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Bunglebus
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It's good...but it's not that good.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Beetle-Conver...rmvSB=true
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
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awreed
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:50 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| I don't know. $4500 for that looks to be about right for the condition. Why does it have an 1100cc engine, though? |
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Keith
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So, WHAT part of this makes it an abortion or homemade bastard?......
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busdaddy
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| Keith wrote: |
So, WHAT part of this makes it an abortion or homemade bastard?...... |
Nothing about the windshield or roof strikes you as odd?
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Keith
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| busdaddy wrote: |
| Keith wrote: |
So, WHAT part of this makes it an abortion or homemade bastard?...... |
Nothing about the windshield or roof strikes you as odd? |
I saw that they took a sedan and made a convertible, I guess I just expect more shock value when I see posts in here. Sometimes people post pics of cars with weird paint or rims. So, yeah possibly a homemade ( or professionally done ) convertible job but, we're talking about a car in a foreign country where this seems to be the norm for a lot of vehicles.
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awreed
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| Huh. I didn't notice that it was originally a sedan. I'm not that familiar with verts. In that case I'd be plenty worried about what was done to reinforce the chassis. Without the steel roof section that 'new' vert will flex quite a bit if it wasn't gusseted or stiffened with some square steel. |
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GArBa
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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in the 80s, after karmann stopped making 1303s, german coachbuilder eller started to make verts using mexican sedan bugs, and the final product looked similar to this one. they had the needed reinforcements (under-pan box sections, rollbar inside windshield frame...) and were a moderate success in europe (one ended up in the vw museum in wolfsburg).
that said, despite the similarity in the looks I'd say this is not one of these as eller cabrios had plastic rear side windows that were part of the hood and retained the vents above the decklid. so, it may be a product of another, lesser-known coachbuilder or... just a homemade bastard 
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:36 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111735152565?clk_rvr_id=929201758553&rmvSB=true
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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Keith
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:04 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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That's pretty cool!
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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mountainkowboy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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This was in Lowe's parking lot today when I went to get some stuff.
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Keith
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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⬆️WTF?!! Is that Snorkelstangs grandfather?⬆️
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andk5591
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| mountainkowboy wrote: |
This was in Lowe's parking lot today when I went to get some stuff.
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Somebody has a great sense of humor......
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:12 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I just...wow. I keep coming back and trying to get my head round the "why" of that car, and keep seeing more stuff, like the low profile tyre on the front and standard but narrower rubber on the back.
Definitely the best one we've had recently.
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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Marcus BULLIZEI
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:24 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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With a "little" work it could be a nice camper with great vent flaps under the sidewindows. 
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Lidpainter
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:43 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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This was in Lowe's parking lot today when I went to get some stuff.
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He was probably there gathering plywood and caulking to build a roof for this thing.
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vdubyah73
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:29 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Is that Tooter The Turtle on the surfboard. Oh Mr. Wizard! Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drum, time for this one to come home.
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ach60 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Robbo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:38 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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With a "little" work it could be a nice camper with great vent flaps under the sidewindows. |
Perfect for letting those nocturnal lagerfarts out. |
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:59 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Borrowed from Pinterest
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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