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cande83821
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Location: Sunny California
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1966 Slammed Vert Gone 
1955 Hardtop Oval OG Gone
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #2 Gone
1955 Hardtop Semaphore Oval #2 
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #3
1958 L41 Black Vert
Precious metal...Vintage VW's |
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crukab
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Joined: December 13, 2002
Posts: 6116
Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:38 am Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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I didn't see many Type 2s in this thread:
As found in 1998, bought in 2007....
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My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
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Blue Baron
VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006
Posts: 24059
Location: Southeast USA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Sea Blue '66 Sedan.
I bought it at 63,000 miles and have put another 40K on it. One of the best VWs I've owned.
Accessories include OG package tray, mudflaps, ventshades, popouts and day/night rearview mirror, along with a vintage Addco rear stabilizer bar.
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cande83821
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Joined: July 24, 2005
Posts: 242
Location: Sunny California
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Believe it or not this is my 3rd 1966 Sea Sand Sunroof Beetle
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1966 Slammed Vert Gone
1955 Hardtop Oval OG Gone
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #2 Gone
1955 Hardtop Semaphore Oval #2
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #3
1958 L41 Black Vert
Precious metal...Vintage VW's |
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Big Bill
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Joined: June 21, 2005
Posts: 1782
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:40 am Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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My first bug was a 66, learned a lot from that car. IMHO a 66 is the best year it is the last year the interiors resembled the early bugs and the last year for the iconic head lamps. When I was searching for my last bug I bought I wanted a 64-66 bug, got excited and pulled the trigger on a 67  well I could always sell it and get a 66 again. |
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GMendoza
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Joined: November 15, 2007
Posts: 341
Location: Alta Loma, CA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Just finished my 66.
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'54 Bug, '59 Speedster replica, '65 Ghia (in pieces), '66 Notch, '80 930, '85 C10, '89 928, '96 LT4 'Vette, '03.5 Esprit, '05 Elise, '06 Murcielago |
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cande83821
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Joined: July 24, 2005
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Location: Sunny California
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Looks great! Any color photos?
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1966 Slammed Vert Gone
1955 Hardtop Oval OG Gone
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #2 Gone
1955 Hardtop Semaphore Oval #2
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #3
1958 L41 Black Vert
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GMendoza
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Joined: November 15, 2007
Posts: 341
Location: Alta Loma, CA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:25 am Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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| Looks great! Any color photos? |
Thank you. That actually is a color photo. The car is painted Lamborghini Grigio Telesto. Photographs like clear-coated primer, battleship gray, but in person the paint turns different shades depending on light with red, green and gold flakes in it.
Here are more pics:
The car was originally sea sand also
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'54 Bug, '59 Speedster replica, '65 Ghia (in pieces), '66 Notch, '80 930, '85 C10, '89 928, '96 LT4 'Vette, '03.5 Esprit, '05 Elise, '06 Murcielago |
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Stripped66
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Location: Charleston, SC
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| Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:58 am Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Original paint:
Original interior:
Original engine case:
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| Why not just make a custom set of wires with a Y splice in them. Then you could just run one distributor. |
I don't think electrickery works that way |
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d-rick
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Location: Columbia,MO
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| Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
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jaket3
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Joined: December 26, 2018
Posts: 125
Location: UK
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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New to me Euro 66 Bug. Spent most of it's life in Finland, now in UK.
Original Interior, Body has had a repaint at some point. Still in amazing original condition.
Currently just tidying up a few things underneath and a few mechanical issues to sort. Should be a nice summer bug. Currenlty tucked away as we've got salt on the roads here in the UK now.
I really like the 66 1300's (we had 66 1200's in Europe too). The motor is really nice matched to the gearing and it drives really well.
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sportin-wood
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Joined: September 12, 2010
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Beautiful car!
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Paused 66 project bug
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EverettB 
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Location: Phoenix Metro
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Essthreetee
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Joined: April 23, 2019
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Location: Exeter, CA
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| Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Here’s mine.
I’m the 3rd owner. It has spent its whole life here in the CA Central Valley.
As found…
After changes.
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Big Bill
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Joined: June 21, 2005
Posts: 1782
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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| Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 8:22 am Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Believe it or not this is my 3rd 1966 Sea Sand Sunroof Beetle
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I drove by that VW dealership a million times :shock:in my teenage- young adult years. cande83821 that is a beautiful 66. |
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cande83821
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Joined: July 24, 2005
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Location: Sunny California
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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1966 Sea Sand Sunroof Beetle
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1966 Slammed Vert Gone
1955 Hardtop Oval OG Gone
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #2 Gone
1955 Hardtop Semaphore Oval #2
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #3
1958 L41 Black Vert
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iowegian
Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005
Posts: 9829
Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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I can't believe that I've been hanging around theSamba for 19 years and have owned an early '66 for nearly 20 years-------and just now I found this great thread. 
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cande83821
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Location: Sunny California
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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Iowegian, yeah too bad no one really uses the samba for socialization much anymore. I used to love reading all the post here. I started this thread but not much activity these days. Nice car!!
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1966 Slammed Vert Gone
1955 Hardtop Oval OG Gone
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #2 Gone
1955 Hardtop Semaphore Oval #2
1966 Sea Sand Sunroof #3
1958 L41 Black Vert
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indianpeaksjoe
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Location: Moab, UT
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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To the above comment, I do love the discourse here over the general meanness found on FB groups.
Cheers,
Joe
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: 66's Only |
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| iowegian wrote: |
| I can't believe that I've been hanging around theSamba for 19 years and have owned an early '66 for nearly 20 years-------and just now I found this great thread. |
Same here. Though I sold my 66 last summer, I still can't believe I never saw this thread.
Here's my (former) 66 Sea Sand Sunroof car, off the road since 83-ish, pulled from a barn a few years back and brought to life. A good friend owns it now.
Being towed from MN to ID, Deer Lodge, MT.
In the driveway, engineless...
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