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flashbackbug Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2018 Posts: 30 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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I picked up this 1969 about a year ago. I don't know for sure but it looks like it was built in the 80's or 90's. It was not running and had been suffering from a lot of neglect. It has went through several owners and even ended up on a used car lot at one time according to the guy I got it from. The paint and interior have survived very well. It has four wheel disc brakes, fiberglass flip open front end, wide fiberglass rear fenders, filled exhaust cutouts, underside of car as well as transmission and engine block are painted to match, spun aluminum gas tank, welded drop spindles, aftermarket pop up sun roof, chrome bolt in roll bar, one piece door glass, VDO gauges in fiberglass dash, Procar seats, big stereo, baby turbo mirrors, 1915 engine with 40IDF's, merged exhaust, deep sump, full flow oil system and unknown internals. I got it running and got everything working as it should but I am pretty much leaving it as it was built. I did however remove the hubcaps and trim rings and painted the wheels a copper color.
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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Pulled Oh Simon into my shop yesterday.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15148 Location: Syracuse, NY
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69832 Location: Phoenix Metro
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pondoras box Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2004 Posts: 1227 Location: Eerie PA
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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EverettB wrote: |
That car was probably dope in 1988 |
I think what you meant to say was they were on dope in 1988 when they built this car! _________________ 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)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
Plus a lot of other rusty junk |
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zabo Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2005 Posts: 1195 Location: ATL
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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pondoras box wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
That car was probably dope in 1988 |
I think what you meant to say was they were on dope in 1988 when they built this car! |
you must have not been around in the 80s _________________ 1960 6 volt sedan- 1978 adventurewagen
–wanted bill spreen atlanta dealer tag frame |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69832 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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zabo wrote: |
pondoras box wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
That car was probably dope in 1988 |
I think what you meant to say was they were on dope in 1988 when they built this car! |
you must have not been around in the 80s |
You got me. I was pretty young and didn't like that style of paint but it did seem to be popular on a lot of VWs. _________________ How to Post Photos
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15148 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Clatter Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2003 Posts: 7561 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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Best thread on the whole Samba..
Back in about '98 or so, my friend and I decided to build him an '80s Style Cal Looker,
So even way back then we were preserving the look..
Still have the car, drive it all the time.
Decklid Standoffs Forever!!!!
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What’s That Noise?!? |
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Clatter Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2003 Posts: 7561 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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Still trying to get the guts to put on a set of turbo mirrors,
Rossi headlights,
And a wink!
_________________ Bus Motor Build
What’s That Noise?!? |
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Bashr52 Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2006 Posts: 5666 Location: On an island in VA
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:58 am Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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Looks like IDA's, two step MSD, etc. I bet its got some good heads and internals too. Would be a great project if it were closer... |
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Bryan67 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2003 Posts: 2942 Location: Fresno, Ca.
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bigryanh Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2011 Posts: 24
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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So the first picture is mine, which I still have. This was done in the late 80's. The rest of the pics are from a couple shows in Canada in 90 or 91.
Enjoy.
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oxsign Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2006 Posts: 607 Location: Sanford, FL
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oxsign Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2006 Posts: 607 Location: Sanford, FL
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jason Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2002 Posts: 3444 Location: Garage
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Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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Simon used to live down the street from me. He had a zwitter and a euro 60 vert. There was also 3 or 4 og paint ovals and an original paint 23 in his yard. His brothers. I would never of thought he would get rid of the ghia. I went with him to pick that motor up. It was a 1776 he bought from so cal imports. Probably in 1995. |
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NoBudgetVWGarage Samba Member
Joined: November 27, 2008 Posts: 755 Location: Quartz Hill,CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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Here is my Blast from the Past. Hot VW 7/87 I'll be starting a thread soon. Mainly because I know NOTHING about drag racing. Should be fun!
_________________ 1969 Transporter
1968 Ghia
1959 Ghia Hot VW Drag Car |
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1064 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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bigryanh wrote: |
So the first picture is mine, which I still have. This was done in the late 80's. The rest of the pics are from a couple shows in Canada in 90 or 91.
Enjoy.
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I think I have photos of that car from a Bug show in Calgary in the early 90s. _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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bigryanh Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2011 Posts: 24
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Show us your 80's/90's customs! |
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bandi wrote: |
bigryanh wrote: |
So the first picture is mine,
which I still have. This was done in the late 80's. The rest of the pics are from a couple shows in Canada in 90 or 91.
Enjoy.
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I think I have photos of that car from a Bug show in Calgary in the early 90s. |
I would be interested in seeing them? I have had the car since the early 90's. |
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sportin-wood Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2010 Posts: 2009 Location: Texas
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