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turbomustang84 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Albuquerque
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject: anyone have a pic of the beetle lil" Bugger |
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I think they came out in 73 or 74 it was a motor home that was half motor home and the nose was a beetle or super beetle .
I have not seen one of these in at least 20 years ,My Aunt owned one but it had a pinto front end
.they were all called lil Buggers even the pinto version ,
obviously they did not sell too well but I would love a pic or two of them ,I would actually buy one if I found one for sale . |
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morymob Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2007 Posts: 4683 Location: east-tn
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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do a search,was one for sale earlier in summer,think was in Ohio. |
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CHB73SB Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2008 Posts: 385 Location: Waynesboro Virginia
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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is this what you are looking for?
according to the website where i found the pic there was only 200 made. _________________ 1973 Super Beetle |
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morymob Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2007 Posts: 4683 Location: east-tn
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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I have a copy of the bug magazine where the co that made them did a good writeup/pics. They made some, also sold kits,u supply bug chassismwere in cal somewhere. |
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morymob Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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the pic posted isnt like the one by-lil bugger-co,could be modified one. theirs had full door just past corner on dvr side, rv style but narrow. |
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germanysfinest Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2008 Posts: 381 Location: L.A. CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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do a search for vw minihome on google |
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turbomustang84 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Albuquerque
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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is this what you are looking for? |
same idea but not exactly |
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SkrapMetal Samba Hornblaster
Joined: January 18, 2006 Posts: 2558 Location: Dallas, TX
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Winnebugo _________________ oo9less since 2007
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turbomustang84 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Albuquerque
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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I have a copy of the bug magazine where the co that made them did a good writeup/pics. They made some, also sold kits,u supply bug chassismwere in cal somewhere. |
I would love a scan of that or atleast the issue info so I could search ebay
I have been searching for the last couple of years for pics and or info on the LIL" Bugger |
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turbomustang84 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Albuquerque
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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I found some on a fiat site
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blue72beetle Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2008 Posts: 846 Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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JeffDeWitt Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2008 Posts: 532 Location: Deep in the heart of NC
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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turbomustang84 wrote: |
I found some on a fiat site
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Someone was having fun in the darkroom, those pictures are the same except the one with the Thing is fake. |
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Matt Anderson Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2006 Posts: 206 Location: Austintown, OH
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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I'd love to see her cook in the pouring rain and then go to sleep in an area that a monkey couldn't even f@$* a football in. |
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JeffDeWitt Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2008 Posts: 532 Location: Deep in the heart of NC
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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And this one is just a really bad fake!
These days of course we would say they were Photoshopped, but people were faking pictures LONG before Photoshop came along! (I've got a picture of my Grandfather with Charles Lindberg and Mayor La Guardia, we are pretty sure the only place they all got together was in my Grandfathers darkroom! |
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Matt Anderson Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2006 Posts: 206 Location: Austintown, OH
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Does it come with the Leisure suit too? There was one for sale somewhere by Athens, OH this summer. |
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Lotrat Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2007 Posts: 2528 Location: Vista, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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I still want one of these...
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19super73 Hardcore Stock Nazi
Joined: October 18, 2007 Posts: 4351 Location: Cité Soleil
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morymob Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2007 Posts: 4683 Location: east-tn
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: |
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The lil-Bugger article is in=Dune Buggies & Hot VWs dated January1976. There is a #48287 also,dont know its connection. Also have same mag with article converting vw to 2-cyls by a n-west college as a school project. I did this same thing about 5yrs earlier 1974 due to oil embargo,needed better mi,and mostly didnt have enuf parts/money to do a full eng,drove about 6 mo to work in-town,got around pretty good. Seriously thinking of doing another,have some ideas to test out. |
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MonkeySee Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2013 Posts: 209 Location: Big D
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:18 am Post subject: Re: anyone have a pic of the beetle lil" Bugger |
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Can't find any info on these things other than this thread.
Last edited by MonkeySee on Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Epilog79 Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2009 Posts: 218 Location: Tigard,Oregon
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:03 am Post subject: Re: anyone have a pic of the beetle lil" Bugger |
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We were up at the Northwest Vintage Show in Seattle Washington this summer and there was a SuperBugger. It was pretty cool. It won an award. There was a steady stream of onlookers all day. Here are a few pics that my son took.
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