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67rustavenger
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Spotted this patina Square in the grocery parking lot.
I kinda like the phone dial wheels on it.
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EverettB 
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scottyrocks
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Yesterday, parked on Arkansas St (or Ave) in Denver, CO - a '70 or '71 Beetle, light blue with a roof rack. Anyone here?
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brass gears
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| Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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Got one! Sitting at a stop light. Looks to be a 71 or 72?
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OldSchoolVW's
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Lakeside, CA 10/25/24
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Shonandb
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This poor Vanagon has been in the Wild for a while and has an older non VW friend across the way. They both need to be revived.
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OldSchoolVW's
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Lowlight in La Mesa, CA 10/28/24
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Rome
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Mid-'60's Ghia Coupe seen while driving around for local errands, mid-October 2024. Parked at a repair shop along Rt 303 in Valley Cottage, New York (Rockland County in southern part of the state) with several other classic cars such as 1960's Chevy Corvair, Lincoln Continental. Narrowed front beam, rust repair panel joints surface rust. Engine lid drilled for "VOLKSWAGEN" emblem to the left of the license plate, but the lid is easily exchanged. '70/'71 rear bumper.
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OldSchoolVW's
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Santee, CA 1/17/25
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sportin-wood
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Does this count?  Local carnival is in town. Looks like custom mods to super beetles....
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zerotofifty
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| Shonandb wrote: |
This poor Vanagon has been in the Wild for a while and has an older non VW friend across the way. They both need to be revived.
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Vanagons are like the sign states, slow.
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OldSchoolVW's
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5/30/25 Broadway and Main in El Cajon, CA
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pondoras box
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:55 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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Spotted this 73 or later standard beetle at Walnut Creek Marina near Fairview, PA on Wednesday. Looks like a really clean car. It was a rare sight on a beautiful summer day. I know it’s not rare where a lot of you come from but up here in the rust belt it’s a special occasion to see an air cooled bug out and about. Are you a member if so let me know.
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Shonandb
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Saw this Bay getting on Hwy 1 at the 156th St HOV entrance to the Hwy.
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OldSchoolVW's
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| pondoras box wrote: |
It was a rare sight on a beautiful summer day. I know it’s not rare where a lot of you come from but up here in the rust belt it’s a special occasion to see an air cooled bug out and about.
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ACVWs aren't as common a sight for us as you might think. It's always a treat to see one out and about. The owner of this one has done a nice job preserving/restoring it. 
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