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Fun 181
Zu Geil!
Joined: October 20, 2006
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Location: Connecticut
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The first car that I got to drive... a hand-me-down 2-door 1979 Chevy Malibu. Had it for a couple of months till the tranny went. A real POS.
The first car I ever owned? A 1974 super beetle. At the time it was only 11 years old, not a speck of rust, sun roof and AC! Only lasted a few years before I trashed it doing reckless kid shit. |
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zombie
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Joined: June 17, 2004
Posts: 1177
Location: Pothole City, CT
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That's the story of my first 4 cars. 
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69_67VWBug
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Joined: December 11, 2008
Posts: 201
Location: Blackwell, Oklahoma
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1968 chevy shortbed stepside paid 1500 bucks for it a couple summers ago
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New VW Rail project(traded for the bug/pickup)
1967 VW baja bug (get it goin one of these days)
1970 VW bug (Another Free One)
1970 VW baja bug (got for free, original 1500 sp)
1972 VW sandrail (1835 gettin it done)
ORIGINAL 1967 Meyers Manx dune buggy (needs to be redone)
1973 VW Bug |
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Pierre G
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Joined: April 28, 2007
Posts: 1771
Location: New Caledonia
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A 1971 standard bug that my brother sold when I was a student, and has been crushed a bit later. I hated him. I think I still do... 
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1976 181/Thing, 1967 fastback, 1973 squareback, 1964 microbus, 1967 Double Cab, 1969 westfalia (currently under resto), 1972 LM1C dune buggy, 1974 jean's bug, 1974 1303 (super beetle, currently under reassembly after new paint). |
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djC4
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Joined: March 31, 2005
Posts: 104
Location: Stratford, Ontario
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1979 Ford LTD...
from the Canadian Dept. of National Defense
jet black with the small centre hub caps
even had centre post mount on front bumper for coat of arms
and what was left of a chrome base on front hood corner for CDN flag
used to transport officials from base to plane (low milege) and log book
then...
4 baby moons - chrome reverse - wrapped with Eagle GTs
tinted windows (and window engraving)
sun roof - Ok...I was 16..waddaya want?
two Bosch antennnas
1 of the first subs Alpine produced (1984) and a very cheap Blaupunkt CR 2001
tinted plexiglass headlight covers
rear window brake light bar from flea market
a full tank of gas and a non-stop pass to good times and teenage memories 
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maximan1
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Joined: January 07, 2008
Posts: 1354
Location: Anaheim, California
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2002 Chevy Malibu...
First car I ever bought myself was my 1978 VW bus.
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1978 Transporter, 2.0L FI |
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splitbus.nl
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Joined: June 21, 2007
Posts: 45
Location: Holland (Netherlands)
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Golf 1600 gti
what a car  |
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LeviMan2001
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Joined: April 11, 2009
Posts: 3855
Location: Alaska
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Two at once 1973 Superbeetles a few months ago. First car of mine I drove? a '73 super beetle I got for free (rusty like mad) and put a crap motor in. All the girls at school love it (not that anything came from it). It's gonna get a motor that I got for free recently that I put different heads on (crossing fingers as to if they're good). The motor had no wear ridge in the cyls and was in a dune buggy, so I'm thinking it's got low useage.
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jose amador
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Joined: May 13, 2008
Posts: 84
Location: Lisboa - Portugal
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That's my first car 411L 1969:
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d-rick
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Joined: May 14, 2006
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Location: Columbia,MO
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1969 beetle that my dad bought new Sept 28,1968, still have it
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1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
2002 Golf TDI |
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Nirvana92
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Joined: November 02, 2008
Posts: 295
Location: Waxhaw , North Carolina
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a 1970 beetle
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1970 beetle 1600 SP with 019 distributor |
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Christofur
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Joined: April 08, 2009
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Location: Auburn, Washington
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1969 Volkswagen Bug.
gave to me by my dad. |
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audley115
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Joined: August 19, 2009
Posts: 68
Location: maine
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1967 Type 1. I bought it 32 years ago for $300 and it had just turned over 100k. I drove it to college for two years and just about every other place one can't imagine regular cars going. The engine blew and I sold it for $150 as I had already purchased a used '72 Super.
I should have kept my first '67. |
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Endicott jb
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Joined: February 17, 2008
Posts: 1902
Location: Havre, MT
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First car a 1986 volvo 240 GL that I try to forget about. Blew a rod through the side of the block. The car I now call my first car was a one owner all original 1965 vw bug. My favorite car.
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OORAH!!
1965 vw beetle(Mayble)
1968 vw beetle(Caroline)
1974 VW Panel Bus
2003 Dodge 2500 5.9 Cummins(Katey)
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When life throws you curveballs switch to boomerangs. |
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Sidbus
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Location: Miami
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air_cooled75
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Joined: April 08, 2009
Posts: 376
Location: Lancaster, PA
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2000 Chevy Cavalier bought it 2006 and sold it last summer because a Cavy and a Bug in unnecessary
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1970 Bug
1975 Bug
1963 Ghia |
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aaronr25
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Joined: September 06, 2009
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Location: NW Arkansas
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1974 Jeep Cherokee. It was rusty but had dual cherry bombs so it sounded good.
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65 Bug
66 Landcruiser FJ40
Life's too short to drive a stock VW |
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julrich366
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Joined: June 05, 2006
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Location: N.E. Ohio - aka "The Rustbelt"
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Car I learned to drive on:
1964 Dodge Dart with 4-spd hurst shifter
First car I owned:
1971 VW Super Beetle (bought new $1850).
..sold in 1980 for $800 with 125,000 miles on it. If only.... 
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'74 Vert ..lot's to still do. |
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phononocd
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Location: Arlington Tx.
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| 66 beetle, still working on it! I have only driven enough on it to learn how. |
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shano63 
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Location: Stormville NY
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My first back in 1985, 1970 beetle for $85. Towed it home, this pic is the first time it ran. Fiberglass fenders, cragar's up front with some aluminum slots out back. Lasted two weeks then the motor let go. Swapped in a different one only to have the wiring harness burn up on me. It never ran again.
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63 T1 Ragtop Gulf Blue
08 Civic 5spd
22 Wrangler 6spd
78 F250 4x4 4spd
Chris
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