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René R. Samba Member
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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going to the dogs...
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:16 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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kreuzberg, berlin
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Never Forget.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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.79 cent breakfast I’m in.
🍳 🥞 🧇 _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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René R. Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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St. Louis 1965. There sure aren't many VWs to be seen. My memories of that era are evidently flawed -- I recall every third car being a Beetle.
(Click to enlarge.) _________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996) |
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60ragtop Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006 Posts: 7800 Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:24 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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René R. wrote: |
There sure aren't many VWs to be seen. My memories of that era are evidently flawed -- I recall every third car being a Beetle. |
depended on where you lived There were not many in the where the US auto plants were
My dad was a school teacher in Michigan and ended up with a 64 when my brother got out of the army in 69. You would not believe all the things done to that poor VW _________________ Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked |
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René R. Samba Member
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René R. Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Los Angeles 1965 (click to enlarge):
_________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996) |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9651 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Skim wrote: |
Never Forget.
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Skim found an amazingly appropriate photo of the Twin Towers, being that his posting date was exactly 20 years after that horrible attack and the huge tragic loss of life.
Likely the photo was taken in October 1991 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Decades-long VW enthusiast Bob Cropsey from NJ organized a VW meet "Garden State Classic" held at the large field in this park. It's located on the west side of the Hudson River, directly across from lower Manhattan. I attended that meet in my Ghia Cabriolet, and remember it was a good turnout for the one-time event. |
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sportin-wood Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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Rome wrote: |
Likely the photo was taken in October 1991 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Decades-long VW enthusiast Bob Cropsey from NJ organized a VW meet "Garden State Classic" held at the large field in this park. It's located on the west side of the Hudson River, directly across from lower Manhattan. I attended that meet in my Ghia Cabriolet, and remember it was a good turnout for the one-time event. |
Cool info. After seeing this photo on September 11, I pulled up the present twin towers memorial area on Google Earth and zoomed out to see if I could spot the possible location of this photo, but wasn’t able to really tell. Easily one of my favorite photos in this thread. Wish more would surface. _________________ .
Paused 66 project bug
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 2:31 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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René R. Samba Member
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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VW dealer in luxemburg
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cdennisg Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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^^^ Interesting mix of years and models. Newest car looks to be 58? _________________ nothing |
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René R. Samba Member
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Vintage And Old VW Pics Topic |
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when germany suffered flooding in the past...
_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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