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vwlovr73
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Location: ND
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How about age 15?
Me, 1998, with my '73...
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But I still have a set of the keys. |
I still have the original set of keys too. Couldn't bear to part... 
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1963 Beetle euro spec "Darrel" (since 2012)
Past - 1973 Beetle "Arthur" (owned 1998-2005)
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sixfootdan
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Joined: February 13, 2002
Posts: 4848
Location: \Lo*ca"tion\, n. 1. The act or process of locating.
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When I was 16 I was driving my parents car.
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chaosisme
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Joined: August 29, 2005
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Location: Orange County, Ca
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Nothing. I didnt get my license until I was 17.
But then I got a 91 Nissan 240SX.
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'65 1500 S [quareback]
'68 FI Sunroof Squareback
'70 Westy
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thummmper
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Joined: November 25, 2009
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Location: Meadow Valley, California Republic
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dark green 64 beetle got painted and baja'd.
at 19 the 67 squareback came along --this was 1984- I was 24 by then
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VolksytheBug
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Joined: November 26, 2011
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Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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This is where I spent most of my driving time hours at age 16:
(but ours wasn't painted this nicely)
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Now that there's a narrowed beam! |
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1970 Savannah Beige Beetle - Volksy
1965 Piper Cherokee 180 aircraft
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Daverham
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Location: USA
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I was 17 in 1995 when I got my first car.... 1965 Beetle for $500. Ran & drove just fine (never mind that the brakes went out on the way home  ). Minimal rust (just the battery area). I didn't know how lucky I was, but I loved her!
That's how all this madness began!
Within in a year I traded a "spare" engine for this one, and had it running in short order.
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PatterBon
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Joined: September 27, 2008
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Location: Copperas Cove, TX
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The car lived up to the old "F.O.R.D." adage (Found Off Road Dead) as that car seemed to break down about once a month.
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I always called it Fatally Obese Redneck Driver 
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1973 Standard Beetle
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66brm
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Joined: January 25, 2010
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Location: Perth Western Australia
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Found On Rubbish Dumps
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Dontburnit
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Joined: May 13, 2011
Posts: 264
Location: Manitoba
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1974 412. It was red. We (dad mostly) completely restored the body, interior amd engine. Swapped out the standard tranny for an automatic.
I drove it for 4 years until I rearended someone. That was the end of that one. Gotta dig up some pics next time I visit the folks.
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Bubusse
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Location: Rimouski, QC
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I was raised in France so I didn't get a licence before I was 18, though I did start driving before that. My first car was a Peugeot 104 just like this one :
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bluedirtbeetle
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Location: Tierra Azul, NM
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I had 1968 beetle wrecked it completely nearly killed myself I wish I had known how to drive back then. that was 21 years ago finally got another
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addison5429
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Location: WV
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Malokin Martin
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Location: E-burg
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Huge back seat.... Perfect for highschool...RIP Detroit steel. |
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Desertbusman
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Location: Arizona
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'39 Ford when it was less than 20 years old.
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super_sailor
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Location: San Diego, Bahrain
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a 68 chevy c10, and a 1962 ford falcon ranchero that was all cherry.
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Deuce Roadster
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Location: Fort Jackson SC ... almost
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I was 16 in 1964 ... and I had a 1961 Beetle ... all 40HP and almost no brakes. That's OK because the 40 HP was SO SLOW ...
It was great on gas ( 29 cents a gallon ) and my girl friend ( future wife ) and I cruised around and went to the beach A LOT.
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alain riaud
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Location: France
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We are not allowed to drive car before 18 in France.
But you can drive farm tractors on private land.
So, for me
Someca SOM35
Renault 22D
Monocylinder Lanz
And with a 5 000 pounds trailer, on slopes, it's not picnic
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deanatelly
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Joined: February 21, 2009
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Location: united kingdom kent
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:51 am Post subject: how uncanny |
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in reply to that i think i may well be in your flintstone car nowdays haha |
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babysnakes
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The car lived up to the old "F.O.R.D." adage (Found Off Road Dead) as that car seemed to break down about once a month.
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Actually, FORD stands for Fix Or Repair Daily |
I always called it Fatally Obese Redneck Driver |
Or...Fucked On Race Day |
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Paintedbus
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Location: salem, ma
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the 71 was mine @ 16.
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