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Skim
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Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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Skim
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim
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being saved by me
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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lbs_ft
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:16 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Skim
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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joel55bug
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Joined: January 26, 2005
Posts: 297
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:24 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I'd love to have that long panel. |
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iaccy
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Location: CT
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67ctbug
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Location: CT
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I want to go there so bad! I wonder where it is... I cringed a but every time one of them climbed on top of a bug though 
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'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
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SamboSamba22
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Joined: August 06, 2015
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Location: Benton, Arkansas
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I want to go there so bad! I wonder where it is... I cringed a but every time one of them climbed on top of a bug though |
I had to start this video, it looks almost identical to a spot I have here in Arkansas. Once a oasis for aircooled metal, has now become as seen here, a forgotten jungle of German steel.
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Oct. ’67 Double Cab (’68 Crew Cab)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-44412.png]Click to view image[/URL]
March '69 Delivery (Panel Bus)
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lbs_ft
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Joined: August 12, 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Wonder how long this has been sitting here... |
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EverettB 
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type2rescuemaine
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Joined: March 04, 2016
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Location: Maine
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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My dad and I rescued this 57 Kombi from the central Maine woods about a month ago. My dad's friend's friend had been riding his four-wheeler on a secluded trail when he happened upon this:
When we received pictures of the bus, we knew 1) we absolutely needed to have the bus and 2) it would be a heck of a project, even just to get it out, but we were up for it. Approximately 2 days after the discovery of the bus, we had been given the go-ahead from the landowner to extract the bus and take it home free of charge. It now sits at home, waiting anxiously to get some attention. There are many more pictures of this on my dad's instagram @burlyhammer. Keep an eye on the build threads!! |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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^^^ Interesting that they re-applied the pin stripe after the two-tone repaint.
Good find.
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type2rescuemaine
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:29 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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^^^ Interesting that they re-applied the pin stripe after the two-tone repaint.
Good find. |
Actually, the top half is original paint (with presumably OG pinstripe). The bottom half was repainted a darker blue. |
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chickengeorge
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Joined: August 18, 2004
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Location: Spokompton Warshington
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Wonder how long this has been sitting here... |
I love how this is slowly tearing that front wheel off! |
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:38 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Very saveable late 50's bug I found in Malta
DSC_0300_zpsad8bryeu by Me, on Flickr
DSC_0571_zpsvkdzar0j by Me, on Flickr
DSC_0572_zpspipgpc4s by Me, on Flickr
DSC_0574_zpsfoyj8838 by Me, on Flickr
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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HUGO bOSS
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Bunglebus
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Malta was a UK colony until fairly recently, so they drive on the correct side 
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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SKT
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