Nellie the Notchback

BenettonVW · 2004-12-28T11:16:16+00:00

As most of you know by now, I have owned this car for nearly 2 years now. Bout time I had some decent pics. My sister, the photographer, who took the Beetle pics for the magazine a few years back, freed up a bit of time for this shoot. 131 pics later, we have a couple that might look alright. As is always the case, the quality drops when I post them on here, due to the 50kb limit, but keep in mind, these pics were about 18MB each!! Considering sending em around to the magazines again, but dunno if they would be that interested. Worth a look maybe. Anyway, here's a few. Enjoy. (Christmas 2004) [ Edited on 28-4-2007 by BenettonVW ]

VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.

3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 30 Dec 2004, 7:57 pm

#285969

u know i love ur notch jim, and great work again by ur sister. congrats...

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kustomkool BEING KOOL AINT CHEAP

1,611 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 2 Jan 2005, 11:22 am

#286684

much props bestest notchest aroundest....

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#286700

Hey Jim, She looks awsome bud, great backdrop i reckon well done..

Andy

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Mr Bubble Head Insano Dub Head

829 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jan 2005, 5:17 pm

#287142

Looks great Jim, just goes to show if you take a bit of time out and a bit of effort the end result can be stunning

love the pipe stand dude its so old man chic.

nIck

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57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jan 2005, 6:18 pm

#287166

Sell it,
Spend the money on the bus.

Some will take me serious so I have to add a disclaimer.
Jim will know I am taking the piss, I think its cool.
Sad how people take things too seriously

Cheers
Dave

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571 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jan 2005, 7:09 pm

#287192

Good idea man, I'll take her and Jim can spend the extra $5.00 on the bus 😉
Steve

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3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jan 2005, 8:07 pm

#287232

Thanks folks, I apprecite the kind comments, and Steve, I know where you live..

Here's a few more.

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Thanks again for the comments.

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kustomkool BEING KOOL AINT CHEAP

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#287268

BAD

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

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#287517

awesome notch :beer

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#356580

Not many changes or anything, just went looking through a scrap metal yard the other day, and the photo opportunity was too much to bare!

[Edited on 15-5-2005 by BenettonVW]

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Stealth Ich Leibe mein Kastenwagen!

1,021 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 May 2005, 6:12 pm

#356687

Cool, She looks excellent.

STEALTH

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#356831

Could be lower Stealth.. 😉

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toecutter Officially Full-On Dubber

333 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 16 May 2005, 6:14 pm

#357381

Hi,
Nice Notch...........drool
Just a quick dumb question. What is the name of that thing(?) on your drivers side door and how does it work?
Cheers,
Brad.

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3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 May 2005, 9:51 pm

#357562

Brad, no worries. Thats an evaporative air conditioner from the US, commonly known as a swamp cooler, and thats why it is on the drivers side, as it should be on the passenger in the States.

They have a cylinder of hay/ straw in them, attached to a rip cord, that when pulled, rotates the cylinder. The cooler is half filled with cold water, the string pulled, and all the straw dampened. Once the car starts moving, the 'warm' air is pushed through the cold straw, and cools the interior of the car. Pretty prehistoric, but these coolers are 30+ years old, and some start in the 1950's. Not good in rush hour.. 😉

Hope this helps.

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 May 2005, 10:12 am

#357709

Sweet notch Jim. I hope mine will look that good one day. 😉

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toecutter Officially Full-On Dubber

333 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 17 May 2005, 5:52 pm

#357933

BenettonVW wrote:Brad, no worries. Thats an evaporative air conditioner from the US, commonly known as a swamp cooler, and thats why it is on the drivers side, as it should be on the passenger in the States.

They have a cylinder of hay/ straw in them, attached to a rip cord, that when pulled, rotates the cylinder. The cooler is half filled with cold water, the string pulled, and all the straw dampened. Once the car starts moving, the 'warm' air is pushed through the cold straw, and cools the interior of the car. Pretty prehistoric, but these coolers are 30+ years old, and some start in the 1950's. Not good in rush hour.. 😉

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info and the workings of the Swamp Cooler.
Not comparing to todays A/C, how would you rate the cooling qualities?
Thanks again.

Brad.

[Edited on 16/05/2005 by toecutter]

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#357939

Have you won any trophies with it yet? Cause it sure deserves it.😎

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27 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 30 Jun 2005, 9:31 pm

#378004

*mmm* notch goodness *drool*

its 'dubs like this that really get me motivated to put the time and money into my ride ... possibly even ceasing the build of my torana...

its hell sweet, keep it that way 🙂

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3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jul 2005, 2:28 pm

#381804

To be honest, never driven it with the swampy on, so I don't know how well she goes.. Just for looks.. 😉

And yeah, she has won a few trophies. It is quite a sweet thing. Always was, even before I owned it and Stealth owned it.. many admirers, and rightly so.

Keep the Notches alive.....

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frenzix Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 9 Jul 2005, 3:57 pm

#382187

great stuff, i just scored a 63 and a 64 notch, looking forward to one day getting one of them on the road. much inspiration to be had here.

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2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 9 Jul 2005, 7:47 pm

#382258

She sure is one sweet ride. Go nellie.

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#587865

Recent show locally.

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