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Bunglebus
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Borrowed from Facebook;
FB_IMG_1516441398643 by RS, on Flickr
FB_IMG_1516441409247 by RS, 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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Danpa
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:17 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Well, that's one way to lower a bug. Put about 30 gallons of Bondo on the roof.
Nobody will ever notice....
Dan
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6T5 square
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:19 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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What is the thought behind that? More headroom?
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Danpa
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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So now instead of just pillow top mattresses, we have pillow top bugs!
Dan
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EVfun
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Well, "pregnant rollerskate" really fits here!
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Junkyardjockey
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:45 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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taking the term 'fat chick' in a whole other direction! 
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Junkyardjockey
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well, there goes breakfast! 
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Junkyardjockey
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I agree , loose the rack and change the fives for some gas burners. narrowed beam and lay it on the pan. Got to have luv for 90's colors.  |
Just need to add some graphics and ground effects if you wanna have a flashback
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 whats up with the overdressed elderly ladies at a car show! or was the pic taken on the church lawn? |
They were going to pray over it
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Junkyardjockey
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Bondo abuse! How many gallons of bondo had to die to make this waste?
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Junkyardjockey
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This would actually look good if they had kept the stock Beetle nose on it rather than trying to make it look like a '40 Ford (I don't think they're fooling anyone).
Looks like quality work on the woodie part. |
That is SMOKIN' HOT! I would roll the slats off that!
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Bunglebus
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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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Bunglebus
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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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sovereignsamba
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chickengeorge
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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LOL. At some point in that chop, somebody stepped back, looked at it and said, "perfect". |
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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That's not bad.
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Bunglebus
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| chickengeorge wrote: |
LOL. At some point in that chop, somebody stepped back, looked at it and said, "perfect". |
At the first picture I was thinking OK not too bad, sunken lights and blended wings, and then the second 
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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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andk5591
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This would actually look good if they had kept the stock Beetle nose on it rather than trying to make it look like a '40 Ford (I don't think they're fooling anyone).
Looks like quality work on the woodie part. |
That is SMOKIN' HOT! I would roll the slats off that! |
I think that's the first curved windshield super I've seen done as a woodie. The car looks very well done....and from personal experience ( I have two), its a blast at a mixed make show when guys walk up and "oh yeah, that's one of those English Fords." And, those of us that build these are not trying to fool anyone - its about the look and we do it for ourselves.
The one area that is a REAL bitch is to get the roof/windshield transition and they did a real good job.
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andk5591
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That's not bad. |
Still going back and forth mentally on this one....Lots of really nice work....I'm just not sure....There is something that doesnt quite work for me...but can't put my finger on it....Front end? I dunno...Yeah - thats it...Ass end is really cool, but the front puts me in mind of a led sled...Like two different things going on.
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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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63Ragtop NZ
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Its as if the front end is saying ' Kill me, kill me, kill me!"
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chickengeorge
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Ass end is really cool, but the front puts me in mind of a led sled...Like two different things going on. |
Nailed it. That rear end is beautiful. Front?...not so much. |
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