air cooled VW's... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Nebe · 08-23-2004, 03:06 PM

Anyone here a Volkswagen beetle, bus, karman ghia owner??
I used to own a 78 camper.. the thing was the best fishing rig in the world.. i had to sell it when I needed some $$ a few years ago

But now I have a sweet little 71 super beetle that i have been restoring.. today i took it for its first cruise and I am in love

anyone else???

goosefish · 08-23-2004, 03:24 PM

Eben no. I've got a chevy S10. My folks use to have a 1968 bug. I can remember that car. Took forever getting around, but I loved the sound of the motor---pop pop pop pop.

Krispy · 08-23-2004, 03:26 PM

74 Super Beetle, 75 Westy, 84 Vanagon and 7 VW's total. Ive used up my lifetime alotment of Volkswagens. The camper models had the best interior layouts ever designed

Krispy · 08-23-2004, 03:29 PM

PS, you never love a car again the same way to take care of and get to know air-cooled veedubs

spence · 08-23-2004, 03:31 PM

Eben, what in the hell are doing restoring cars when you have a baby to take care of and a business to run

Shouldn't you be fishing

-spence

Nebe · 08-23-2004, 03:41 PM

hey spence if i cant go fishing i need something to do at home

and as far as running a business and taking care of a baby, well.... i just cant do everything

Krispy, YES! the love is there... there is also that sweet smell of of a volkswagen. I dont lknow what it is... sizzling oil on the exhaust maybe, but I forgot that smell soon after I gave up my bus.

That love called is callled farvegnugen

Goosefish, i'll take you for a spin for memories sake

I gotta get some rod racks now

spence · 08-23-2004, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by Eben
I dont lknow what it is... sizzling oil on the exhaust maybe, but I forgot that smell soon after I gave up my bus.

Perhaps a possum craweled up inside

-spence

Krispy · 08-23-2004, 03:53 PM

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there is also that sweet smell of of a volkswagen.

MakoMike · 08-23-2004, 03:54 PM

Eben,
I used to have a 58 convertible, I think I bought it in 68. It was a lot of fun during the summer, hell to drive during the winter, froze my buns off! But it did go well in the snow. Finally needed a new engine in around 70 so I just got rid of it. Wish I had it today!

PJT · 08-23-2004, 04:13 PM

Got a '74 Fat chick that needs some interior work and a good tuneup. Was hoping to get her on the road this year but it turns out that time isn't on my side. She's just sitting in the garage for now. Wife was hoping she could drive it this summer but I don't think that will happen.

PJT · 08-23-2004, 04:29 PM

BTW, Fat chick was *not* referring to my wife.

Fat Chick = aka= Super Beetle.

Nebe · 08-23-2004, 05:09 PM

Nice beetle! When i get a chance i'll post a pic of mine.

One of the neat things about my beetle is that it has one of those aftermarket heaters under the front hood that runs on gasoline. Its not working now, but My Uncle who gave me this beetle said it would give you heat before you started the car!

Raider Ronnie · 08-23-2004, 05:12 PM

The old bugs were great cars and very cheap to run in their day!!!
Not so good for heat in the winter though!!!

JohnR · 08-23-2004, 08:07 PM

Almost bought an Opel GT - now THAT was a car

Crafty Angler · 08-23-2004, 10:18 PM

My dad had a VW van back in the 60's when I was in high school - it was a bitchen surf wagon - I could put my 9'8" Weber noserider in it and still have room to spare.

Had a '65 Beetle in college with a sunroof that was great - folded the poor thing in half around a telephone pole and it never really ran the same again.

Got a VW Fastback after that....it also...uhhh...had an accident...but it sure was a great car

Nebe · 08-24-2004, 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by JohnR
Almost bought an Opel GT - now THAT was a car

thats one of my favorites! that and a Sunbeam Tiger...

zacs · 08-24-2004, 07:20 PM

I have had several VW vans, a jetta, and the wife had a rabit and a fox.

I have since gotten rid of all of them because they suck money out of you like a boat.

I am always in the market for an early '90s low mileage Syncro Westfalia Vanagon. The ultimate beach buggy.

I had the opportunity on one in s. dartmouth last summer and missed it by a day...

now I drive a ford focus. I feel like such a dork, but it was cheap and gets good mileage.

I will have it payed off next may and I am going to get a truck for utility and keep the focus for driving...unless someone on the board has a sweet early '90s low mileage Syncro Westfalia Vanagon they want to part with for under $10,000!

_Z_

Crafty Angler · 08-24-2004, 11:35 PM

My brother-in-law in Indiana just bought a VW Cabriolet convertible with 62K on it - it's an '85, I think or whatever the last year was they were made.

It actually did belong to an old man who rarely drove it - it's black with leather seats that had had lambskin seat covers so the leather is like new. The grandson is a mechanic for Catepillar so the car is in A-1 condition and was stored in a barn for years but started regularly.

Apparently the grandson and his wife had a dispute over storing the car and he sold it to keep her happy - for $500.

My brother-in-law is pretty happy about it - he used to mess around with Karmen Ghias and Porsches a lot, so this will be right up his alley. He says he's gonna drive it out to RI as soon as his vaca rolls around -

Nice deal, any way you slice it, I think -

chris L · 08-25-2004, 07:20 AM

Vdubs are the best fun car ever made , except for the willies jeep . I never owned one ( always wanted one ) but lots of friends had them and talk about a car you can party in ! a rambler is a good keg party car .

CAL · 08-25-2004, 10:15 PM

My grandparents use to have a VW van or microbus or whatever it was called. Had a bed, fridge and a fold up table in the thing. I thought it was the balls! back in the early 70's I spent a summer with them in the Sacremento area and we took a trip to Reno I believe and my grandfather kept getting tickets for driving too slow up in the mountains.....couldn't stay above the minimum speed limit going uphill

Beetles I could do without. In '68 we had one and got hit head on by a GTO going about 70 mph. No one wearing seatbelts and no car seat for me (did they even have them back then?) Dad got a broken leg, nose and arm. I just got some minor injuries from rocketing into the front seats, but Mom got it real bad. Rescuers said my father was in the ambulance and the car was hooked up to a tow truck, ready to be taken away and I kept running back to the wreck crying for my mother (I was only about 3). Somebody decided to take another look in the car because of that. Turns out they didn't even know my mom was in the car! Passenger side completely folded over her and she was under the dashboard....nobody could even see her. She spent 3 months in the hospital, all busted up. Engine in the back? What were they thinking?