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wayne1230cars
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My daughter is getting married and for their engagement photos they asked to use my 1960 bug.
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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Congrats on the upcoming nuptuials.
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Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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hobthebob
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Joined: December 08, 2021
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Location: Austin, TX
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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| Great shots and congratulations to you and your family! What a fun idea, and especially love how her dress matches the car. Perfect! |
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Abscate
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Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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Good luck and may the Crestor Bless them…
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oprn
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Location: Western Canada
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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I like it!
When our youngest daughter graduated I suggested to her grad escort that I would let them use my 944 for the event as it matched my daughter's dress perfectly.
...turns out he can't drive a stick... and he was too proud to let her drive! 
Our son used it for his grad though!
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scottyrocks
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Location: Thornton, CO
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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Congrats!
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baldessariclan
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Location: Wichita, KS
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 5:26 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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One of our daughters got married back in April, and she requested borrowing the bug to drive away at end of the wedding ceremony. As a proud, thankful, and loving father, I agreed of course  .
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:01 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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I took my bride home in my 74 Beetle... that was 1983 (it was my daily driver)
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Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
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baldessariclan
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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| Glenn wrote: |
| I took my bride home in my 74 Beetle... that was 1983 (it was my daily driver) |
Pics?
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:45 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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| wayne1230cars wrote: |
My daughter is getting married and for their engagement photos they asked to use my 1960 bug.
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Best samba post in a very long time!
Congrats  |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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| baldessariclan wrote: |
| Glenn wrote: |
| I took my bride home in my 74 Beetle... that was 1983 (it was my daily driver) |
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Nothing digital... it was 1983 and before the interwebz and smartphones.
When life was simple and people talked face to face.
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J Flare
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Location: San Diego
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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I lent the 21 to a couple friends getting married and the photographer came
up with this idea.
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Cusser
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:28 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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In 1986, Mrs. Cusser and I left the wedding and reception in my 1979 Toyota truck. We had lent the 1970 VW to her sister and husband to drive while they were here, and her father and his new witch-wife had her 1982 Firebird.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:56 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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My bride asked if we could get away in a VW Bus and I suggested a Split.
That was my first time in the Doghouse, cooling off her Fan Shroud.
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wayne1230cars
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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Great wedding pics and stories shared. Thanks to all who have posted.
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shano63
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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We got married up on the Cape of Cod back in 2013.
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alex857
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2025 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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Nice fotos!
My niece married 4 years ago using my 1984 Velvet Red Beetle:
whereas I married in 2018 using my 1961 ragtop:
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zerotofifty
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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A friend of mine, a best man, at a wedding got a hold of the wedding car the day before, He wired the horn to the brake light switch. 
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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| Abscate wrote: |
My bride asked if we could get away in a VW Bus and I suggested a Split.
That was my first time in the Doghouse, cooling off her Fan Shroud. |
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wayne1230cars
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2025 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Wedding car |
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Our wedding car in December of 1974 was a 1974 green love bug. It was purchased new in November 1974 for $2899 CDN.
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