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... an old VW
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Bill Clark
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Wonderful!
My first car was a 1969 bug that I bought new! I was worried about making the payments as each month was $56.00!
Had it on highway one in Florida and California.
My first car was a 1969 bug that I bought new! I was worried about making the payments as each month was $56.00!
Had it on highway one in Florida and California.
Sparrow
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... well that one is still going strong, it chugged past my hotel later that evening
Timmyjoe
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Please indulge me for a moment. This is my Bug story.
Twenty some odd years ago, I was in Grad School and was awarder a one year internship, but unfortunately it was in Cleveland, Ohio, and I only owned a motorcycle. Cleveland gets snow pretty much every day from Oct 1st until late April (Lake effect). So I needed a car and had no money. I found this old Bug in a field where it had been crashed, rusted, horses ate out the padding in the seats, windows broke, but the guy only wanted $15, so I figured I could fix it up, and I had three weeks before my internship started. It was a real adventure and cemented my love for the original Volkswagen Beetle, a car that anyone with basic hand tools can completely rebuild.
That last picture is my niece, sitting in the finished Bug, she graduated from college herself three years ago.
Best,
-Tim
Twenty some odd years ago, I was in Grad School and was awarder a one year internship, but unfortunately it was in Cleveland, Ohio, and I only owned a motorcycle. Cleveland gets snow pretty much every day from Oct 1st until late April (Lake effect). So I needed a car and had no money. I found this old Bug in a field where it had been crashed, rusted, horses ate out the padding in the seats, windows broke, but the guy only wanted $15, so I figured I could fix it up, and I had three weeks before my internship started. It was a real adventure and cemented my love for the original Volkswagen Beetle, a car that anyone with basic hand tools can completely rebuild.
That last picture is my niece, sitting in the finished Bug, she graduated from college herself three years ago.
Best,
-Tim
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cassel
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My new bug-bought it two weeks ago- 1961🙂
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shadowfox
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ray*j*gun
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My first new car was a 1967 bug and i soooo loved it fire engine red. Crazy heater and no a/c and it didnt matter to me then.
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cmc850
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My entry
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This is my 69 KG - as many are, shiny on the top but crispy on the bottom. Drive it daily. Nikon F2, 24 2.8, TMAX 100
My entry
This is my 69 KG - as many are, shiny on the top but crispy on the bottom. Drive it daily. Nikon F2, 24 2.8, TMAX 100
Kenj8246
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Wish I still had my KG. <sigh>
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