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stale air
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Joined: August 23, 2007
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Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Very nice! 
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Turtlecar56
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Joined: May 04, 2021
Posts: 6
Location: Rio Vista, CA
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| Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Got her 2 weeks. Has been sitting since 93
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aa390392
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Joined: March 28, 2007
Posts: 3601
Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 8:13 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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What are your plans? Ca.car? Curious what bridge are you crossing, when following the tow truck?..in LA?
Tomas
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RUNKLE
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Joined: July 19, 2014
Posts: 5118
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Curious what bridge are you crossing, when following the tow truck?..in LA?
Tomas |
That’s the Rio Vista bridge, it spans the Sacramento River.
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Turtlecar56
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Joined: May 04, 2021
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Location: Rio Vista, CA
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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What are your plans? Ca.car? Curious what bridge are you crossing, when following the tow truck?..in LA?
Tomas |
It’s a CA car. The previous owner hit a dog, and it sat. Collected parts to fix it but never got around to it. Been sitting since 93. The bridge is the Rio Vista bridge. 45min south out Sacramento. I’m going to get the front end back together. I have a whole apron assembly that I am going to put in because the one that’s in there is crushed pretty good. After that going to pull the motor and re seal it and get it back on the road.
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RUNKLE
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 11:55 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Sorry gentlemen, got myself in the middle there. The little kid in me was going “oh, oh, oh, l know were that’s at”.
Congrats, nice find.
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Turtlecar56
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Joined: May 04, 2021
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Location: Rio Vista, CA
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Sorry gentlemen, got myself in the middle there. The little kid in me was going “oh, oh, oh, l know were that’s at”.
Congrats, nice find. |
Haha all good. I would’ve done the same. Surprise someone knew what bridge it was. Fun fact, The Rio Vista bridge was designed by Joseph Strauss, the same guy that designed the Golden Gate Bridge. |
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VegasChris75
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Joined: March 29, 2021
Posts: 3
Location: Las Vegas Area
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Hey ALL!! Hope everyone if well and COVID free!!
Here is my latest purchase!!! 1954 VW Oval!
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aa390392
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Joined: March 28, 2007
Posts: 3601
Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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| aa390392 wrote: |
What are your plans? Ca.car? Curious what bridge are you crossing, when following the tow truck?..in LA?
Tomas |
It’s a CA car. The previous owner hit a dog, and it sat. Collected parts to fix it but never got around to it. Been sitting since 93. The bridge is the Rio Vista bridge. 45min south out Sacramento. I’m going to get the front end back together. I have a whole apron assembly that I am going to put in because the one that’s in there is crushed pretty good. After that going to pull the motor and re seal it and get it back on the road.
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Damn! One big ass dog!
Good luck woth the apron transplant..do it right, where no one will notice.
Tomas
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RandyV
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Joined: November 23, 2019
Posts: 384
Location: So Cal
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Well, after a 25 year hiatus, I’m back in the game. Crazy thing this life! I now own my adolescent dream bug. So giddy I can’t stand it. Do have plans to do stuff. (My previous ride was a full tilt custom 1/91 VW Trends) but absolutely thrilled putting around as stock right now! Love.
My previous ride —->
Can’t wait to learn what I don’t know as an official oval owner now! ♥️ |
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Greggles
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Joined: March 10, 2021
Posts: 1
Location: Kent, UK
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:11 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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I have acquired my first VW after dreaming for nearly 30 years. Late '55 Oval. 2332cc under the deckled makes for a sensory overload drive.
Plan is to keep as is for a little bit, with some minor safety related modifications, and just enjoy the ride. Long term plan is to go for a more traditional Cal Look stance, and keep annoying the neighbours 
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RandyV
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Joined: November 23, 2019
Posts: 384
Location: So Cal
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Very nice oval!! Love that interior shot!!
Do please tell me about that tachometer in the radio grill That's the 2nd time this week I've seen one of those! I want to do that for sure!!
Thanks for sharing!!! |
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nlorntson
Crazy VW Lady
Joined: March 13, 2004
Posts: 3829
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Our 1955
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aa390392
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Joined: March 28, 2007
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Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Nlornston, I to have a 55 strato ragtop, though mine is a US import. And in preservation mode at this moment...thanks for sharing...
Tomas
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RandyV
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Joined: November 23, 2019
Posts: 384
Location: So Cal
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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| Beautiful 55!!! |
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spetey325
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Joined: May 14, 2005
Posts: 42
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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still a work in progress but at least I can drive her now!
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Big Bill
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Joined: June 21, 2005
Posts: 1803
Location: Fortuna Calif.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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These are a few photos of a 57 we owned in the early 90s, it started out as my wifes daily driver but morphed into a "show car"  . It was orientally Diamond Green and a pretty nice car, well she wanted it Red so had it painted and had the interior re done. After that I really didnt like the car anymore and my wife became afraid to drive it because it was "too nice". Sold it in the mid 90s and often wondered what happened to it after that. The last photo of it on the trailer is when I delivered it to the new owner...
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w2vy
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Joined: October 30, 2016
Posts: 124
Location: Tampa, FL
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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Just got 2 bugs that were my Dad's
A 56 Oval and 67 Sunroof
They both need TLC but the Oval needs more.
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chew1973
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Joined: August 02, 2013
Posts: 7
Location: UK
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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My 1955 RHD running a 1776 with a 110 Engle cam
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mynameismud
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Joined: October 23, 2002
Posts: 5937
Location: Middle of a corn field
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Oval Owners, Post your Oval |
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After a 12yr hiatus from the VW community..(seems life gets in the way for a lot of us) I picked up a mess of a '56 in Kentucky and drove it 2 hours back to Indy. It needs help obviously, but for the Midwest relatively rot-free. Evidently it came out of Calif. Would anyone have information.?
VIN reads 1-1055620
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