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andk5591
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 Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:34 am Post subject: Re: No, it was not salvagable |
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Hi Jeffrey, believe me, I know, it was not salvageable. |
Maybe not for you but I've seen cars in much worse shape brought back to life. From the before pictures you shared, the body was pretty solid. Here in Jersey new floors are the price of entry, a days worth of work.
It's sad to see any salvageable Beetle taken off the road forever. I'm glad you at ok with it. I'm not.
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OK - You gotta keep in mind that whats salvagable up here in the rust best is way different that down south or out west. And 20 years ago what you wouldnt have even bothered trying to fix is now something that is restorable. Its all relative. I am getting ready to strip and scrap a totally clapped out Super that in another 10 years would possibly be a resto candidate. So - just let it go. They built a damn cool dog house and it beats the car getting hauled off for scrap, which was probably the only other option. 
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Bashr52
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| Arguably the best use of a '74 super beetle on this site! |
Correction, best use of any super beetle anywhere  |
I bet the dogs would have enjoyed a VW Thing better. |
I doubt it, the soft top and vinyl windows wouldnt be very warm or hold up that well in weather. |
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cseay1
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Her74buggy
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| Bashr52 wrote: |
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| Arguably the best use of a '74 super beetle on this site! |
Correction, best use of any super beetle anywhere |
Why you guys hatin' on the fat girls? They need love too! |
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Dwayne1m
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The death foam looks like it did a number on the left side. Can't see the right side if there was a lot of rust over there. What I noticed is that those 74 and up bumpers look pretty good. Can't buy them new anymore  so rechroming a straight bumper is the only option if you want to stay year correct. Shame to see those go to waste. |
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Joel
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: No, it was not salvagable |
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OK - You gotta keep in mind that whats salvagable up here in the rust best is way different that down south or out west. And 20 years ago what you wouldnt have even bothered trying to fix is now something that is restorable. Its all relative. I am getting ready to strip and scrap a totally clapped out Super that in another 10 years would possibly be a resto candidate. So - just let it go. They built a damn cool dog house and it beats the car getting hauled off for scrap, which was probably the only other option. |
I'm sure they used to say the same thing about all those 23 window Sambas that are cut up and welded to the tops of old school buses turned into motorhomes.
Just another worthless old VW with surface rust on the headlight rims, it will never be worth anything
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andk5591
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:57 am Post subject: Re: No, it was not salvagable |
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OK - You gotta keep in mind that whats salvagable up here in the rust best is way different that down south or out west. And 20 years ago what you wouldnt have even bothered trying to fix is now something that is restorable. Its all relative. I am getting ready to strip and scrap a totally clapped out Super that in another 10 years would possibly be a resto candidate. So - just let it go. They built a damn cool dog house and it beats the car getting hauled off for scrap, which was probably the only other option. |
I'm sure they used to say the same thing about all those 23 window Sambas that are cut up and welded to the tops of old school buses turned into motorhomes.
Just another worthless old VW with surface rust on the headlight rims, it will never be worth anything |
And they aren't. Who in the hell wants an old VW with that tiny split back window that you can hardly see out of. Geeeez....And 36 horsepower? Can't pull up a hill for crap with that. Aint it funny? I look through Hemmings classic cars and those piece of shit smog infected guard rail bumper mid 70s domestic cars are becoming "hot". 
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Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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VW_Buggsy
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Well, I'm an east-coaster so I'd say yeah, that probably could have been saved. Would have been a lot of effort though. And why? There are enough supers that I don't feel particularly offended by a crummy one becoming a dog house.
I like it. There are lots of restored and customized supers rolling around, but that's the first super dog-house I've ever seen so it's a heck of a lot more interesting. Way better use for it, in my opinion.
As far as 23 windows and such, yeah it is funny to look back. I've been in the hobby for a while now.. since late high-school so I guess since around 95? Things have changed a lot in the landscape of the VW world even since then. One of the cars I'm working on now as a beater, I'd have turned my nose up at 8-10 years ago even at half the price I paid for it. Things change...
I like flea-markets and the like and every now and then I'll come across an old classified mag. The prices and ads are pretty cool when compared to today! |
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Her74buggy
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I hope those dogs appreciate that dash piece under the steering wheel.....I've been looking for that for a while😋
Looks good though, I'm sure it will be a good conversation piece and the dogs will love it |
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