VW (meaning air cooled) drivers are pretty much the only ones who wave back at me 100% of the time. pretty much 100% of the Detroit Iron folks just sneer ... odd, since that is the behoviour they ascribe to Porsche drivers, and Porsche drivers wave back at least 50% of the time - even when I was driving a Firebird ... oh well. If I like seeing it on the road, I wave at it, and if they want to sneer, who cares.

Bugs Rock!

Heres my '67 Baja

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Different angle..

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Had to post a different angle of mine too....

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bugs were fun with close ratio gears and 200+ hp, shifting at 7400 rpm the pushrod motors were pistols.
Same car 10 years later.
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Great looking split window Ted! I had a close ratio tranny and a lightened/balanced 1776cc with weber 40's....like you said...a rocket from a dead stop!

Cool bugs, but this is one of my fave's:

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Yeah, they are ok........ :rolleyes:
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guy I knew in HS was the son of a guy with a VW speed shop. Had an imron yellow bug, early '60s. That thing would flat eat up anything but a bike in a straight line. Very pretty car, could lift the front wheels for a long way, had little wheelie bars he could bolt on

Here's my '52 Deluxe. Original engine (freshly rebuilt), trans, interior.

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My 71 has a Rustoleum paint job that lies on top of about 5 previous Rustoleum layers. Its about a 100 footer.:D

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I was on the way to work yesterday morning and I spotted a very nice looking 944 s2, of course he flashed and waved but it is amazing how many new Porsche ownwers ( 996-997 ) do not give me a second glance.....shame on them, if it were not for our old model they would not be able to snub us.....the swines!!!!lol.

I was on the way to work yesterday morning and I spotted a very nice looking 944 s2, of course he flashed and waved but it is amazing how many new Porsche ownwers ( 996-997 ) do not give me a second glance in my SC.....shame on them, if it were not for our old models they would not be able to snub us at all.....the swines!!!!lol.

been thinking when it comes time to replace my daily I wouldn't mind a bug - I know a little about them but not much

what kind of mileage do they get? If a short answer can be had what years are consider the best

The ones that are not rusted out

Gotta be honest, I don't think I would want to commute in one. Pretty crude machines. On the upside, they are quite reliable. I have been amazed by my mine.