What was your 1st VW? Lets see um.

[calvinater]

Nice!
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"Albatross"!

[vwuberalles]

This is my 73, my dad and I picked it up when I was 12 years old. We spent my teenage years in the garage together fixing it up. I still have it now, and I turn 41 in a couple weeks.

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1973 Superbeetle: 1st car, owned since age 12. Update thread --> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9919140#9919140
1967 Kombi: Owned since age 17, Dad's retirement project.
1966 Beetle: My new project. (SOLD) Build thread--> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=678040

[cdennisg]

This thread really makes me want to figure out how to use my scanner. I have some great old photos to share.

Please keep posting!
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[Mike Fisher]

Sea Sand '67 we cut out of the blackberries for $300.
Cleaned up & ran good until my son rolled it on a curve!
I already had my 'new' diamond blue '69 when he wrecked the '67.

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https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold

Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey

[chickengeorge]

After I got it and immediately slammed it.

Right after paint. Mercedes green and Mack truck white. I installed what I need to be able to drive it home. I have no other pics of it.

[Purple Frog]

'64 Sedan originally red.
Then white because the red faded so fast in South Florida.
Purchased from National Rental Car in '65 for $1,000.
There was a field of 30 to choose from.
Rolled it in '68.
Rebuilt motor 3 times over a period of years Oversized jugs and full flow oil system with remote cooler.
Rolled it again in '70' Replaced the whole body in '70.
Got body for free from guy building dune buggy.
Painted it orange with rust-o-leum and a brush. (college budget)
This picture taken in 1970.
Worked part time for an EMPI dealer installing exhaust systems after classes.
Autocrossed the car until 1973.
Converted it to a pickup in 1974.
In the '70s we had 14 VWs in the extended family. I stayed busy keeping them all running.
Consignedthe '64 to a landfill in 1978. Totally used up.
Kept the front end and trany to build mid-engine autocross special.
Somewhere over 250,000 miles.

[Blue Baron]

My first VW was also my first car, a '66 13-window bus. Here I am as a proud 17 year old behind the wheel.

My dad and I built and painted it in our driveway. It had a 8-track, a CB radio, and a transplanted Westie interior. Wheels were
Superior Thing wheels on front, and Appliance on rear. My CB handle was (drumnroll please), Blue Baron.
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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[crukab]

1st Vw was the '59 Singlecab in pic, my 1st Car is the '69 Dodge Charger on the right. Pic was from 1981 or so, the '63 Doublecab and '73 Opel Gt I drove to VT. before selling them.....
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Tom

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
'11 Jetta Wagon

[AZOffTheWall]

1st car when it was finally done, it was in a front end collision before i got it, the fenders, hood and decklid were all missing so Baja. Car burned to the ground on the side of the highway in 1984, I used the the pan and everything else I could salvage on the oval, so according to the state of AZ these were both the same car.

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My Build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=665399&highlight=
Continued:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=676470&highlight=

[56Cabrio]

My 56 i bought in 1988 when i was 17,still own it.

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1956 Rag Top owned since 1988
1956 Convertible owned since 2000
1963 Hard Top

RIP Dad 4/20/1951 - 2/4/2023

[mukluk]

My '72 Super that I was gifted after high school and took to my first duty station. Started off as a completely stock autostick car, the engine was rebuilt to 1679 then later I did a manual 4sp swap and installed a single Weber 40IDF.
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1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga"

[OvalinAz]

57 oval, still have it

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Dad's 4/55 Oval
8/56 Oval
5/64 French Notchback
12/62 French 11 Window Bus
Wedge VW
Pandraggers C.C.

[bvolks]

My '74 that I got when I was in junior high (1989). I still have it.

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1985 Diesel Jetta Coupe (temporarily retired at
756,000 km)
1971 Doublecab project
1995 Golf CL
1974 Beetle
1978 Westfalia

[obus]

The 1st was a early 70's green Formula Vee stickered bug that had an engine fire and was rusty. was told to let t die so for $650.00 I went out and bought this in 1989. Kept it til 2006 or so and probably should have kept it

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July 1959 Mango Standard Bus aka Obus L346 L347 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=256592&highlight=
June 1973 Pumpkin Orange Thing aka Othing L30H
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711775&highlight=
1960 Paprika Red Karmann Ghia Convertible aka Schatze L452 built 5/20/60
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...highlight=
66 21 window bus built 8/31/65 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=777273

[MANNAXMAN]

1964 with a Britax aftermarket ragtop. Dropped in a 1641cc GEX long block with dual Dellorto 36mm carbs and dual QP exhaust.

[wcfvw69]

First VW back in 1981. Poor thing. I killed it but wasn't hurt thank goodness.

I harvested all the usable parts off it and put it on my 2nd beetle. A 1971. My HS car that I had a blast in. I sold it to a co-worker around 1987.
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Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.

**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche fuel pumps or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours**

[slave1pilot]

first vw ,first car, first love
I still have the first love
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My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1

Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle

[finster]

my ruby red 67 sparkafer in 1978. I saved up saturday job money to buy it and my dad paid to have it resprayed. drove it over to wolfsburg and stuttgart from derby in 1980

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"we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut

nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[René R.]

I learned to drive in a '62 but I didn't own it -- it was my dad's.

The first VW I owned was this '50, which I bought in late 1965:

With new paint, bumpers, and some other parts, photographed in 1967:

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Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996)

[Glenn]

74 Beetle... bought it new.

Still own it.

2180, Berg 5 speed.