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kody_katelyn2012 Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: hartford
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:59 pm Post subject: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Hello readers I want to talk about my self for a min, my name is kody and I am 24 years old. I love in pomeroy ohio and Hartford wv 10 min from each! My life has always revolved around herbie and I will tell you why.....I lost my grandmother when I was 5, she had bone cancer. I will never forget her, me step grandfather passed about 2 month after her in his sleep. our favorite thing to do which I am sure you can guess is watch herbie. I will always have them memories, always and forever. I have been wanting to find a bug around same year so I can replicate and have the real thing with the memories, it would be a long project cause I have not much money to do it all at once. I'm hoping my readers who have a heart can really help me, I know it sounds stupid to ask for help but there is people still in this world today that have such kind caring compassion. My biggest thing is I would like to do with the bug is use it to raise donations for cancer and donations to help children in need and for secret Santa, etc. I want to share my memories with everyone! If anyone can help I'd do anything. Mainly I just need the shell, I have a friend that does work on cars for a ride job. I want to thank you for reading my story! Pm or comments are very appreciative. God bless everyone! |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3619 Location: CT
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Sorry about your grandparents. If you want Herbie, you'll need a '63 ragtop beetle or a '62 but that has the wrong sunroof handle. They can get a bit pricey though. Just keep an eye here in the classifieds and on Craigslist. Good luck, what you said you want to do sounds great! _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:11 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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A ragtop early Beetle is a very desirable car & don’t usually come cheap. Save up what you can, do any & all odd jobs that you can & save up to buy the best one that you can. Be forever on the lookout for that familiar outline poking out from behind houses & barns. Good luck. And quit expecting people to give you stuff just because you have a sad story & top it off with a “God bless”, we all experience the death of loved ones.
If you find that forlorn VW in someone’s yard, and they’re willing to sell it but it’s for more than you have, offer to do work for them in return. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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kody_katelyn2012 wrote: |
Hello readers I want to talk about my self for a min, my name is kody and I am 24 years old. I love in pomeroy ohio and Hartford wv 10 min from each! My life has always revolved around herbie and I will tell you why.....I lost my grandmother when I was 5, she had bone cancer. I will never forget her, me step grandfather passed about 2 month after her in his sleep. our favorite thing to do which I am sure you can guess is watch herbie. I will always have them memories, always and forever. I have been wanting to find a bug around same year so I can replicate and have the real thing with the memories, it would be a long project cause I have not much money to do it all at once. I'm hoping my readers who have a heart can really help me, I know it sounds stupid to ask for help but there is people still in this world today that have such kind caring compassion. My biggest thing is I would like to do with the bug is use it to raise donations for cancer and donations to help children in need and for secret Santa, etc. I want to share my memories with everyone! If anyone can help I'd do anything. Mainly I just need the shell, I have a friend that does work on cars for a ride job. I want to thank you for reading my story! Pm or comments are very appreciative. God bless everyone! |
Starting with a bare shell and then obtaining parts to build a car would be the most expensive way to realize your dream. Save your money buy a complete car needing engine or transmission work, also do not buy anything with rust. Source your car from desert Southwest they are still there, I’d look on Craigslist. Summer is just around the corner get a job and start saving the money instead of asking for some nice person to give. Here’s an idea, get a job at a salvage yard. You’ll get an education in what it takes to put cars back together and maybe get leads on VWs going to scrap heap. When I was young we would cruise the working class neighborhoods looking for disabled VWs and bought many a car needing a clutch or fixing a loose head. You’d be surprised what people have sitting around. |
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Joe 20 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2005 Posts: 655 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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God Bless you too Kody... |
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kody_katelyn2012 Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: hartford
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Thank you! Hope you are having a good day! |
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lovethatconvertible Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2008 Posts: 1434 Location: Las Vegas N. V.
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1929 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
A ragtop early Beetle is a very desirable car & don’t usually come cheap. Save up what you can, do any & all odd jobs that you can & save up to buy the best one that you can. Be forever on the lookout for that familiar outline poking out from behind houses & barns. Good luck. And quit expecting people to give you stuff just because you have a sad story & top it off with a “God bless”, we all experience the death of loved ones.
If you find that forlorn VW in someone’s yard, and they’re willing to sell it but it’s for more than you have, offer to do work for them in return. |
Amen. I almost expected to see a"Go fund me" following this opening. _________________ '63 Ragtop |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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kody_katelyn2012 wrote: |
Hello readers I want to talk about my self for a min, my name is kody and I am 24 years old. I love in pomeroy ohio and Hartford wv 10 min from each! My life has always revolved around herbie and I will tell you why.....I lost my grandmother when I was 5, she had bone cancer. I will never forget her, me step grandfather passed about 2 month after her in his sleep. our favorite thing to do which I am sure you can guess is watch herbie. I will always have them memories, always and forever. I have been wanting to find a bug around same year so I can replicate and have the real thing with the memories, it would be a long project cause I have not much money to do it all at once. I'm hoping my readers who have a heart can really help me, I know it sounds stupid to ask for help but there is people still in this world today that have such kind caring compassion. My biggest thing is I would like to do with the bug is use it to raise donations for cancer and donations to help children in need and for secret Santa, etc. I want to share my memories with everyone! If anyone can help I'd do anything. Mainly I just need the shell, I have a friend that does work on cars for a ride job. I want to thank you for reading my story! Pm or comments are very appreciative. God bless everyone! |
Ok you come here and bring a trailer I’ll give you a mid 60s type 1 shell with a pan no title, very rough and major rust but hey it’s free to you. You’ll need a truck with a winch to get it out. When can we expect you? |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Still waiting to hear from “Kody”. |
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Sharp64 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 5305 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Still waiting to hear from “Kody”. |
Gasp! You mean he didn't jump at the offer? _________________ 1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Seems as though you call their bluff and they disappear like a fart in the wind.
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1929 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Even 2 to choose from! _________________ '63 Ragtop |
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sb001 Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2011 Posts: 10399 Location: NW Arkansas
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Seems as though you call their bluff and they disappear like a fart in the wind.
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That front bumper is too much work. _________________ I'm the humblest guy on this board.
1969 autostick sedan, family owned since new
1600 SP engine
Solex 30 PICT 3 carburetor
Bosch 113905205AE autostick distributor |
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1929 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Is that remnants of a gas heater exhaust under the front right fender? _________________ '63 Ragtop |
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Sharp64 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 5305 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Seems as though you call their bluff and they disappear like a fart in the wind. |
Because it’s a scam. I’ll bet if you offered to send them some cash, they would be PMing or emailing you their Western Union account in a heart beat. _________________ 1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3619 Location: CT
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Those two cars are nicer than mine... _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Seems as though you call their bluff and they disappear like a fart in the wind.
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That's because they're not ragtops & it needs to be a complete, running/driving, rustfree, low mileage, one owner, original paint...
Oh, and God Bless. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Hello everyone I'm looking.. |
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sorry if some one already said this but you can get a 63 and make your own rag top/sunroof. however if you want pure originality than this isn't for u . also i feel your pain. i lost my mother 4 years ago when SHE HAS lymphoma i was 10. AND YES a 63 rag top is very desirable. also from what you wrote it seems like you are new. is that true. |
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