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bvolks
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Joined: April 26, 2004
Posts: 845
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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These and dozens more are rotting away out back of this guy's property. He had a few split busses and Type 3s out front too but I can't see them anymore, except for one sticking out a falling down building.
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1985 Diesel Jetta Coupe (temporarily retired at
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1971 Doublecab project
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Volktales
Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2013
Posts: 545
Location: Nanaimo, B.C. CANADA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Been sitting here for quite some time... Retired due to torque converter bolts letting go... Far too gone to save...
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1974 "Restfalia" Camper 2000 cc EFI 2001-
1970 Beetle first car, rotten, yard art 1985-
1966 Sunroof Beetle, restored 1998-
1964 Ghia, ongoing project 2007-
1962 Beetle Beryl,original paint survivor 2012-
1970 Savannah Beige Beetle 2012-
1992 16v GTI, 100% stock 2006-
1991 "Terseo", wife's old daily 1995-
1969 Chevrolet CST/10 (family owned since new)
1965 Gold Corvair Monza 2021-
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TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12848
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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67ctbug
Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016
Posts: 3619
Location: CT
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I want the bus 
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'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12848
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I rescued it, still working on it.
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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67ctbug
Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016
Posts: 3619
Location: CT
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Awesome, good to see it saved.
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'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12848
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:25 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Diesel Westy
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Bashr52
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Joined: July 16, 2006
Posts: 5666
Location: On an island in VA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Poor split, that dent looks like damage from being moved using a tractor or forklift  |
Like the one currently lifting the front of the car?? |
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SKT
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Joined: June 14, 2007
Posts: 91
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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SKT
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Posts: 91
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EverettB 
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Joined: April 11, 2000
Posts: 69809
Location: Phoenix Metro
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ryans65
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Joined: February 16, 2016
Posts: 1259
Location: Yulee FL
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Looks like Salem Import Services
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Skim
Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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Bunglebus
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Joined: August 18, 2006
Posts: 704
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:19 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Not mine, they popped up on my Tumblr feed...
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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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Bunglebus
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Posts: 704
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:32 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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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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burner208
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Joined: November 11, 2016
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Was fully restored, tree fell on it years ago in a friends back yard. The oval roof was saved when the local vw mechanic decided to scrap the car. It was hacked apart and in the back of a truck ready for the smelter. Atleast the roof was saved.[/img] |
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
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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mukluk
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Joined: October 18, 2012
Posts: 7023
Location: Clyde, TX
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Was fully restored, tree fell on it years ago in a friends back yard. The oval roof was saved when the local vw mechanic decided to scrap the car. It was hacked apart and in the back of a truck ready for the smelter. Atleast the roof was saved.[/img] |
Sounds like a pretty good match there -- cut the felled tree to get the restored car out, chop off the smashed roof, then graft on the saved oval roof.
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notchback
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Joined: December 16, 2003
Posts: 7024
Location: Behind the Zion Curtain
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I'm not going to sell it because it was my first car and I'm going to restore it someday.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I'm not going to sell it because it was my first car and I'm going to restore it someday. |
Ran when parked. In 1979
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