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finster
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KTPhil 
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Interesting taillight assemblies: I've never seen those painted taillight bezels on late lamps (same style as earlies).
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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| Interesting taillight assemblies: I've never seen those painted taillight bezels on late lamps (same style as earlies). |
As I recall they were an afterthought/quick fix to adapt the large tail lights to early style fenders. Not sure which markets got them at the time.
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NJ John
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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And those animals are goats? Kinda hard to tell.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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| NJ John wrote: |
| And those animals are goats? Kinda hard to tell. |
Look like little dogs from here.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
| Interesting taillight assemblies: I've never seen those painted taillight bezels on late lamps (same style as earlies). |
As I recall they were an afterthought/quick fix to adapt the large tail lights to early style fenders. Not sure which markets got them at the time. |
South Africa and possibly Nigeria. They also carried over the five-lug wheels and early headlights for a real mixed bag.
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NJ John
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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Those wheels are South African Sprint Stars. Like Oscar Pistorius.
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Blue Baron
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Brigitte Bardot
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Blue Baron
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RockStock
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1970s Liverpool Football Club winger Steve Heighway and his wife Sue stand beside their Volkswagen Beetle outside their Liverpool home, April 1971
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Blue Baron
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FarmerBill
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| Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:15 am Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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Arthur Fiedler
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That's funny, someone was selling "Arthur Fiedler's" beetle on the Boston area craigslist a year or two ago. Low miles and very clean if I remember. I wish I had taken a screenshot of the listing. |
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NJ John
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| Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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I don’t think these been posted before.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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Freddie’s a bus guy. |
In L.A., Freddie Freeman is a true celebrity for the WORLD CHAMPION L.A. DODGERS!!!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2024 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Celebrities with VWs |
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RockStock
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1970s Liverpool Football Club winger Steve Heighway and his wife Sue stand beside their Volkswagen Beetle outside their Liverpool home, April 1971
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Bill Shankly’s Liverpool squad team photo, 1970/71
Crazy being taken in the (training ground) car park!
Heighway was unusual as a footballer as he had a degree (Politics & Exonomics)
Knew his cars too 
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Blue Baron
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PaulD68
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| RockStock wrote: |
Bill Shankly’s Liverpool squad team photo, 1970/71
Crazy being taken in the (training ground) car park!
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How times have changed. Not much exotic metal in there. A couple of MK2 Cortinas, a Maxi, and a Beetle is a far cry from what's no doubt parked in there today. |
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