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grunwin
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 Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: VW gorilla |
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The topic of the VW Bug gorilla in western Vermont came up recently but I couldn't find my photo of it. Here he is. Enjoy. (If anybody knows the year of that bug I'll stick the photo in the appropriate gallery; I didn't want to offend anyone.)
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McHuntley
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Based upon what I can see of the bug, I think it is a 1973 standard beetle.
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grunwin
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What year do you think the gorilla is? Someone out there is from Salisbury; how old's the gorilla?
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crukab
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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| What year do you think the gorilla is? Someone out there is from Salisbury; how old's the gorilla? |
Hey, I'm not to far from there, maybe an hour, I'll try to go check it out this weekend, some freinds from L.I. sent me pics of it, Now I've got to go check it out, do you know if its on rt. 7 ??
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grunwin
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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It is definitely on Route 7...
Sorry about the lack of rotation. Strange things are afoot inside my computer.
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crukab
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I finally got time to check out the Gorilla , pretty cool for a Vermont road side attraction, its at a place called Pioneer Auto, the sell rusty late modle cars/ trucks,not alot to do w/VWs.
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URQ
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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I finally got time to check out the Gorilla , pretty cool for a Vermont road side attraction, its at a place called Pioneer Auto, the sell rusty late modle cars/ trucks,not alot to do w/VWs.
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I sure do see alot of rust on them cars!  |
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r39o
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Winter cars. In Europe I had a Renault 4 for the Winter. Heater worked good. I sure liked my GTI for the Summer...
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crukab
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Yea,most all the cars @ this place were larger, gas guzzler types, all w/ that RUSTY New England charm. 
They looked so nasty I did'nt want to let my DC near them........ 
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In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
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Dogpilot
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Ok,
I get the part with the VW in the air. What puzzles me is what is going on with the lower hand? Was there a Mrs Gorilla there before being goosed or what? Either way it looks un-wholesome, bound to end up as an election issue with some conservative or religious group.
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Bill E.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Pay-Up $UCKER
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meinvw
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:24 am Post subject: |
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Ok,
I get the part with the VW in the air. What puzzles me is what is going on with the lower hand? Was there a Mrs Gorilla there before being goosed or what? Either way it looks un-wholesome, bound to end up as an election issue with some conservative or religious group. |
The EPA made them do that to catch the oil leaks.
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Raggamuffin
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| Dogpilot wrote: |
Ok,
I get the part with the VW in the air. What puzzles me is what is going on with the lower hand? Was there a Mrs Gorilla there before being goosed or what? Either way it looks un-wholesome, bound to end up as an election issue with some conservative or religious group. |
The EPA made them do that to catch the oil leaks. |
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