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mr.smittycent
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 Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:20 am Post subject: Most valued Beetle |
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| Im asking everybody on the Samba what is the most valued, rarest volkswagen beetle to have and why??? |
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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The 1938 prototype, for obvious reasons.
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kdfkid
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: KDF |
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No,
it is not becaus most of the car is from a later beetle.
I think the most valuable is the kdf convertible - this car is about 80 % orginal and it once belonged to A.H. who not ever had a driving licence
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Lind
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: Re: MOST VALUED BEETLE |
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| mr.smittycent wrote: |
| Im asking everybody on the Samba what is the most valued, rarest volkswagen beetle to have and why??? |
most valuable would be the kdf cars, but they are only valued by a small group of people. the most valued by the majority of the VW public would be a heb. the "rarest" is ridiculous because there are several cars which only one is known to exist, so each of them could be considered the rarest (unless "no known examples" is even rarer, in which case the rarest beetle is one that is not known to exist)
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M.I.B
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The Bauer convertible beetle made in about 1952.
One made, then they gave up on the idea. Owned by someone in Berlin......
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53 0val
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1952 Stoll Coupe 
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Glenn
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| Its between the 1975 Jeans beetle or the Sunbug. Definitely one of them. |
What about Snorkelstang? It's a mythological creature and truly one of a kind.
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Wiggy
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johnshenry
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Good point Glenn. My bad.
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All hail snorklestang!!!
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Dave
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I thought the Snorkelstang was he Bugshop.org poster child, John... I thought I recognized your handiwork on that one...  [/i]
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johnshenry
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| I thought the Snorkelstang was he Bugshop.org poster child, John... I thought I recognized your handiwork on that one... [/i] |
Yeah, and that is my 3rd wife and her duaghter (not mine) in the pic. Our double wide trailer burned shortly after this pic and then we gots divorced....
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Lind
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| johnshenry wrote: |
| Dave wrote: |
| I thought the Snorkelstang was he Bugshop.org poster child, John... I thought I recognized your handiwork on that one... [/i] |
Yeah, and that is my 3rd wife and her duaghter (not mine) in the pic. Our double wide trailer burned shortly after this pic and then we gots divorced.... |
two singlewides parked next to each other is not a doublewide....
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johnshenry
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| Lind wrote: |
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| I thought the Snorkelstang was he Bugshop.org poster child, John... I thought I recognized your handiwork on that one... [/i] |
Yeah, and that is my 3rd wife and her duaghter (not mine) in the pic. Our double wide trailer burned shortly after this pic and then we gots divorced.... |
two singlewides parked next to each other is not a doublewide.... |
Depends on where you are from..........................
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Genrich
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:29 pm Post subject: Redneck family |
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A man and a woman get married in Alabama. Two years later they move to Georgia. A year after that they get divorced.... Are they still brother and sister???
Now what were we talking about? Volkswagens?
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VWwerks
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| Something looks funny, I don't think the tail light lenses have the hella logo, could be a repro. |
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RennyRB
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| M.I.B wrote: |
The Bauer convertible beetle made in about 1952.
One made, then they gave up on the idea. Owned by someone in Berlin...... |
Have pictures? |
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Splitdog
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Something looks funny, I don't think the tail light lenses have the hella logo, could be a repro. |
They're too small. I can't tell.
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bastardbus
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Dave wrote: |
| I thought the Snorkelstang was he Bugshop.org poster child, John... I thought I recognized your handiwork on that one... [/i] |
Yeah, and that is my 3rd wife and her duaghter (not mine) in the pic. Our double wide trailer burned shortly after this pic and then we gots divorced.... |
John, In the pic i see the x-wife is wearing the same see-thru top she had on at your wedding...
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KdF1
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KdF Beetles for sure in my book.
They may be treasured by a small group, but I'm sure that group will grow over time. 
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