowering.
Not a fan of the "split look" nose job on bays.
Not a fan of cheap paint jobs of a different color than OG.
Not a fan of sun visors on bays.
NOT a fan of Cal look anything.
Not a fan of chromed engine accoutrements.
Not a fan of over accessorizing.


You must have a difficult time at car shows. Laughing


You know, being a stock-lover, I have a long list of things that normally "bug" me, including the above. I guess now that they seem rare I bemoan such modifications or worse, hacks.

But I went to the Meet in the Middle show today, and seeing 150+ cars made them seem a little less precious and rare, and made me a little more tolerant of such personalization. There are plenty of stockers, so I should back off a little.

To each his own. Stock for me.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess my biggest "pet peeve" would be a single Weber carb hacked into the removable rear engine hatch cover of a type 3. Evil or Very Mad That ranks #1 to me, with those 4 tip "monza mufflers" being #2 (they're hard on the shins). I mean come on, spend a few bucks more, and install a set of dual carbs, and keep the engine stuff below the load floor. Rolling Eyes
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