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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:04 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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sportin-wood Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2010 Posts: 2002 Location: Texas
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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"Honey, let's go have a picnic in the weeds..." _________________ .
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Interesting that these photos are in the same place, note the church steeple and the adjacent round building. Different viewpoints though. And the Bugs are not the same Bugs. Both are Deluxe models and may both be L87 PerlWeiss color as my '65 Fly 'N Drive Vacation Bug delivered in Frankfurt. But the pics with the lady next to the Bug is an early 60s, while the other on the side of the hill looking toward the town is a 58-60. Maybe photos from the same family taken on different excursions to the same place in different years?
These are European Market Bugs and I'm not certain that all features were changed at the same time as in US market Bugs, like '67 Euro Market Bugs still had glass headlight covers even if 12V electrics. And '68 Euro Market Bugs still had the smooth rounded bumper blade while American Market '68s got the square bumper with the black stripe in the center. _________________ Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
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Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9603 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Interesting that these photos are in the same place, note the church steeple and the adjacent round building |
Possibly. The first photo's steeple has a horizontal line above the window, then a prominent peaked "deflector" above that. The 2nd photo does not have the deflector. The 1st photo is the village of Heiligenblut, Austria; located at the southern end of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. I've been at this very spot nearly 40 yrs ago. Colleague in the Wolfsburg VW R&D office where I worked had a vacation home off to the right. |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:48 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Both cars could be '60 or '61. The one in the top photo has the '60-and-later dished steering wheel, and the one in the lower photo has had later taillights fitted to the lower mounting holes in the fenders.
This is an odd coincidence, because these photos come from entirely different sources. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:51 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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finster Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23760 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5538 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:30 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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^ demonstrates the need for the higher bumper rails to fend off american tin
_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:24 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:13 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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cool stone guard but don't think it would stop a 'roo! I like the rustic way of loading onto a truck to cross a river. _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:34 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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