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Fast Acting, Long Lasting
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Eastern Chatham co. NC.
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This is my daily driver. '73 Superbeetle, 2270 Type 4, 901 5 speed, 944 brakes, rear torsion bars, and seats, 951 trailing arms, 996 wheels, 911/914/912E gauges, and a bunch of other stuff.
I couldn't afford the 911 I wanted, so I built the closest thing I could. All contrary to the ad slogan, of course.     
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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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Yetibone, Cool fatchick!
My wifes '67 will be fairly similar in the engine and tranny department.
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'74 Porsche 914, 3.0/6 '72 Porsche 914, 1.7, wife's summer DD '67 Bug, 2600cc T4,'67 Bus, 2.0 T1 Not putting miles on your car is like not having sex with your girlfriend, so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend. Last edited by Mark Henry; 10-10-2010 at 07:21 AM.. |
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10-10-2010, 07:19 AM
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FUSHIGI
Join Date: Feb 2006
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AFAIK, still for sale locally and definitely original miles...wanted something like $40K 2-3 yrs ago.
   
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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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Problem with that car is all the rubber parts will self destruct as soon as you start driving it. Tires, hoses, tranny mounts, seals will all need replacing in short order, the horse hair seat padding will turn to dust, if improperly stored the cylinders could be rusted as well as the body, etc.
Not to mention that car has a bunch of incorrect parts on it and it's a post- '67. To me $40k is crackhead money. I had a super low mile bug come into my shop, it blew out the oil cooler seals when they tried to start it because the pressure relief valve was stuck. I did repairs on the engine and told him about the above items and the dude was flipping because "it's a low mile car". I said fine, pay me for work done and GTFO. About a week later I saw the car in the auto trader for less than he bought it for saying it needed new tires...it still needed a lot more than just tires.
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'74 Porsche 914, 3.0/6 '72 Porsche 914, 1.7, wife's summer DD '67 Bug, 2600cc T4,'67 Bus, 2.0 T1 Not putting miles on your car is like not having sex with your girlfriend, so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend. |
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10-10-2010, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: San Jose
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Pretty cool pictures and stories so far. Keep em coming.
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10-10-2010, 09:18 AM
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FUSHIGI
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Wheel and tips (and some other "incorrect" parts) seem to have been dealer installed.
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10-10-2010, 09:26 AM
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Thats pretty cool Scott! I stand corrected.
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10-10-2010, 09:28 AM
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FUSHIGI
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Hi Dan!! A local hoarder (on a commercial scale...mostly recycleables in about 50-100 18-wheeler trailers trying to time that market) was willed the car from a local small time hoarder...or at least that's the story he told me. I was interested in the car until he quoted me that price. I feel that price is so far from reality that it isn't worth trying to negotiate.
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10-10-2010, 09:39 AM
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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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That's cool...but dealer installed isn't factory. Lots of the stock perverts, the guys who would be the only ones interested in this car, will say the same thing.
Don't get me wrong, it's a nice car, I'm just stating the pitfalls of a low mileage car like this. 
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'74 Porsche 914, 3.0/6 '72 Porsche 914, 1.7, wife's summer DD '67 Bug, 2600cc T4,'67 Bus, 2.0 T1 Not putting miles on your car is like not having sex with your girlfriend, so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend. |
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FUSHIGI
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Yeah...I know the type of person you're referencing. A guy I know has to maturbate to the Chevy parts catalog. He's like the Camaro part number Rain Man. Real nice guy but...well that's a lot of energy up in smoke.
Anyway, it's not my car and is what it has been since May 1969...wish I could say the same. |
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10-10-2010, 10:42 AM
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Fast Acting, Long Lasting
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Eastern Chatham co. NC.
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I enjoyed p!$$!n& the SBO! purists off when their admn. found out my car was a Sportbug.
Ooooo! My car was yellow, had different seats, Marathon wheels, and a sporty steering wheel. Ooooooo!!! 
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Join Date: Dec 1969
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I see Syncroid is in Puerto Rico, the new home of my departed 914 race car which is resting now in the Volkyland museum. I am curious if you have been there and is it as nice as the website looks? That is a huge collection for sure!
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1952 bug
 1956 Karmann Ghia  1959 Ambulance  1957 23-window deluxe  1956 single cab 
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FUSHIGI
Join Date: Feb 2006
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If Mr. Widebody is married, there may be hope for the rest of us.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Nice Super Yetibone
 Two of my old VW's I sold about 5 years ago. Also had a : 56 Beetle Ragtop 63 Nothcback 68 Beetle 72 Superbeetle 74 Superbeetle  
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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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If I had to stick with an anemic 50hp engine I wouldn't be into bugs. Plus I love the look on a dudes face when he gets smoked by a little bug. 
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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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At a VW show I actually had a snotty guy say it shouldn't be there because it was NARVW
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74 Porsche 914 2.0L 
