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teahead Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2019 Posts: 326 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/174301717049
$150k? _________________ '63 German Walk-Thru Deluxe 15-window - SOLD |
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Bruce Amacker Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2007 Posts: 1786 Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69824 Location: Phoenix Metro
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5657 Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2010 Posts: 170 Location: North Okanagan, BC CANADA
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12409 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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_________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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peecee69 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 1572 Location: Annapolis, MD/Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Shortly Irrelevant in the current market... _________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12400
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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correct door handle orientation!
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5657 Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2010 Posts: 170 Location: North Okanagan, BC CANADA
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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It was AutoTrader's "Find of the Week" in August of 2014. The story was::
"Sean Turkington's two young boys know how to pick out a car. Being the son of a dealership owner has a few privileges, and while LA Motors (in Orillia, Ontario) mostly sells Chryslers, Fords, and Hondas, the kids had other ideas about what to stick in the showroom.
“They send me the [auction] catalog and I showed the boys this, and they really liked it. It caught my fancy a bit, but it caught their fancy even more and next thing I thought, boy, I guess I'm buying this thing.”
“This thing” is a 1966 VW Type 2 pickup with 42 inches cut out of the centre section. Yep. It's got flared nostrils, hairy eyebrows, airhorns, and Yosemite Sam totin' his six-shooters out back. According to the sign on the door, she's called Short n' Nasty, and the built-up air-cooled flat-four out back is ready to snarl.
What we have here is essentially a full-sized Hot Wheels, a stumpy, aggressively raked, pugnacious little pickup that's ten pounds of attitude in a five-pound bag. And, because it's a bench seat up front, that means three can ride.
“You wouldn't believe the attention it gets, people waving, yelling at you.” Oh, we'd believe it. This is the best thing ever.
Shortened VeeDubs like this are always custom jobs, although the mechanics of it aren't particularly complex. Because the Type 2 is rear-engined and rear-wheel-drive, cutting a section out of the middle to create something the size of a Smart car is relatively straightforward.
Short & Nasty's probably not the best thing for attempting land-speed records at the Bonneville salt flats, but air-cooled VW engines are easy to maintain, so it should be good, clean, reliable fun. Plus it looks like a hoot, and is the perfect thing for puttering around town on a Sunday morning, laughing at all the double-takes you get. It’d be like the a Sunday morning cartoon come to life.
While Turkington's dealership had a '57 Beetle some time back, this custom rig is really more a gift to his kids than part of a regular business. Like everything on the lot, it's for sale. Maybe we'll just say it followed us home – can we keep it?" _________________ 1956 Type 2 Ambulance
1957 Type 1 Deluxe
1975 914 2.0 litre
2017 Jetta TSI |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14269 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Isn't "short" and "nasty" together oxymoronic? |
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5657 Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2010 Posts: 170 Location: North Okanagan, BC CANADA
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Apron? We don't need no stinkin' apron . . .
_________________ 1956 Type 2 Ambulance
1957 Type 1 Deluxe
1975 914 2.0 litre
2017 Jetta TSI |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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The wheels just don't fit ( they belong on a 70-72 Monte Carlo), get some proper Jackmans in there. The wood gates also have to go. I could live with the interior as long as it smelled like liquid nails-forever- _________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22461 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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BarryL wrote: |
Isn't "short" and "nasty" together oxymoronic? |
It sounds like a good time on a Saturday night. _________________
t3kg wrote: |
OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
1964 1500 S
1964 T34 S Convertible
1977 Westfalia Camper pop-top |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69824 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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5657 wrote: |
Apron? We don't need no stinkin' apron . . .
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Color-matched oil cooler and louvered engine compartment sides.
Damn dude, are you sick of collecting trophies yet?
Technical question:
Do bullet holes in the fan shroud increase or decrease cooling? _________________ How to Post Photos
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Okie Adam Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2003 Posts: 1347 Location: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOklahoma
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:53 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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That burnt up dome light above the motor is the cherry on top of this sundae! _________________ Oil Capital Air Cooled
55 Wolfsburg Kombi
60 Walkthrough Kombi
62 Single Cab
66 21window
67 so42
76 Westy
64 Karmann Ghia |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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EverettB wrote: |
Technical question:
Do bullet holes in the fan shroud increase or decrease cooling? |
We need to call Raby for a flow test! _________________ nothing |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7050 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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cdennisg wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
Technical question:
Do bullet holes in the fan shroud increase or decrease cooling? |
We need to call Raby for a flow test! |
you made me look. I thought he had made the switch to subi motors a few years ago. glad i looked and found so much aircooled stuff still being done. _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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volksaddict Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2003 Posts: 1724
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Manifolds and air filters are short and sassy too
All the cooling air goes thru those louvres in the side panels? |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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That truck is fantastic, gets driven hard, and hauls ass over long distances. Those guys build some incredible machines up on the island.
Honestly I'm sad to see he is selling it. I love seeing that truck at shows all over the Northwest. _________________ nothing |
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