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Fattie I'd roll it
Joined: November 27, 2005 Posts: 5582 Location: louisiana
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:04 am Post subject: |
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who said it was odd ? _________________ Donate and help me get another aircooled dub to share with you guys www.paypal.me/WhosCare |
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linux_blAcky Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2009 Posts: 115 Location: Cologne, Germany
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:19 am Post subject: |
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the flat cooling rotor ist a old riechert conversion (or willibald?), if i remember correct. something from the eighties.
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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An old pic of my Fraser Nash replica kit car. I call it an abortion with great reluctance, since I love the car, but it has pickup-truck side mirrors and 5-spoke mag wheels where almost all others have wire wheels and vintage-style mirrors.
Does anyone here think it's an abortion? |
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GeorgeL Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2006 Posts: 7346
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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vwninja32 wrote: |
pretty cool.. has potential... any photoshops?? |
Umm, it isn't that hard to do. Why not give it a try yourself? |
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GeorgeL Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2006 Posts: 7346
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Old Grimey wrote: |
An old pic of my Fraser Nash replica kit car. I call it an abortion with great reluctance, since I love the car, but it has pickup-truck side mirrors and 5-spoke mag wheels where almost all others have wire wheels and vintage-style mirrors.
Does anyone here think it's an abortion? |
Nope, and it's home-made so it fits the rather broad and flexible criteria of this thread. Any more pics? |
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icekoffee Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2005 Posts: 1239 Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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not sure if its on here yet... it is homemake but i think its bad ass
_________________ 1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
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Bender Samba Member
Joined: June 11, 2007 Posts: 1068 Location: Wilton Manors
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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icekoffee wrote: |
not sure if its on here yet... it is homemake but i think its bad ass
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x2.....this car has style...Me like.....Gangsta... _________________ Bite my shiny metal ass
'59 Twin Turbo Vert Beetle
'65 13 Window Deluxe
LuftWagens Klub Candy-ass free
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sixty9fasty Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2004 Posts: 1066 Location: crockett, ca
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Bender wrote: |
icekoffee wrote: |
not sure if its on here yet... it is homemake but i think its bad ass
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x2.....this car has style...Me like.....Gangsta... |
Like the concept.... not sure how I feel about the execution... |
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iVolkswagen The Modern-Day Hippie
Joined: October 21, 2008 Posts: 1436 Location: Huntsville, Alabama
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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Wow that think is freaking awesome! Only thing i dont like is the exhaust. _________________ TJ
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doc1369 Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2010 Posts: 2859 Location: Las Vegas, NV, again
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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That thing makes it's own catagory, German lead. _________________ Fatchicks: Daily drivers, donor cars, collectibles. What can't they do? |
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icekoffee Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2005 Posts: 1239 Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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guy drove it from long island to effingham il _________________ 1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
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GeorgeL Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2006 Posts: 7346
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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iVolkswagen wrote: |
Wow that think is freaking awesome! Only thing i dont like is the exhaust. |
Yeah, that does seem like an afterthought. All those curves and then that stubby thing sticking straight out.
That thing needs a pair of graceful shark fin style tips
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Ravinsomniac Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2009 Posts: 300 Location: Palm Beach Gardens
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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doc1369 wrote: |
mike yapps wrote: |
From the street rod show today!
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Isn't it bad enough they put 350's in ford's???? |
I agree !
They should take all the Chevy 350's and use them to plug up the pipe that's leaking all the oil into the Gulf ! |
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shano63 Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006 Posts: 3596 Location: Stormville NY
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Is this the same guy??
_________________ 63 T1 Ragtop Gulf Blue
08 Civic 5spd
22 Wrangler 6spd
78 F250 4x4 4spd
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Cobey Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2004 Posts: 2022 Location: Lost in NorCal Space
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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zuhaelter_82 wrote: |
Fresh from the drive home from work...
I think it wants to be a baja but has second thoughts... Could have been worse. |
Close. It was a wannabe baja and the new owner has been slowly moving it back to a more stock look. He is especially not fond of the fenders. _________________ (0)(=|=)(0) 68 Ghia Vert - Gina
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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GeorgeL wrote: |
Old Grimey wrote: |
An old pic of my Fraser Nash replica kit car. I call it an abortion with great reluctance, since I love the car, but it has pickup-truck side mirrors and 5-spoke mag wheels where almost all others have wire wheels and vintage-style mirrors.
Does anyone here think it's an abortion? |
Nope, and it's home-made so it fits the rather broad and flexible criteria of this thread. Any more pics? |
I've got a couple better-quality ones I just uploaded to the gallery, these were far more recent pictures, with the truck mirrors and 5-spoke wheels replaced. I didn't want to go with the Chevy hub adapter and Cragar steel-spoke route that so many Fraser Nash, Bugatti and Gazelle kits had gone down, and I wasn't going to pony up the bucks to put adapters for wire-spoke wheels on at the time either, so I went with wire-spoke 1980s Oldsmobile hubcaps that had the center caps painted black.
(The dash)
(From the side, it has a nutmeg-colored Jeep vinyl top and tonneau installed by this time, with the spare tire removed) |
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andk5591 Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2005 Posts: 16754 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Agree with earlier post good concept with some execution flaws - But I appreciate what was done.
My critique - Wheel choice is wrong for a led sled look.Salt flat disks, spinners or something more along those lines are needed. Same with exhaust. Duals almost in stock location would have worked better. Front edge of roof doesnt quite work - a visor would maybe fix it. Rear fenders don't quite do it for me..
_________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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Fattie I'd roll it
Joined: November 27, 2005 Posts: 5582 Location: louisiana
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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andk5591 wrote: |
Wheel choice is wrong for a led sled look.Salt flat disks.....or something more along those lines are needed. |
I was just about to type that but I'll add... some WW or RW tires would also be nice _________________ Donate and help me get another aircooled dub to share with you guys www.paypal.me/WhosCare |
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tabney Samba Member
Joined: December 28, 2009 Posts: 188 Location: Louisville
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Very 30's and 40's art deco to me. I love it. _________________ 1971 Doublecab - Bertha
1966 Beetle - George |
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Dave24 Samba Hack Purist
Joined: April 14, 2004 Posts: 7442 Location: Hablamos Ingles, So. Cal.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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