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hopkin 
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In addition to the CD I posted earlier on this thread:
I also have these:
and this DVD set from the UK:
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Zundfolge1432
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I guess coffee would be weird to someone that doesn’t drink it but to the rest of us this is perfectly normal. This ones a super 
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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bug pack parts....some are pretty, useless but pretty.....  |
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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| bug pack parts....some are pretty, useless but pretty..... |
Pics or it didn’t happen. |
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Fish
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| Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:16 am Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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Not weird, but this tee shirt I got. I've never seen a Ghia with dual trun signals. Was this ever a real thing? Or did someone not know any better and just photoshop some on?
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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^^ not factory fitted, not even vw indicators. Not sure why anybody would fit them...
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| Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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They look a bit like these accessories someone added to a Bug back in the day (from vintage photos thread in Beetle - 1958-1967 forum:
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jeromevw312
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| Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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I don’t even currently own a bus, but have wasted a ton of time digging threw piles of old Licence plates on vacation looking for a “181” plate for my Thing. Also just kept me occupied wile wife, daughters and mother-in-law shopped.
Odd how every other knick-knack vendor on the island has a stack of old Licence plates. Found 818, 1801, 981 but no 181. |
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I bought a white "VW First Act" Electric Guitar 7 or 8 years ago at a yard sale. It's never been played nor even had strings installed. The story I was told by the seller is that for a few years, maybe around 2005 to 2009?, VW gave away Electric Guitars with new VW's. The guitars color matched the color of the car it came with. The serial number of the car is actually on the back of the head stock. Hard to see in the photo, but the 3 chrome buttons on the body have "VW" in the center.
I had never owned a VW and I do not play guitar, but for some reason I had to have it. Little did I know that in 2019, I would buy an Ivory colored Karmann Ghia???? I had forgotten all about the guitar until I read this thread.  I've never again heard about these guitars. Very unique advertising!!
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Fish
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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I bought a white "VW First Act" Electric Guitar 7 or 8 years ago at a yard sale. It's never been played nor even had strings installed. The story I was told by the seller is that for a few years, maybe around 2005 to 2009?, VW gave away Electric Guitars with new VW's. The guitars color matched the color of the car it came with. The serial number of the car is actually on the back of the head stock. Hard to see in the photo, but the 3 chrome buttons on the body have "VW" in the center.
I had never owned a VW and I do not play guitar, but for some reason I had to have it. Little did I know that in 2019, I would buy an Ivory colored Karmann Ghia???? I had forgotten all about the guitar until I read this thread. I've never again heard about these guitars. Very unique advertising!!
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That's cool. The VW finger sign is hilarious. Around the same time (2005) there was a commercial with a hip hop German engineer throughing that sign.
If the color matches your Ghia flip that plate and have it engraved with your vin number.
Huh oh, missing hardware.
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finster
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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you can get a split bus face mask, yay!
http://tinyurl.com/ybkrn273 if interested...
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Weird stuff you’ve bought just because it has a VW theme |
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I picked up a VW guitar a few years ago. It’s actially not bad for a fairly low end guitar. I believe they came in 4 different colours (Red, black, white, and blue?) I have a red one. It also came with some VW picks, and a strap made out of seatbelt webbing.
Kind of a cool conversation piece for nerds like me. |
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Mrs. Fish found these online and though I should share here.
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Mrs. Fish found this one on Pinterest. What do you get the bus lover who has everything?
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I am not big on collecting odd VW stuff but my wife found these pillows and I like them.
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If I ever own a house with pool (unlikely) I would have a schwimmer floating in it with an mg34 super soaker! 
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