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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:48 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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frenchroast Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2019 Posts: 678
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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RUNKLE Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2014 Posts: 4050
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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Gösta “Snoddas” Nordgren, Swedish entertainer.
_________________ Type 1
1950 Standard - 1959 Ragtop - 1961 Ragtop two fold - 1964 Sunroof
Type 3
1968 Squareback
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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Interesting tailpipe arrangement. |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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Martin Southwell Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2010 Posts: 971 Location: Bath, England
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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Interesting above - A March 59 on, Left Hand Drive, Morris 1000, with a London registration, pressumably in Germany. The car no longer exists on DVLA's database. |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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RUNKLE Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2014 Posts: 4050
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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I don’t know why you insist on cropping the crap out of these old photos. They tell a story, and there’s a lot going on in this one.
_________________ Type 1
1950 Standard - 1959 Ragtop - 1961 Ragtop two fold - 1964 Sunroof
Type 3
1968 Squareback
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:14 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ Type 1
1950 Standard - 1959 Ragtop - 1961 Ragtop two fold - 1964 Sunroof
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1968 Squareback |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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Here's another interesting prototype.
In 1950, Nordhoff decided VW needed to diversify, and offer a model below the Beetle, so Hastner devised this three-wheeled
prototype that used a two-cylinder VW engine. Beetle sales were picking up so rapidly at this point that plans were abandoned.
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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See, this is why we won the war. We use bikini-clad car washers, not this. |
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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2190 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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KTPhil wrote: |
See, this is why we won the war. We use bikini-clad car washers, not this. |
No. She's the flag girl.
Hard times. _________________ Andy
Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786 |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ Type 1
1950 Standard - 1959 Ragtop - 1961 Ragtop two fold - 1964 Sunroof
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos... |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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