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EverettB Administrator
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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We have a winner! _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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René R. Samba Member
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big fat whitewalls Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2006 Posts: 473 Location: Sedalia MO. Formally San Fransisco Bay Area
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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That's an outstanding convertable! I like the TR3 also. I miss my TR3. |
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Riff Raff Shivering Sambian
Joined: October 25, 2004 Posts: 3097 Location: Alberta
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Did all oval era verts have the right side windshield wiper park horizontally?
I just noticed that and it is starkly different from the sedans.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Riff Raff wrote: |
Did all oval era verts have the right side windshield wiper park horizontally?
I just noticed that and it is starkly different from the sedans.
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I believe they all parked in the same position. Hard to tell, but the arm on that vert seems to be a little bent... police brutality?
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5154 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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RUNKLE wrote: |
Riff Raff wrote: |
Did all oval era verts have the right side windshield wiper park horizontally?
I just noticed that and it is starkly different from the sedans.
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I believe they all parked in the same position. Hard to tell, but the arm on that vert seems to be a little bent... police brutality?
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Still shot from this video...
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:13 am Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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^^ stripey door trim? _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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sportin-wood Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5154 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2348 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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RUNKLE Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Joined: April 10, 2017 Posts: 268 Location: Midwest
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Cool vintage photos - Oval-Window Beetles |
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Great photo! Seeing the sedan raking hay made me remember a good friend who used to rake hay with an enduro motorcycle...... _________________ 1956 Standard Sedan |
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