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mandraks
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wow, that sucks, flat tire, must have been a brandnew bus in march of 59?
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aa390392
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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EverettB 
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peecee69
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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This is my '66 that I had just bought, it was 1971 and I drove it to Florida from Chicago with a new girlfriend (actually, we are married now). Only mishap was a starter going out, found a used one at a junk yard.
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Seriously.
My first vehicle was a '69 Beetle which my father bought new, and gave me in 1976.
It was seven years old, and the floorboards were leaking/rusted through, and it had the typical rust in the triangle body panels behind the B pillars. Crawling underneath, it was a rusty nightmare.
These were CHEAP vehicles in every way.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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It wasn't just VWs. Most car bodies didn't last long in the rust belt.
The big innovation was bodies made from galvanized steel. It was a costly process back then, but most car bodies use it now.
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Clara
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| j.pickens wrote: |
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| streamr wrote: |
This is my '66 that I had just bought, it was 1971 and I drove it to Florida from Chicago with a new girlfriend (actually, we are married now). Only mishap was a starter going out, found a used one at a junk yard.
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amazing how rough it looks already. |
Seriously.
My first vehicle was a '69 Beetle which my father bought new, and gave me in 1976.
It was seven years old, and the floorboards were leaking/rusted through, and it had the typical rust in the triangle body panels behind the B pillars. Crawling underneath, it was a rusty nightmare.
These were CHEAP vehicles in every way. |
Caption contest on that pic?
"Hey honey, want to check out my camper?" lol
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BarryL
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| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
It wasn't just VWs. Most car bodies didn't last long in the rust belt.
The big innovation was bodies made from galvanized steel. It was a costly process back then, but most car bodies use it now. |
Yeah, my brother's '72 Toyota Celica just about fell apart due to rust in 1982.
Ten years old, and it was GONE! (This was my second car, by the way, bought it from Bro in 1980).
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srfndoc
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Screen capture from a Bee Gees Documentary:
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Taxi
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Fish
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Fish
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Rhodrich
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:59 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Screen capture from a Bee Gees Documentary:
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Nice! That's Carnaby Street in London, before it was pedestrianised.
Looks a little bit different today, but still recognisable: https://goo.gl/maps/Gi6e7X1JZS6TynJE7 |
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mandraks
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Screen capture from a Bee Gees Documentary:
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Nice! That's Carnaby Street in London, before it was pedestrianised.
Looks a little bit different today, but still recognisable: https://goo.gl/maps/Gi6e7X1JZS6TynJE7 |
so much better today without all the cars.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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B.S. Chris. That's Pelican poo from by your house. |
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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finster
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:18 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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aa390392
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Busted-bolt
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:53 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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I C 4 buses 
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