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Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:42 pm

Can we possibly do a sticky on roofrack's? I am looking for one for my square and when I started looking for specific info, the search button yielded three pages with a lot of hte same questions.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?mode=results
Would just like to see some nice original and home made jobbies, and some tips on how to tell if a rack is specific to a notch, fasty, square, and wether or not they are O.G?

Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:46 pm

This is the sort of rack I am looking for. Nice wood slats, and it doesn't sit too high off the top of the car!

Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:14 am

here you go, Dustin...

http://geocities.com/weedzie1/rack/

Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:41 am

This is the roofrack of my '66 Fasty.

Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:43 am

Two types of roof rack that look very close indeed :-s

Pedro rack on mine and Connor on Jimmys.

Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:57 am

Both roofracks are looking good. :D

Is the roofrack made by Pedro hallow, especially the main side frames?

Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:02 am

DONGKG wrote: Both roofracks are looking good. :D

Is the roofrack made by Pedro hallow, especially the main side frames?

Yes.

Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:55 am

Looks like I stole a sweet one from you then. A little work but it's all mine. And what a travesty, it's going on a fat chick!

Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:16 am

Were those Pedro racks a limited run, or were they a custom order, or where there just a lucky few recipients of a limited edition hobby project?

Those things are SHARP—another 30 years and we'll all be talking about how rare they are, how hard to get, etc...like popout-seals, or a '71 steering column (both of which, I am sure, within 30 years will be readily available).

Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:21 am

type3dude wrote: Looks like I stole a sweet one from you then. A little work but it's all mine. And what a travesty, it's going on a fat chick!

I had my eye on that for a while, talked to the gu about it before there was even an ad up for it!

Lets see some original racks. The Pedro racks are sweet!

Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:34 am

Here's another short rack on Wilson's levitating Square.
Not sure of the manufacturer, or age.

Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:46 am

Nevada's rack on my sqaure going to Woodburn

Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:52 am

67stang302 wrote:

Nevada's rack on my sqaure going to Woodburn

Nice rack! That is pretty much what I am looking for.. Is it metal slats?

Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:40 pm

This is Russ's old 65 square with what I think is the best square rack out there. Its a modified Volvo rack. This is of it prior to paint and putting the wooden slats back in.

And this bueaty is a garage sale find. Dosnt it look awsome on my old notch!

Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:28 pm

DMNCLNR wrote: 67stang302 wrote:

Nevada's rack on my sqaure going to Woodburn

Nice rack! That is pretty much what I am looking for.. Is it metal slats?

Yea it is metal slats or tubes I should say. I will have Nevada post up the details on the rack

Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:30 pm

Here is a rack that was mounted to a Notchback and then I bought it and put it on the sqaureback

Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:25 pm

Chory wrote: Were those Pedro racks a limited run, or were they a custom order, or where there just a lucky few recipients of a limited edition hobby project?

Those things are SHARP—another 30 years and we'll all be talking about how rare they are, how hard to get, etc...like popout-seals, or a '71 steering column (both of which, I am sure, within 30 years will be readily available).
They were a limited item, but he did post up saying he had some for sale while he was building them....but I'm sure he can make one for you. He also makes the rear deck lid rack for Notch, T34 Ghia, and Fastback.

I still think he needs to have a "Roof Rack by Pedro" or "Pedro Roof Rack" retro style sticker, with his own serial # on it, preferably orange with black lettering in a long oval shape with a border of some sort to place on the rear, port side, looking outward, wood slat.....just a thought!

Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:35 pm

Hourglass Rack

Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:00 pm

Pedro's Roof Racks Collection STYLE (full) #1

Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:10 pm

Pedro's Collection STYLE (full) #2