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Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:46 pm

My ‘66 went to a new home today. I rarely keep cars more than 2 or 3 years before getting bored and move on to something else. Probably going to get an Audi S4 or a P71 Crown Vic now. I’ll probably still lurk around here every now then.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me out over the last few years on here.

Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:52 pm

Good looking car. You'll miss it, especially if you put some work into it.
It was less than a year before I had to have another one.
Have fun with whatever you end up with.

Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:56 pm

Interests come and go. I'm glad to see you used and enjoyed the car for what it was meant for while you had it, a preferable situation versus the typical case of folks leaving a car to rot while saying "I'm gonna restore it someday"... and now it's passed on to another to hopefully get the same use and enjoyment that you had.

Thanks for sharing your experiences, maybe we'll see you again in a decade or so when the Bug bites you a second time. :wink:

Fri Dec 07, 2018 4:48 pm

Say it ain't so !!!

Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:34 pm

mukluk wrote: Interests come and go. I'm glad to see you used and enjoyed the car for what it was meant for while you had it, a preferable situation versus the typical case of folks leaving a car to rot while saying "I'm gonna restore it someday"... and now it's passed on to another to hopefully get the same use and enjoyment that you had.

Thanks for sharing your experiences, maybe we'll see you again in a decade or so when the Bug bites you a second time. :wink:

Ditto!

Have a good life! Wish you the best!

Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:41 pm

Nooooooo!

Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:50 pm

Hey Cali_Army_guy,
I has been an honor sir. I wish you well in your life's adventures.
I for one will miss your fantastic beautiful photography!
A salute!

Nice getting to know you Ben.

Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:18 pm

Ditto on sharing your great photos with us....I was always jealous of your scenery out there.

Best of luck to you.

Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:12 pm

Hey, check in now and then, let us know what you are up to!
Vaya con Dios, amigo.

Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:54 pm

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I’ll still pop in here and there to see what’s going on.

Oh and I might go check out a corvair project this weekend :lol:

Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:30 pm

Thanks for taking the time to update us on your Beetle, and for the photos. Glad you took the finished Beetle on some road trips.

VW friend has a primo stock '69 Corvair Monza Coupe which I could look over closely last year. That last generation has some excellent features for a classic driver- large trunk, flat floor, compact overall size, nice styling, unusual engine sound, and independant rear suspension. Better higher-speed highway car. Hope that aircooled alternative works out for you.

Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:14 pm

Great looking car you have (had) there. Best wishes for your future endeavors.

Sat Dec 08, 2018 3:03 pm

Cali_Army_Guy wrote: P71 Crown Vic

I saw one a couple days ago. Blocking an intersection. Its driveshaft was laying on the pavement. Apparently not an uncommon situation with the aluminum driveshaft in those cars.

Sat Dec 08, 2018 3:47 pm

Cali_Army_Guy wrote:
Oh and I might go check out a corvair project this weekend :lol:

Or... how about a nice T34?