Raoul Duke
Part of things
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Club RR Member Number: 117
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No more Beetles...Raoul Duke
@raoulduke
Club Retro Rides Member 117
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...Beetles were cool back when they were unappreciated and seeing a modded one was unusual, but to be honest I can't remember the last time I saw an unmodified one. I can! This one lives very close to me: although I've never actually managed to track it down, I see it out on the road regularly with a 'mature' gentleman at the wheel. Apologies for the shonky phone picture - one day I'll capture it properly.  I totally fell in love with it at first sight, and it still makes my heart beat faster when ever I see it. It's got just the right amount of genuine patina on it, and in the wholly unlikely event that I one day get a chance to own it, I think I'd just coat everything in lacquer and not touch a single detail. Utter Perfection. Or just a blank canvas? Discuss. |
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...a redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash...
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Your right, its perfection  |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Mmmm 1959 - a very good year!
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A true case of if it aint broke don't fix it there. I agree with you completely.
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Mmmm 1959 - a very good year! If I had a Beetle I'd like it to be a 58/59 - loads of cool old bits, including that low roof line - but without the obvious difference of the earlier oval window. I hate to say it but I'd slam that one! ;D |
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Mmmm 1959 - a very good year! If I had a Beetle I'd like it to be a 58/59 - loads of cool old bits, including that low roof line - but without the obvious difference of the earlier oval window. I hate to say it but I'd slam that one! ;D Slammed '59?? What a good idea! Heres my old '59 looker.....c'mon it was 1987!! ;D  |
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Last Edit: Oct 1, 2010 19:31:44 GMT by Deleted
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No more Beetles...retrowagen1234
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Ive had alot of dubs.... loads of aircooled and watercooled... and they all have been lowered , Id looooove a standard one. Ive driven a mates southafrican bug and its so nice to drive. My 71 was realy sorted and lowered but nowhere near as nice to drive.
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Is that Mint Humbug? That's one of my favourite Bugs ever.
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Is that Mint Humbug? That's one of my favourite Bugs ever. Wow! Yes it is! Cant believe you remember it! I built it in '87, did Street Machines Cruise for Charity in it, got into the top 10 at the first Bug Jam and a feature in an early Volksworld. Had it 7 years. I loved that car! I was speaking to Stu ( I think) from B289 and he was saying its been found and is being rebuilt. |
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dungbug
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'Ooligan!
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Unmodded for me, I've had both modded & unmodded Bugs & the unmodded one's always seemed a better drive. That's a lovely old beast, nice to see it being used daily as well instead of being tucked away.
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Past: 13 VW Beetles from 1967 - 1974
Bay Window Campers (1973 & 1974)
Mini's (1992 Cooper lookalike & 1984 '25 Anniversary)
MK2 Polo Coupe S (1984 & 1986)
MK2 Polo Breadvan (1981 & 1984)
MK4 Escort (1989)
MK2 Granada Based Hearse (seriously)
Fiat Uno 60S (1986) Punto 60S (1998) Cinq (1997)
1998 Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat
2003 Ford KA
Current: 2004 Ford Focus (barely alive)
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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kes, the next time you see that bug I demand that you simply sit in your car next to it until the owner returns - then you impress him with vw trivia, and MAKE IT YOURS!!
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Wow! Yes it is! Cant believe you remember it! I built it in '87, did Street Machines Cruise for Charity in it, got into the top 10 at the first Bug Jam and a feature in an early Volksworld. Had it 7 years. I loved that car! I was speaking to Stu ( I think) from B289 and he was saying its been found and is being rebuilt. I knew where it was about ten years ago...in the hands of Ian from Now Promotions (who ran Bug Jam at the time) but I'm not sure what happened to it after that. I think it was in a sorry state and Ian wasn't into Beetles as much as he was event organising so I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have come out of his garage restored. As an aside, with credentials like that, I'm not surprised your cars are so flippin' good. ;D |
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Wow! Yes it is! Cant believe you remember it! I built it in '87, did Street Machines Cruise for Charity in it, got into the top 10 at the first Bug Jam and a feature in an early Volksworld. Had it 7 years. I loved that car! I was speaking to Stu ( I think) from B289 and he was saying its been found and is being rebuilt. I knew where it was about ten years ago...in the hands of Ian from Now Promotions (who ran Bug Jam at the time) but I'm not sure what happened to it after that. I think it was in a sorry state and Ian wasn't into Beetles as much as he was event organising so I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have come out of his garage restored. As an aside, with credentials like that, I'm not surprised your cars are so flippin' good. ;D Ah! Thanks for the info!! .......and the compliment! ;D RaoulDuke if you do get the chance snap it up, they built those things pretty good back then! |
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Another vote for the leave as is club. |
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This and the air cooled thread have come at a bad time for me. Was at my parents checking on my hidden E30 when I spotted one if their neighbours had rolled this out his garden.  Been off the road 15 years! My dad has arranged for me to pop in for a 'chat' with the owner next week, and has cleared enough hiding space for it to live at his house:-) I'm sooooo tempted, but know nothing about Beetles! Is it a lost cause? |
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89 Masterace Surf
03 Astra
03 V40 Sport
09 E90 M Sport
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One of my old Bugs back in '88, also just been found by Stu from B289.  |
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Last Edit: Oct 2, 2010 7:38:03 GMT by kapri
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One of my old Bugs back in '88, also just been found by Stu from B289. I really like that! How easy are these to modify? If I do get the one above I won't be going crazy, but a few subtle mods may be a possibility! |
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89 Masterace Surf
03 Astra
03 V40 Sport
09 E90 M Sport
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smurf
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it makes me want my old baja back  |
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Laser cutting and cnc punching (up to 3mm stainless and ali, up to 6mm mild steel)
Mail me a dxf file and i'll get you a price
Metal folding and custom fabrication service also available
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One of my old Bugs back in '88, also just been found by Stu from B289. I really like that! How easy are these to modify? If I do get the one above I won't be going crazy, but a few subtle mods may be a possibility! Early ones are amazingly easy. That one has none of the current ' hot tricks' to it like narrowed front beam . Later , as above, are a bit more work as they are either balljoint front end ( needs lowered spindles possibly plus swayaways) or Mac struts on the 130 * range Basic spec was swayaways fitted to front to allow lowering, Opel Kadette Spax adjustable shockers and uprated anti roll bar , rear was lowered by turning on the splines 2 one way and 1 the other ( can never remember which way or inner or outer ) . Rear was fitted with antiroll bar and Mini Spax adjustabel shocks. 5.5J Empi 5 spokes with 135 and 165 Michelin ZX and a 1776 mild engine ,just on 110bhp , ran 16 seconds 1/4s consistently, single twinchoke and 35mpg on a run. I can honestly say it was the best handling car I have ever owned . My mate nearly put his 2 yera old XR31 in a ditch trying to keep up through the bends |
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Last Edit: Oct 3, 2010 16:54:19 GMT by kapri
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Roobeh
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 Lives just down the road from me. Beetles are pretty easy to mod. A wealth of parts and upgrades, pretty simple mechanically, good starter car imo. earlyer ones are easyer to play about with. bigalan I'd say just have a good look at it. if it's been of the road for 15 years it'll obv need work, sounds like there's allready a deal going on with your dad lol. |
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Last Edit: Oct 3, 2010 17:06:29 GMT by Roobeh
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