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Bobs67vwagen
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 Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:29 pm Post subject: Stained glass vw bug |
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My wife participated in an arts and crafts show today in our community. One of the stained glass pieces she created attracted a lot of attention from people young and old. I thought I would share it here with the samba people. Thanks
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iowegian 
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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The lady has some serious skills----and it looks just like your '67.  |
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EverettB
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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| iowegian wrote: |
| The lady has some serious skills----and it looks just like your '67. |
Skilled yes. But '67 has the older style bumpers.
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zerotofifty
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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A friend's friend made this for me...
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Bobs67vwagen
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Location: Eastern north carolina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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| To iowegian, Everett, and cusser, my wife is humbled by your kindness and says she will try to me more accurate to the year when she does another one. I am suggesting a split window for the next one. Thanks bob |
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Bobs67vwagen
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Location: Eastern north carolina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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| Zerotofifty that is some nice work, tedious too kind of like replacing the roof window seals on a 21 window. |
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iowegian
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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| Cusser wrote: |
| iowegian wrote: |
| The lady has some serious skills----and it looks just like your '67. |
Skilled yes. But '67 has the older style bumpers. |
No---it is a '67 with updated bumpers.  |
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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I like that Bob's wife nailed the foggy windows on her stained glass project.
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Bobs67vwagen
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Location: Eastern north carolina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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| Rusty I think that was her way of showing what it was like to drive a bug in the winter in the northeast. She would drive with a blanket over her and a scraper on the seat to make short work of the ice on the INSIDE of the windshield. You probably have some experience with this cold weather bug phenomena in the Pacific northwest. She loved her yellow bug in spite of this shortcoming! |
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: Stained glass vw bug |
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| Bobs67vwagen wrote: |
| Rusty I think that was her way of showing what it was like to drive a bug in the winter in the northeast. She would drive with a blanket over her and a scraper on the seat to make short work of the ice on the INSIDE of the windshield. You probably have some experience with this cold weather bug phenomena in the Pacific northwest. She loved her yellow bug in spite of this shortcoming! |
I did and fixed the problem with a Chinese diesel heater mounted in the trunk of the car. The windows only get foggy when they glass is really cold, once the heater starts doing it's job the windows clear in short order.
Plus, the car is nice and warm inside for long drives over the Coast range in the winter months.
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Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
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2003 Astrovan? GFYS again, Xevin!
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