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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Bought the '65 a llama for Christmas.
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suebug Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2006 Posts: 1151 Location: The OC, SoCal, with my olympic cats
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Fish wrote: |
I saw a bunch of these at Home Depot today.
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If Chris can do it...so can I...at least mine is on correct. Gifts to myself. Doormat from Target:
Girls wear boy's underwear. From Old Navy. I got them for the Beetles not the Bays:
Will trade brief for llama.
Now the real good stuff. Allowed into my house only with the tree on correct of course. Scratching pillow for my cats from Vivaterra catalog:
A patient of mine knew I had VWs and a bus so they found me this insulated shopping bag:
My darling daughter gave me this mug with my favorite cocoa inside. The mug was in a gift bag with a treebus on it. Let's tear into the bag art.
Amazon had various gift envelopes for money or announcing what would arrive. I got this one to show you all. Let's hear about the tree on this bus.
Oh, almost forgot, this is from BigLots Store. A Christmas card pack but none of the cards inside are VW plus it's slammed:
_________________ '67 Beetle
'67 Squareback
'66 Sundial
'60 Single cab
'70 Bitchen 3-speed Schwinn
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suebug Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2006 Posts: 1151 Location: The OC, SoCal, with my olympic cats
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Finally found my cat. All these animals were at a distant Target except the llama. _________________ '67 Beetle
'67 Squareback
'66 Sundial
'60 Single cab
'70 Bitchen 3-speed Schwinn |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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suebug wrote: |
Will trade brief for llama. |
Will trade brief for llama for what? Llamas don't wear underwear. |
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aa390392 Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 3602 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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BarryL wrote: |
Bought the '65 a llama for Christmas.
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Love to see some more of that Kombie/11window? _________________ .
getting grumpy & less tolerant!
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56 delux sedan
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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aa390392 wrote: |
Love to see some more of that Kombie/11window? |
Standard.
Got tired of people hitting my bumper so I added the deluxe protection.
In it's original state a couple years after I bought it from Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1397067.jpg
They painted over the logos before they let me take it. I need to finish painting or else rub it back off.
Sheesh, didn't anybody get bus-esque presents? |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5535 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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BarryL wrote: |
Sheesh, didn't anybody get bus-esque presents? |
My haul this year.
Socks.
Double cab, 1:24 scale.
And this ~ 10 inch square, thin gauge sheet metal jet cut out of a bus. Not sure how to display it or if I will paint it. I might go for an out door mount and let it rust. That could be a cool look.
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Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery! |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4561 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Got these for Christmas from my wife:
The front side:
This is a fused glass ornament individually created by artist Kimberly Straub and sold on artisan site artfulhome.com Obvious flaws: it's lowered, wrong hubcaps, only three louver air intakes, reverse slash end bumper blades and I could go on and on! I love the tree on the roof (yep, wrong direction too!) Very cool anyway, so it will be hung up on our Christmas tree with many others!
The back side:
Also my wife bought these from another artist who hand makes these tiny (bumper to bumper 1 1/2" long) Beetles out of aluminum cans that she found out in New Mexico at an artist show...
And finally after giving her a few used ones to look at, I asked if my metal smith jewelry-making wife could try her hand and make me a few brass crimps for the curtain bungee cords for a SO-42 Campmobile. This is what she did:
Perhaps the best though was a Christmas letter and photos that arrived today from the Wisconsin camper/fisherman/backwoodsman John Lago! He and his infamous "Bondo Condo" are alive and running well in the way-northern backwoods of Wisconsin!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6114 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:09 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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My Sister gets me VW stuff:
_________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22568 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:23 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Daughter got me this one for Xmas
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Mile High Puma Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2009 Posts: 210 Location: Salida, Colorado
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Abscate wrote: |
Daughter got me this one for Xmas
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Just don’t put it in the microwave. I got the same one for Xmas and it cracked the first time I reheated my coffee, now a workbench pencil holder. _________________ 1965 Velvet Green DC |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Sheesh...just realized I forgot to post this Christmas stuff so bein's Valentine is tomorrow I better get these up now.
From bus owner daily driver wife:
Ice cube 23 Window maker official VW merchandise.
Incredible detail.
Figured I'd try orange juice.
Orange juice doesn't pop out of the mold very well but fun to eat.
Dish towel from Amazon: Rainy Day Illustrations.
Wife's sister gave this pillow cover. Don't know the artist or if there's a cat version. Actually I waited to post all these pictures till the Westminster Dog Show was over yesterday (right? winkey).
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is printed on the pillow so it might be the maker or the artist. The bus looks to be a '63 23 Window but has push buttons so...mebbie phake.
Fwiw I saw this while waiting at the doctor office and figured it might set the rules straight. I think it was Sunset or Westways magazine.
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Saw these at a local department store. I hope no one ever gets me one. To me it is actualized barf.
It is solar charged if that's any consolation. |
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silkvw Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 453 Location: Elgin, TX
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Nice, smooth ceramic bus bank from The Netherlands. My wife's boss brought it back from a trip.
_________________ '64 single cab Big Bend Bus Bash 2015 '16
'59 camper BBBB 2017 '18 '19 '20 '22 New Mexico
'70 Ghia........Bonneville,........TX Mile,........142 mph......(sold)
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Christmas card by K. Berrigan.
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Christmas cat card by Sommer Rayn.
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swharris Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2010 Posts: 496 Location: N. Orange County
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Abscate wrote: |
Daughter got me this one for Xmas
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I've got that one in blue. my mom brought it back from Germany...most likely made in China. lol. |
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turbo_g Father of Samba Cookie Lover
Joined: October 30, 2002 Posts: 717 Location: Laguna Hills, Ca
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Some recent bus related Xmas gifts/decorations...
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66 TinTop Westy SO42
63 Sub-hatch Westy SO33
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"Three out of four voices in my head say 'Go for it'." |
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:30 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Secret Santa gift at the office. It's home made of course, and even has a very nice tone to it.
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suebug Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2006 Posts: 1151 Location: The OC, SoCal, with my olympic cats
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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Gifts, including Christmas presents |
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Howdy Greg. Here's my new dish-cloth. The smart cat supervised the tree loading properly.
Too bad I can't hear the chime Zozo _________________ '67 Beetle
'67 Squareback
'66 Sundial
'60 Single cab
'70 Bitchen 3-speed Schwinn |
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