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Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:21 pm

I picked up this 1969 about a year ago. I don't know for sure but it looks like it was built in the 80's or 90's. It was not running and had been suffering from a lot of neglect. It has went through several owners and even ended up on a used car lot at one time according to the guy I got it from. The paint and interior have survived very well. It has four wheel disc brakes, fiberglass flip open front end, wide fiberglass rear fenders, filled exhaust cutouts, underside of car as well as transmission and engine block are painted to match, spun aluminum gas tank, welded drop spindles, aftermarket pop up sun roof, chrome bolt in roll bar, one piece door glass, VDO gauges in fiberglass dash, Procar seats, big stereo, baby turbo mirrors, 1915 engine with 40IDF's, merged exhaust, deep sump, full flow oil system and unknown internals. I got it running and got everything working as it should but I am pretty much leaving it as it was built. I did however remove the hubcaps and trim rings and painted the wheels a copper color.

Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:36 am

Pulled Oh Simon into my shop yesterday.

Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:44 am

spotted this on CL
volkschwaggin
https://springfield.craigslist.org/pts/d/loose-creek-custom-74-bug-purple/7002715457.html

Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:24 am

That car was probably dope in 1988

Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:23 pm

EverettB wrote: That car was probably dope in 1988

I think what you meant to say was they were on dope in 1988 when they built this car!

Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:40 pm

pondoras box wrote: EverettB wrote: That car was probably dope in 1988

I think what you meant to say was they were on dope in 1988 when they built this car!

you must have not been around in the 80s :D

Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:32 pm

zabo wrote: pondoras box wrote: EverettB wrote: That car was probably dope in 1988

I think what you meant to say was they were on dope in 1988 when they built this car!

you must have not been around in the 80s :D

You got me. I was pretty young and didn't like that style of paint but it did seem to be popular on a lot of VWs.

Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:50 am

saw this on CL and thought it might slip in here.

no connection to the ad or seller. but here's the ad if anyone knows about the bug in Detroit.
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/wyandotte-1966-vw-bug-dragstrip/7022536527.html

Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:21 pm

Best thread on the whole Samba..

Back in about '98 or so, my friend and I decided to build him an '80s Style Cal Looker,
So even way back then we were preserving the look..

Still have the car, drive it all the time.

Decklid Standoffs Forever!!!!

Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:23 pm

Still trying to get the guts to put on a set of turbo mirrors,
Rossi headlights,
And a wink! :wink:

:lol:

Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:58 am

danfromsyr wrote: saw this on CL and thought it might slip in here.

no connection to the ad or seller. but here's the ad if anyone knows about the bug in Detroit.
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/wyandotte-1966-vw-bug-dragstrip/7022536527.html

Looks like IDA's, two step MSD, etc. I bet its got some good heads and internals too. Would be a great project if it were closer...

Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:10 am

Bustom is for sale. It`s been a long time since I`ve seen this one.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/d/scotts-valley-1967-vw-custom-bus/7065284247.html

Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:56 pm

So the first picture is mine, which I still have. This was done in the late 80's. The rest of the pics are from a couple shows in Canada in 90 or 91.

Enjoy.

Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:28 pm

It's a shame so many of these pictures were loaded through PB. Can't enjoy any of them. :(

Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:30 pm

Bryan67 wrote: Bustom is for sale. It`s been a long time since I`ve seen this one.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/d/scotts-valley-1967-vw-custom-bus/7065284247.html :lol: He post a pic of the calendar it was in but no pix of the actual Bus???

Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:15 pm

Simon used to live down the street from me. He had a zwitter and a euro 60 vert. There was also 3 or 4 og paint ovals and an original paint 23 in his yard. His brothers. I would never of thought he would get rid of the ghia. I went with him to pick that motor up. It was a 1776 he bought from so cal imports. Probably in 1995.

Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:26 am

Here is my Blast from the Past. Hot VW 7/87 I'll be starting a thread soon. Mainly because I know NOTHING about drag racing. Should be fun!

Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:01 pm

bigryanh wrote: So the first picture is mine, which I still have. This was done in the late 80's. The rest of the pics are from a couple shows in Canada in 90 or 91.

Enjoy.

I think I have photos of that car from a Bug show in Calgary in the early 90s.

Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:15 pm

bandi wrote: bigryanh wrote: So the first picture is mine,
which I still have. This was done in the late 80's. The rest of the pics are from a couple shows in Canada in 90 or 91.

Enjoy.

I think I have photos of that car from a Bug show in Calgary in the early 90s.

I would be interested in seeing them? I have had the car since the early 90's.

Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:23 pm

Bad Temper II can be yours.....

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2501184