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tstracy39 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2008 Posts: 3294 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:27 am Post subject: |
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GeorgeL wrote: |
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The laws of physics apply to the air cooled variety as well:
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Dang, those are two guys who are very happy they weren't wearing their safety harnesses! |
Guess the urban legend stating that VWs float on water doesn't apply to buggies. _________________ Check my classifieds for kewl gauges:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?username=tstracy39
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I like your fork. |
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Patty B. Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005 Posts: 2181 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:00 am Post subject: |
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They got out as fast at toothpaste from the tube. Iceholes |
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Patty B. Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005 Posts: 2181 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:01 am Post subject: |
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LOVE THIS!!!
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Pez Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2003 Posts: 583 Location: Texarkana
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: |
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I wonder how a car like that would look/ work if you trimmed off the shock towers and ran with friction shocks? Seems it would look a lot less like a kit car and a little more true to the era the car "came from"?
Now is this a Ford abortion or a Volkswagen abortion? Or a repost? Who knows!
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Patty B. Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005 Posts: 2181 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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Van-go108 Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2006 Posts: 2995 Location: Southwestern, NM
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Now is this a Ford abortion or a Volkswagen abortion? Or a repost? Who knows!
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V-Bird. Now this is just awesome. I'd roll that just for the WTF factor. (and put Fuchs on it, too ) _________________ "Okay, so there's 6 beers and 5 of us. You know what this means don't you? 4 of you are going to have to leave."
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BlastMasterMannyFresh Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2001 Posts: 6102 Location: #31peach
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Van-go108 wrote: |
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Now is this a Ford abortion or a Volkswagen abortion? Or a repost? Who knows!
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V-Bird. Now this is just awesome. I'd roll that just for the WTF factor. (and put Fuchs on it, too ) |
Very clean job back there, I'd like to see more pictures of this build and car |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:37 am Post subject: |
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Van-go108 wrote: |
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V-Bird. Now this is just awesome. I'd roll that just for the WTF factor. (and put Fuchs on it, too ) |
There were VW-based T-bird kit cars in the early 80s, but they were all 1957-style. This appears to be a Regal Roadsters kit car modified to fit onto a VW pan. |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Pez wrote: |
I wonder how a car like that would look/ work if you trimmed off the shock towers and ran with friction shocks? Seems it would look a lot less like a kit car and a little more true to the era the car "came from"?
Now is this a Ford abortion or a Volkswagen abortion? Or a repost? Who knows!
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That would be pretty cool, would ride rough, but that'd fit with the look and feel of the car. I was thinking it'd look good made up like a 1930s Frank Kurtis special, with a Speedway Motors track-roadster nose and grille, a Duvall windshield, either a boat tail or a rounded rear, either way with a lid for engine access, the "rivets" ground off, streamlined fenders, '39 Chevy headlights, engine-turned dash with Stewart-Warner gauges, banjo steering wheel, a bench seat and either black or navy blue paint with a tan seat and interior panels.
(this is about the partial Alfa Romeo Monza kit car, not the V-Bird) |
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Pez Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2003 Posts: 583 Location: Texarkana
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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You haven't thought about this at all have ya? That would be an amazing car, Ridler award type car. I'd normally say go round tail but if you could pull of this type off ( Auburn Speedsters ) instead of the mid 20's packard style then I'd sway on over to the boat tail idea. Track style grill would take the cake though! You gotta get someone to do a drawing..
BTW Getting the books you suggest on pre war cars for christmas, can't wait and the wife thanks you for helping her out! _________________ Always chasing Squirrel's. |
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doc1369 Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2010 Posts: 2859 Location: Las Vegas, NV, again
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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YAHTZEE!!!!
_________________ Fatchicks: Daily drivers, donor cars, collectibles. What can't they do? |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:50 am Post subject: |
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I know that shape very well...
BTW, I'd like to know where those wheels came from and how I can adapt them to my car. |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17963 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Buy the 31 Alfa for it's wire wheels. Sandblast them & paint them grey. _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Mike Fisher wrote: |
Buy the 31 Alfa for it's wire wheels. Sandblast them & paint them grey. |
Good idea... I may very well, and save the Alfa kit to convert it to a Type 4-engined, Frank Kurtis-inspired custom later on.
I do have holiday shopping to pay for and oral surgery, new glasses and possibly a new-to-me non-VW daily driver early next year, so that will all have to be taken into consideration. |
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73 KAFER Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2007 Posts: 1385 Location: St. Marys, Pa.
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slammed shady Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2006 Posts: 257 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Dustin72Supr Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2010 Posts: 293 Location: San Diego/Hesperia
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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the-jerm wrote: |
cage66 wrote: |
Are those all 16" rims on that bus tank thing?
Oh and this
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I like it. |
aside from the top, me too |
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Dustin72Supr Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2010 Posts: 293 Location: San Diego/Hesperia
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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shano63 wrote: |
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wow thats just hideous |
I think that's cool as hell.. |
cool as shit |
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air_cooled75 Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 376 Location: Lancaster, PA
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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slammed shady wrote: |
Some more....
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unfortunately i really like this one. dont ask me why. aside from the windshield not blending in with the hood very well i think its awesome _________________ 1970 Bug
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