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CorvallisKevin
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Location: Corvallis, OR
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 Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Here's a nice find for sale. Luke ('A-Step-Towards') sent this link to me. He's not the owner. I don't know if the actual owner's planning on doing an impromptu auction or what. 
1963 Convertible for sale. Should fetch more than $4k these days.
https://bend.craigslist.org/cto/d/sisters-1963-convertible-bug/7325881513.html |
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55chevy
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Location: Norfolk VA
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A-Step-Towards
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Location: Albany,Oregon
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Wonder if that came from Oregon at one point, Tillamook Cheese sticker. Looks like a dry car and solid deal.
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CorvallisKevin
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Location: Corvallis, OR
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Somebody in CA or OR, please go rescue this one.
1962 Ragtop Beetle with what looks like mostly original sheet metal. The rear clip may have been replaced sometime, but has what looks like original red paint everywhere else. Hard to tell from these pics. Needs front seats and work, but looks fairly rust free. Good heater channels and other lower areas, dash is uncut. Would be a great project.
http://thecarsoftulelake.com/listing/1962-volkswagen-bug-rag-top/ |
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consvws
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Location: Roseburg, OR
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Just pulled in this 1966 today.
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CorvallisKevin
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Joined: April 20, 2021
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Location: Corvallis, OR
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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| consvws wrote: |
| Just pulled in this 1966 today. |
Very cool. I’ve driven for hours around Linn, Benton, Polk, etc and haven’t found anything but Baja’s and late models. It’s picked clean around here (at least what can be seen from the roads.)
But if you want US trucks, they’re a dime a dozen. Too bad I’m not into the three window Chevy’s. I’d be stoked. They’re everywhere, just rusting away in yards. |
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Chickensoup
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Location: Good Hope, GA
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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yup looks like a late 66 judging by the door handles. nice find! what are your plans for it?
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consvws
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Location: Roseburg, OR
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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| Chickensoup wrote: |
| yup looks like a late 66 judging by the door handles. nice find! what are your plans for it? |
A guy needed it off his property, so I bought it for $150 I have no plans for it yet.
Maybe patch the pan. Hang some bumpers on it. Throw in a 40 horse & make it drive, then sell it idk |
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d-rick
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Location: Columbia,MO
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Here's a nice little '65 Java green beetle I hunted for a few yrs, stopped by once again this year on my way to the BNNTA campout up at Mark Twain Lake here in Missouri on Labor Day weekend. The nice couple finally decided to let the car go as they realized they were not going to be able to revive it at any point in the future. They bought it from a local dealership in the mid '80s, drove it for a short period of time...he thinks they only put a few thousand miles on it. It then got parked in one barn,moved to another, then into the newer machine shed some years ago. Car was originally sold new in Madison,WI
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ScrapJunkie
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Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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I've been away from the Vw world for a while, but I ended up finding, and buying quite a few Beetles this year, starting with an original paint 1960 that got me back in and is almost back on the road that I bought on January 1st.
Then in April, a friend told me someone had bought some land near him and was clearing all the cars and junk off the property, of which there were several Vws. I ended up buying 7 cars and a building full of parts there.
Went through a couple cars and stuff this summer, then August came and another friend told me of a similar deal, but in town, and I ended up buying 3 Beetles there.
And a couple weekends ago I hit a garage sale with a bunch of car parts and ended up finding these gems.
It has been a good year to get back into Vws. 
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1Badmanx
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Location: Connecticut
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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I picked up this beetle recently. I’m told it was the owner’s personal car of a VW restoration shop in New Hampshire. The place was called Old Volks Home. I got it from the first owner after it was restored by them. Has a 1776, freeway flyer trans, dropped beam. Nice little car. Needs a respray because it wasn’t prepped properly. The paint is peeling in areas. Runs great.
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Cusser
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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| 1Badmanx wrote: |
| I picked up this beetle recently. I’m told it was the owner’s personal car of a VW restoration shop in New Hampshire. The place was called Old Volks Home. I got it from the first owner after it was restored by them. |
Very nice.
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58euro
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:36 am Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Recently picked this up from a buddy. 1962 convertible that he bought back in 09 and parked in his garage and hasn’t moved since. 60k OG miles with tons of documentation since new.
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EverettB 
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pastellgreen
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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| 58euro wrote: |
Recently picked this up from a buddy. 1962 convertible that he bought back in 09 and parked in his garage and hasn’t moved since. 60k OG miles with tons of documentation since new.
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Beautiful! This one deserves a thread! |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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| 58euro wrote: |
| Recently picked this up from a buddy. 1962 convertible that he bought back in 09 and parked in his garage and hasn’t moved since. |
So WHY did he do that ?????
What kind of deal did you get? Did you have to marry his sister, mom, cousin - or all three ?????
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aa390392
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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 I don’t get it,
Bug hunting, finding a bug in friends garage, is like shooting fish in barrel, Though I’ve never attempted shooting fish in a barrel..must be the term has taking on a different meaning/definition? Maybe video games has made us lazy.
Just my thought.
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consvws
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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You'd spend your whole life hunting for a gem like that out in the wild by yourself. You have a very good friend there.
These days you just hire a guide & start pulling in the big ones, lol
Nice score regardless! |
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58euro
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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| aa390392 wrote: |
I don’t get it,
Bug hunting, finding a bug in friends garage, is like shooting fish in barrel, Though I’ve never attempted shooting fish in a barrel..must be the term has taking on a different meaning/definition? Maybe video games has made us lazy.
Just my thought. |
Trust me I’ve pulled plenty of bugs out of the woods and fields, many of those don’t get posted here. Sure this coming from a friend can be considered shooting fish in a barrel but it’s just the same as any other barn find car you will see. Every barn find car has a friend that knows of that car, rarely does a car surface that no one knows about. I’ve been trying to get this bug from my buddy for the last 2+ years but he never wanted to sell it. Was finally able to work a deal with him on it and get it pulled out of there. He bought it in 09 but because of a bad knee can’t operate the clutch so he never even sat in it, rolled it off his trailer into his garage and then came out for the first time when it went onto my trailer.
Originally purchased new in New York by a Professor at Cornell for his wife, she drove it occasionally up until 1988. In 88 it was given to their son, a professor at the University of Alabama. In 2000 he gave it to his daughter a Doctor in Idaho who sold it in 09 to my buddy. I have stacks of documents for it essentially documenting every mile. Been in Contact with the Grandson of the original owner and looks like I’ll be receiving original pictures of it here shortly. |
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sportin-wood
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:18 am Post subject: Re: Today In Bug Hunting History |
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Looking up my parents' home town on Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico in Google Maps and happened to spot this split window bug under plastic. A W-decklid can be seen in the pic as well. From the date (July 2021), this split may still be there.
Zoomed in:
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