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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: Fe Buggy |
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Saw this in a group of pictures advertising a Corvair engine(on Samba). Its not a Sportster but is definitely nicer than the average homemade steel panel VW buggy. Wonder who built it. Wish that sticker on the side was legible.
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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:30 am Post subject: |
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I PM'd the owner and he said the sticker says it was made by National Refuse Equipment of Tuscon, Arizona. That's very cool. I think it looks like an old Jeepster.
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Wolfgangdieter Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2008 Posts: 1958 Location: FL Panhandle
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Nat'l Refuse --- so its a real GT (Garbage Truck)! _________________ CMC '57 Porsche Speedster Replica and Dolphin boat tailed full pan VW MOD-T Street Buggy |
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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Maybe a GS model (Gutter Snipe)
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blueone Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Glendale, Az
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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nice wheels |
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gr8cobbler Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 916 Location: Midlife Crisis, Midwest
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ Gary
Being a cheap old fart is just a front for my actual lack of money. |
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BL3Manx Samba Member
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gr8cobbler Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 916 Location: Midlife Crisis, Midwest
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Not mine, but $600 will make it yours, just have to drag it home from Illinois. _________________ Gary
Being a cheap old fart is just a front for my actual lack of money. |
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FreightShaker Samba Member
Joined: November 20, 2007 Posts: 192 Location: Sherman, Texas
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Can we get some more pics of this car??? _________________ 68 Type 3 Square project (needs alot)
69 Clod Hopper glass buggy
01 Dodge Dakota (daily driver)
99 Larson Ski Boat finished project |
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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:42 am Post subject: |
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I found a couple more pictures in my files. I think this must have been on ebay maybe a year or so ago.
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ElijahTurtle Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 86 Location: Watauga, TX
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:58 am Post subject: |
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That's pretty cool! |
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916pat Samba Member
Joined: October 03, 2009 Posts: 94 Location: rocklin, ca.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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isn't that front window really a back window |
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booch Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2008 Posts: 784 Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:09 am Post subject: |
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gr8cobbler wrote: |
Not mine, but $600 will make it yours, just have to drag it home from Illinois. |
I guess inflation caught up to this one, it is on eBay for $3995 opening bid. Sounds like a good deal if there is $3994 in cash stored in the trunk.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Thing-WV...sQ5fTrucks
Check out the listing, there are a lot more pics of this Vweep. It is listed as a 1963, made by National Refuse Company. It looks like the guy that welds the dumpsters together had some leftover material and a lot of free time.
"....NOT MANY WERE MADE AND FEWER EXIST TODAY." Thank God |
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gr8cobbler Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 916 Location: Midlife Crisis, Midwest
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Wow, looks like I missed out because I couldn't see this diamond in the rough....we'll see how it sells. It does sport those new "Missouri Chrome" rims now.
The origins of this machine are fun but the constant ribbing you'd face from anyone who knew would tend to get old in a hurry I'd think. With the right "Imagineering" it could look ...well, better. Screams for a WWII theme if you ask me. Don't think even the heavily salted midwest roads will eat this one significantly, once you put the same gauge metal in the floors.
Thanks for the update, I'll be keeping an eye on the sale. _________________ Gary
Being a cheap old fart is just a front for my actual lack of money. |
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superman73 Samba Member
Joined: December 21, 2006 Posts: 2031 Location: Crystal Springs, Mississippi
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:13 am Post subject: |
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booch wrote: |
gr8cobbler wrote: |
Not mine, but $600 will make it yours, just have to drag it home from Illinois. |
I guess inflation caught up to this one, it is on eBay for $3995 opening bid. Sounds like a good deal if there is $3994 in cash stored in the trunk.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Thing-WV...sQ5fTrucks
Check out the listing, there are a lot more pics of this Vweep. It is listed as a 1963, made by National Refuse Company. It looks like the guy that welds the dumpsters together had some leftover material and a lot of free time.
"....NOT MANY WERE MADE AND FEWER EXIST TODAY." Thank God |
i also see where he says i appreciate the offers but i have to get the full 5995 price for it....is he kidding or what? maybe there is a reason not many were made and fewer exist today....lol _________________ Chuck
Jesus Saves
70 deluxe bus
74 ghia 1776 dual carb
67 manx clone
various other parts cars.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=228364&highlight=superman73sb+bellsouth |
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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Eventually he'll probably take what he paid for it: $600. |
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superman73 Samba Member
Joined: December 21, 2006 Posts: 2031 Location: Crystal Springs, Mississippi
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GeorgeL Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2006 Posts: 7346
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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superman73 wrote: |
BL3Manx wrote: |
Eventually he'll probably take what he paid for it: $600. |
true. its hard to make 10x profit off of a car.... |
Interesting car. I wonder how many of them were actually made. Apparently they intended to build enough that they did a bit of graphics arts work to make the stickers, but I can't find any other references to a VWeep.
Now, if there is only one or two of these surviving does that make it more valuable than, say, a Country Buggy, or does it make it just another garage creation worth scrap metal prices? Hard to say... |
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gr8cobbler Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 916 Location: Midlife Crisis, Midwest
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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I'm strangely attracted to some homely cars and this one certainly qualifies as homely. I like the fairly odd stuff too. But niether attribute equates to value in my book, just stuff I like to look at and think about.
While it has some history I think it's got pretty limited appeal. The Empi Sportster is an ugly thing (no offense to anyone) but there were enough of them sold/owned/seen to be known and maybe desired in addition to an industry recognizable name.
I wish him luck, lots of folks in the world looking for that one true thing that makes them happy and there's a string for every Yo Yo I've been told. Could be someone's dream car. _________________ Gary
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surferdudedav Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:29 am Post subject: |
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if hes reading this i got $600 for him, i think its cool |
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