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Gr0unded Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2018 Posts: 256 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Cusser wrote: |
Looks similar to where Oddjob took a sniper shot at James Bond in "Goldfinger"
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That was going through my mind as well. Beautiful scene _________________ B r i a n
1976 VW Type 1 Beetle - Standard
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alex857 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2010 Posts: 708 Location: Stuttgart/Germany
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Rome wrote: |
Excellent photo, Alex!
Stelvio! I've been fortunate to drive it 3 times, though in a modern car. Did you drive conservatively up the pass, or give the suspension a good workout in your Beetle? |
I drove up not speeding, but quick enough to give the new Konis a workout... with some stops due to the incredible scenery. Beetles just love narrow curves. I was lucky because there was only little traffic. Normally, stelvio is overcrowded with bikers, cyclists, buses and mobile homes these days. |
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Ricache Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2012 Posts: 53 Location: Wylie,TX
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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IamZardoz wrote: |
Showed up for my first informal Dallas Air Cooler meetup this morning. Not much of a turnout today but nice to meet Rob and George. Im sure we will get more later. Made it home with no issues but gosh that rear main is leaking pretty good now. Engine comes out next week! Rob belongs to the 54, mine is the 74 in the pics. |
I see Sonja in the 2nd pick. I'll try to make it next month. _________________ _________________________________
'70 Westy
'70 Bug |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Alex - beautiful pictures. Every one of them. _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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Fair-cooled Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2020 Posts: 181 Location: Charlottetown, PEI,Canada.
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Hi everyone. I had a lot of running around town to do today, picking up tools and supplies for my planned distributor replacement today. So after all that was done I took my ‘74 Super to Charlottetown ‘s Victoria Park. Here are a couple of pics, looking out over Charlottetown Harbour from Victoria Park.
Although you cannot see the opening of the harbour to the Northumberland Strait, but it is about 500 meters wide and about 60 meters deep. This opens into a large bay that can accommodate 3 very large cruise ships. During normal years ( no Covid19) we have about 40 to 50 large cruise ships visit our little city. Most cruises start at either New York City, or Boston and cruise north first to St John, New Brunswick, then on to Halifax, Nova Scotia ( Home of the famous “Bluenose” Racing schooner, then Charlottetown PEI ( Home of Canadian Confederation where the founding fathers of this country met to plan independence from Great Britain ).Obviously a very historic little city. Next the ships usually travel up the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City. After this the final stop is Montreal. Jay Leno says it’s the most beautiful city in North America! Normally the cruise people fly home from here, and a new cruise begins going the opposite way, but usually it makes the same stops.
That was my bug driving for today,
Darren. _________________ ————————
‘74 Super beetle, originally from California until 5 years ago.
Seize the day...not the Engine... |
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1195 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 4:07 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Letting the vinyl soak up some heat before heading out for a good Irish breakfast. Cold here this morning.
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12452
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Fall day here mid 70s overcast but good day for a drive. I used the bug for some running around. A trip to feed store for 2 stroke oil for leaf blower, another stop for a flu shot and shingles vaccine, another stop at Costco
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vamram Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2012 Posts: 7274 Location: NOVA
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Wifey and I went on a 150-mile round trip cruise the October VW Cruisers VDubs in the Vineyards show in Culpepper, VA. Passed this beauty on the way there...not a great shot but it was a nice one.
About 50 cars total, not a huge turn out but a nice showing. By far the nicest cars were some early 60's Bugs. Think there's room for any more bling on this fella?
Love this cool '70.
Kind of disappointing, to see so many folks not social distancing *or* wearing masks in the VW crowd, especially given the news of the latest crew of infected deniers. I had my VW-themed mask on. Not taking any chances of bringing anything home to my in-law in his 90s or my wife. _________________ Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!! |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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vamram - Thanks for the pictures. I enjoy the variety of Beetle styles from bling to knarly. Looks like it was a perfect day. _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12452
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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A crisp fall morning here 42 degrees low humidity perfect in my opinion for a drive in the time machine and a cup of coffee. I launched off early without a destination in mind heading east towards Arkansas then south towards Muskogee.
Had to get gas and put ethanol in which I usually don’t do.
So here we are up on the turnpike and look at the speed limit, it’s real and you better bring your A game and not drive too slow being a damn hazard.
I turned over 99k and will zero out before the end of the year. |
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volkz Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 77 Location: ontario, canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Nice quiet fall day at the beach
_________________ 1968 beetle
1970 beetle |
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volkz Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 77 Location: ontario, canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Took the 68 for a spin
_________________ 1968 beetle
1970 beetle |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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volkz - For me, there's nothing like driving a Beetle to the beach or to the ocean. Love the pictures.
I'm stuck fixing an ignition problem. Everyone please keep the pictures coming. It helps my withdrawal pains haha. _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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volkz Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 77 Location: ontario, canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Lost69Convertible wrote: |
volkz - For me, there's nothing like driving a Beetle to the beach or to the ocean. Love the pictures.
I'm stuck fixing an ignition problem. Everyone please keep the pictures coming. It helps my withdrawal pains haha. |
Fun fact, I usually cruise down to the beach on the hunt for other aircooled vws out and about. can usually spot a van or 2. _________________ 1968 beetle
1970 beetle |
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PDX_VW_Erik Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2015 Posts: 199 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I went to get cat food.
And then went back because I forgot quart ziplock bags.
Because it's my daily.
Threads like this kind of make me sad. I hope that more people treat their bugs like the car it is and not like grandma's china. (lol, grandma is dead, we sold her china a while back)
What I am just now realizing is that, BOTH TIMES when I said, "I do"
I meant it more to this bug than to either of those girls (sorry, sort of).
But, this car, I rely on, and it relies on me. Neither of us work without the other.
I find it pretty funny that Hitler helped me understand what it is like to depend on someone (it doesn't have a name, but it's not a thing, either). _________________ Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from bad decisions.
mukluk wrote: |
Rather fitting signature line. I think you're going to gain some experience here. |
Optimism will not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
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Gundark Samba Member
Joined: December 13, 2019 Posts: 13 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Got Lyvia, my '69 Bug out of the garage today and drove her to Costco for some food. Since covid, she doesn't get out much -- she needed to be out on the road. She needs a tune up, but she behaved very well today. _________________ 'Lyvia' - my 1969 Beetle since October 2019 |
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kpf Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2017 Posts: 847 Location: California, US
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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Yesterday the weather was nice. I set out with no other goal than having a nice drive in the bug. I dusted her off, added a few gallons of gas and hit the road.
Within a few miles, I saw an orange 914 coming the other direction. I put my arm out and waved, but he didn't wave back.
Later I saw a red eighties 911 coming up from behind. When he passed he gave a toot of the horn. I was pleasantly surprised after being snubbed earlier!
This is a nice tree-lined road where I can cruise 35-40 with a few turns. It rarely has traffic. Usually more bicycles than cars.
Then I twisted up into the mountains on the famous Angeles Crest Highway. The traffic was uncharacteristically light. Usually it's pretty packed with super-bikes and boy racers weaving around the tourists, but I got totally lucky and was able to cruise and enjoy the turns.
This 50-year-old Beetle still handles like a German car, and totally put a smile on my face.
By the time I put the car away, I had racked up 51 miles. _________________ 1971 Super Beetle |
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 6985 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Drove out to Arizona via route 380 and US 60 last week.
_________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Nice picture mukluk. Some of the color from the horizon is coming off the hood.
The straight vanishing lines on the road also work well. _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 6985 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Thank you, I like that picture as well. I do wish my windshield wouldn't have had so many bug splats on it though, leaving fuzzy spots. _________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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