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cdennisg
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And right next to that one, is this one.
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Damn, rolling on SUPER earlies! |
Yep. 1915-ish Dodge Brothers hoops and caps!
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 11:27 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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And right next to that one, is this one.
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Damn, rolling on SUPER earlies! |
Yep. 1915-ish Dodge Brothers hoops and caps! |
Are those 22's??? I see a new trend coming....
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pondoras box
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Been after this one for about 12 years but finally pulled it late last fall.
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VWFIXER
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 1:17 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Nice to see they are still out there.
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Ceckert64
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pondoras box
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Yes it’s pretty solid the primer inside is still nice, and yes they are definitely still out there.
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.
1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda). https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=563183
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1960 hardtop
1964 hardtop
1965 hardtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
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Phydous
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I didn't look back through this whole thread, so may be a duplicate, but...
This past weekend we were in the Cortez CO area and I happen to drive past this fenced off auto yard. I counted over 20 bugs, a couple of buses, a giha, and at least one type III.
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2type2
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 7:29 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Owner lives in AZ, has local caretaker.I contacted him via text and am hoping one day he will be around town. Word is most is already claimed/accounted for.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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This past weekend we were in the Cortez CO area and I happen to drive past this fenced off auto yard.
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samba guy richparker lives slightly east of Cortez, in Durango. He probably knows about this yard.. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=758842&start=0 |
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Phydous
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Has to be the same boneyard, the gold baja is still in the same spot. (Blue van in background matches the picts in the link.)
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Skim
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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EverettB 
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| How the heck did the steering wheel rot away? |
That steering wheel looks like the cars you see that go up in flames, but I don't see much evidence of a fire....
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mukluk
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| How the heck did the steering wheel rot away? |
Sunlight cracks the plastic, then water seeps in through the cracks and rusts the metal frame of the steering wheel. Rust expands as it forms, thereby flaking off more plastic thus exposing more metal, and before you know it you're down to the rusty and rotten remnants of a steering wheel.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 11:30 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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"That'll buff out."
Someone will say to clear coat it and run it as "patina." |
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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"That'll buff out."
Someone will say to clear coat it and run it as "patina." |
That one is a bit much.
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lost64
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:02 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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This poor Oval was found sitting inside dense undergrowth that had grown over it for many years. It had been purchased by the owner several years back, and left outside slowly disappearing under the foliage that covered it.
This will account for the reason it was rotted top and bottom, with holes in the roof, and the bottom of the car all but gone.
I was featured on YouTube, where the rescue of the car was shown. |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Thanks, that makes sense.
I've seen a few other cars that had trees or bushes growing through them and they get a lot of strange rust.
Story time:
A long time ago I found a Panel Bus in CA. Basically zero rust, except for one piece of the roof where a tree branch has been sitting on it for many years. There was a hole there and the entire area was rotted out.
Really weird considering how clean it was otherwise.
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vwhelmot
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:07 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| Ive just sold this oval. If i had more time i would have maybe had a go at it but it was super rusty. I`m the bloke in the video. |
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 6:15 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| Ive just sold this oval. If i had more time i would have maybe had a go at it but it was super rusty. I`m the bloke in the video. |
There's a video?
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