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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:58 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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aa390392
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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I would of loved to seen in real life, truley a kid in a candy store. Even in color would be nice.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:48 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:00 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Here's one for Tom.
Postal Beetle.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Yes, Standard oval. Could be the same car.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Second Air Force
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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I think this is an Oval, looks like a Standard model?
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Man, I love these Standard pictures, that car is nearly identical to the one we're restoring. Thanks to these photos I will be able to keep working on the small details!!
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EverettB
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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I think this is an Oval, looks like a Standard model?
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Man, I love these Standard pictures, that car is nearly identical to the one we're restoring. Thanks to these photos I will be able to keep working on the small details!! |
Cool, recreate this eating photo when you are done. 
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Yeah, with a liverwurst and sliced pickle whole grain bread sandwich!
The lowly Standard has a nice pinstripe along the waistline. |
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Second Air Force
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Yeah, with a liverwurst and sliced pickle whole grain bread sandwich!
The lowly Standard has a nice pinstripe along the waistline. |
Yes, the pinstripe is a nice feature of the Standards. Our car had chrome trim added at some point and the pinstripe was used as a guide to "drill" (ragged holes, I can attest to) holes for the clips.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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