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Shonandb  Samba Member

Joined: January 12, 2019 Posts: 2024 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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finster wrote: |
gatwick airport 1968
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Was that the airport or ferry terminal parking lot...? _________________ *******************************
76 Westy with a 2.5L Subaru SOHC + Vanagon (010) Automatic Transaxle
Build & Trip Thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=758760
Previous 1973 Panel Bus:
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Shonandb  Samba Member

Joined: January 12, 2019 Posts: 2024 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Saw this pic "The Horror" on another site a while back. It may already be on one of these pages and I'll remove if it is.
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76 Westy with a 2.5L Subaru SOHC + Vanagon (010) Automatic Transaxle
Build & Trip Thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=758760
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9935 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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^we have had it before but it's ok. I remember that rare red fiat neckar coupe in the centre
_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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stale air Samba Member

Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5653 Location: Senoia Ga, formerly NorCal
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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_________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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FarmerBill  Samba Member

Joined: July 25, 2017 Posts: 857 Location: New England
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Quick question, what event involved dudes flexing in the back of a baja pickup while driving around a racetrack? |
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stale air Samba Member

Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5653 Location: Senoia Ga, formerly NorCal
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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FarmerBill wrote: |
Quick question, what event involved dudes flexing in the back of a baja pickup while driving around a racetrack? |
1979 Cart California 500. Ontario, Ca.
Honestly though, I wondered the same thing. But hey, she's into it...  _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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René R. Samba Member

Joined: July 06, 2015 Posts: 1765 Location: No. Calif.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Marin City flea market (just north of SF) circa 1975:
_________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996) |
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stale air Samba Member

Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5653 Location: Senoia Ga, formerly NorCal
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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René R. wrote: |
Marin City flea market (just north of SF) circa 1975:
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Wow, I used to go down to that flea market all the time, and always seemed to bring something home. Now its, go figure, a shopping center. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9935 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9935 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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KTPhil  Samba Member

Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 35832 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Do I spy a couple of Dashers in that lineup? _________________ Current Fleet:
- '71 Fastback
- '69 Westfalia
Retired:
- '67 Beetle
- '65 Beetle (x2)
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9935 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:57 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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^ yes indeed. the passat, or wind of change, is blowing in... _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9935 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Yesterday 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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EverettB  Administrator

Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 71476 Location: Phoenix 602
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9935 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Today 3:13 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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that's how it was labelled. quote from wiki - the RX-3 Sports Wagon, was sold for just one year in the U.S., from 1972 to 1973 _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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