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Steelz21 Samba Member
Joined: January 09, 2017 Posts: 130 Location: Ontario canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Thanks guys.
I’ve been trying to figure it out since I was there last. |
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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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this ones probably not returning to mother earth. however a dish washer may be in its near future.
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René R. Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2015 Posts: 1712 Location: No. Calif.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:58 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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_________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996) |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Seen on Reddit. u/viet2020. A 1955 semaphore panel bus with round engine mount tubes found in Australia on the Nullarbor.
Another bus left for dead in the Australian outback.
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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those sure are 'fried-out kombis...' _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1064 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:20 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Sitting in the driveway of a local abandoned house. It was in the barn until that fell down, and then was in the driveway for a few years.
I left my name and number on the windshield and got a call back about a week later, so I've delayed its transition to "earth".
This is the third Tangerine '72 Super I've owned, and they've all been faded to primer red. _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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Beetlebaum Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2008 Posts: 2181 Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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from a thread in the bay forum
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Evil Clown Live
Joined: January 08, 2009 Posts: 1347 Location: Wacky Macs
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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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danfromsyr wrote: |
from a thread in the bay forum
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Looks like this place outside of Birmingham Alabama:
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kiss my airy VW ass |
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banana split Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2002 Posts: 1070 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Canada
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Last week I decided to follow up on a lead on an old Beetle sitting in one of our regional parks.
After work I headed out with a general description of where it was located. After a short while I could see this from the trail :
Hmm… doesn’t look too good
Kinda ugly to get to with the damp ground and overgrowth.
As I get closer… what the heck ????
A freshly cut tree?
Oh for Pete’s sake !!
Oh the humanity !
The poor Beetle !
Looks like it’s from around the 1960-1964 era
It obviously has been sitting in the woods for decades unscathed until some "clown" tree faller decided to see how good his aim was and
fell a tree right through it.
Guillotined and crushed
The tree was freshly cut so I bet I was only a few weeks too late
Close by a large maple tree had fallen across the trail. It was cut up and cleared off to the side. There was no visible reason to take out this particular tree. It was healthy and well away from the trail. What a shame. _________________ My Beetles :
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69830 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Is it just me does that tree not look large enough to do that much damage?
Maybe the Bug was already messed up?
I did say WTF on cutting that tree down though and I agree it looks like they tried to target the Bug _________________ How to Post Photos
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24130 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:22 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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NEPAbeetle Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2018 Posts: 20
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1964 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not the caddy and studebaker!
er actually, is that even a studebaker? the one to the right of the 52 cadi?
or 53 cadi. cant tell if it has a wrap around windshield or not. _________________ -'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1964 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9654 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Good shots, Ceckert. Trees/brush blooms are still underway so you can see the cars between them. Ghia or Bus air cleaner on that 36 hp engine; on those models the air cleaner was positioned over to the left. Shame that the VWs are wasting away after obviously many decades. Bullet front blinkers together with '65 style on the one cut-down Beetle. |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1964 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Rome wrote: |
Good shots, Ceckert. Trees/brush blooms are still underway so you can see the cars between them. Ghia or Bus air cleaner on that 36 hp engine; on those models the air cleaner was positioned over to the left. Shame that the VWs are wasting away after obviously many decades. Bullet front blinkers together with '65 style on the one cut-down Beetle. |
Thank you! I thought that was where the air cleaner was from. The guy said he drove all but one of these VWs around at some. The Squareback was his wife’s and was parked due to computer issues. The cut down bug was an oval but the person that told me about this area helped get the oval roof I think. I think I’m going to try to pull out the fastback as it isn’t completely gone and it is in decent shape. _________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2348 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Rome wrote: |
Bullet front blinkers together with '65 style on the one cut-down Beetle. |
Those wide amber turn signals came out on the 1964 models, at least here in the west coast of USA _________________ Jack Staggs
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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