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vamram 
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Joined: March 08, 2012
Posts: 7305
Location: NOVA
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 Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Jimbug57 wrote: |
Today is my 20 year anniversary on The Samba! still daily driving my 73 super and loving the samba community! 
Cheers to everyone - Jim |
Woohoo 🎉🎉🎉
   you have seen the greats come and go...! And new ones arrive!
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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alex857
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Joined: December 26, 2010
Posts: 714
Location: Stuttgart/Germany
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Some Fall Driving with my 1974 Sahara beige Super
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irvanm
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Joined: January 09, 2008
Posts: 609
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:33 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| pretty car, perfect parking place. |
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vamram
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Joined: March 08, 2012
Posts: 7305
Location: NOVA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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This was actually yesterday, although I did drive to Buggy Man today for a couple old bits.
Yesterday it was 38* when I left for the VW Cruisers show in Culpepper yesterday morning. Here's what a working defrost looks like on my '73 Super. Picture's not great, all but one of the lines work.   The simple things.
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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Save the Supers!! |
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DocNexil
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Joined: January 19, 2021
Posts: 145
Location: Southern Utah
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I'm new to this section of the forums, been a bay owner for about 4 years now but always itched for a bug. Got this guy recently and took him to a small local show.
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1971 Dormobile "Juliett" 
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Cusser
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Joined: October 02, 2006
Posts: 31379
Location: Hot Arizona
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Cusser
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Joined: October 02, 2006
Posts: 31379
Location: Hot Arizona
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Cusser wrote: |
| I drove my 1971 Convertible about 40 miles this morning; topless, of course !!! |
And today (about 100 miles away) I drove my 1970 sedan about 35 miles.
Good VW driving weather in Arizona in October and November.
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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alex857
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Joined: December 26, 2010
Posts: 714
Location: Stuttgart/Germany
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Fall Drive near the Danube River
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Gr0unded
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Joined: October 02, 2018
Posts: 256
Location: North Carolina
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TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12860
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Gr0unded wrote: |
| Drove to the VW show at Farmington today. |
Me too
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
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BIGMIKEY
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Joined: September 24, 2007
Posts: 1105
Location: North East Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I took the Bug out for a cruise yesterday. It was clear and sunny with temps in the low 50's. In the background is an old kart track where the local SCCA region held many an autocross years ago. It was a paved mini road course then. It's a dirt oval for karts now.
I put 95 miles on the '73 Bug, on all 2 lane roads, with lots of curves and hills. Many people waving and giving thumbs up. The car ran flawlessly.
Mike T
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BIGMIKEY
Deserter Series 1 project.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=787047&highlight=
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Rayfield
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Joined: October 26, 2011
Posts: 127
Location: United States
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Literally the first time I’ve driven it somewhere away from my neighborhood, since towing it back to my house in 2020. A fun drive!
Yes, I brought tools along 😂
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1975 Standard Bug - Restomod in progress...
2110cc - 44IDFs - Engle 120 - Mofoco Heads |
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radstude
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Joined: January 29, 2005
Posts: 397
Location: Lynchburg Va.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Good looking!
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1971 VW Bug (Past)
1975 VW Bus (Past)
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Rayfield
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Joined: October 26, 2011
Posts: 127
Location: United States
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Good looking! |
Thanks, it's been a journey! Completely rewired, front suspension replaced from hub to hub, brakes completely replaced, new engine, interior was gutted, had to start from scratch. I've enjoyed the process...most of the time. 
Figuring out how to afford a paint job for it, while still paying college tuition for one of my kids...
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1975 Standard Bug - Restomod in progress...
2110cc - 44IDFs - Engle 120 - Mofoco Heads |
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radstude
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Joined: January 29, 2005
Posts: 397
Location: Lynchburg Va.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I hear you, still paying for one of mine kids college bill too.
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1967 VW Fastback (Past)
1971 VW Bug (Past)
1975 VW Bus (Past)
2002 VW Mexican Bug 1600i |
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irvanm
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Joined: January 09, 2008
Posts: 609
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I went to the grocery store in mine.
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volkz
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Joined: September 08, 2008
Posts: 77
Location: ontario, canada
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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one last fill up
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madmike
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Joined: July 11, 2005
Posts: 5292
Location: Atlanta,Michigan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Just an Awesome day up here
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works" |
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MountainBeetle
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Joined: October 23, 2022
Posts: 30
Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:22 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Drove to work in a rainy Edinburgh |
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madmike
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Joined: July 11, 2005
Posts: 5292
Location: Atlanta,Michigan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Another nice day up here This Is "My neck of the Woods"
This is a Spring not a creek ,water is very drinkable 
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
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