its New Year, and show season is looming around the corner.
So what would you say is the best VW to come out of Australia and why. Post pics if you have them, I can then get the idea of why a dub is so special.
Just interested in getting a flavour of your show cars, past and present.
So if you show me yours.....i will show u mine LOL
:duh
Stu
No show cars?
I enclose one of ours from 89. Built by a bodyshop called Thump Thump it featured flush fit teardrops, pillarless and deseamed bodywork oh and a fluro Billabong interior from you guys in Oz.
Got revamped about 4 yrs ago and is on my Back to 89 books for my displays in the UK.
I give you billabug....well I would of if the pic thing was working!!!!
[Edited on 3-1-2005 by Backto89]
[Edited on 3-1-2005 by Backto89]
we build our cars to use them,
not trailer queens.
This was used as a daily driver.
However trailer queens are in short demand.
So there must be some nice looking dubs that have been built by you guys, that have been inspirational?
Billa is now in the North East of the UK and is driven to and from shows, where it is displayed in the Back to 89 displays.
Stu
Stu
don't forget when you posted the first one was 430am our time. Most folk are starting back at work today after the New Years long weekend. So you may not get any pics for a short while (ie: tonight our time)
Not sure what a lot of other folk thing, but I reckon the peach convertible (I think its wayne penrose's) is one of the best at the moment. I'll check if there are pics in the other section.
'Ah, whatever................'
Dave O'Connor's "Kafer"
super clean, street reg'd 12 sec 1/4 mile.
that's inspiring.
or Jon Kruger's '56 oval that appeared in Ultra VW.
Silver Grey, 2180cc, polished MWS BRM's
this is the car that inspired me to do my '54.
or Shane Hinton's 55 "cherry ripe" deluxe type 2 split.
NOS or recond everything.
like a new car.
like porno for splitty lovers.
penguin wrote:Stu
don't forget when you posted the first one was 430am our time. Most folk are starting back at work today after the New Years long weekend. So you may not get any pics for a short while (ie: tonight our time)
Not sure what a lot of other folk thing, but I reckon the peach convertible (I think its wayne penrose's) is one of the best at the moment. I'll check if there are pics in the other section.
Penguin...cheers for keeping me on the ball. Keep forgetting the time difference.
Im off to bed, so when I check back tomorrow after work, it will no doubt be early morning for u guys.
Like to see waynes bug sometime.
Stu
Stu
try these links. I am sure the pics are on here somewhere but my computer is running slowwwwwww today.
http://www.clubvw.org.au/ (part way down, left side, click on 2004 VW Nationals Show/Shine photos
or
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_keywords=vw+and+Sydney&search_terms=all
have seen pics of thump thump before, in one of your mags I think. Looks good. The story said (from memory) one of the guys had to get out of the car business after developing some sickness/reaction? Pity, that thing looks sweet.
Damn, link doesn't work to Samba properly, you will have to cut and paste the whole thing over, it loses the Sydney bit otherwise.
Cheers
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by penguin]
'Ah, whatever................'
These are some of my favs in Oz at the moment.
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by manx_xtc]
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by manx_xtc]
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
Mmm,
like that single cab splittie from Sydney. Love the ground decoration around '56 oval 🙂 nice... bet there were a few sore heads out of that one.
Anyone got any other shots of the Type 3 Notch out of Melb, the black one that Manx posted just above on the Checker board mat? I think its owned by one of the guys from Volkommen Art.
Thats Wayne's Cab I mentioned before as well. I can't get to my shots, anyone else got any? Its even decorated inside the wheel wells!! and its driven around by waynes wife (Forgot what her name is😀)
PS Stu, pics have to be under 50kb to be posted.
'Ah, whatever................'
Here are some shots i took of the black Notch at the Sydney nationals lastyear.
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by manx_xtc]
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......................nice 🙂
'Ah, whatever................'
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
Sorry this is noting to do with this post but could someone give me some info on the third pic manx_xtc posted, the grey 60's type 3 squareback.
I want to know where I can get the side mirrors from or if they have a name, model number any info would be great. Also the material the under bonet area is line in red with what is it and is it readaly avaliable.
Thanks Nige
These are all top show cars showing at vw shows,we need to also show of these cars at Street Machine shows as well.Ive been to 4 of these shows won Best Engineered top Super Comp and runner up Best Presented against Summernats cars,come on boys lets show our toys.Just love the purple oval always kept in good cond and a good bloke that owns it.JVLRacing Orange Race Car:P:P
All I can say is that its a Victorian rego'd squareback, and I agree. Nice mirrors. I think the material under the front is just a felt type stuff, but someone here must know who actually owns it. I don't think it was one of the two Volkommen Art cars.
'Ah, whatever................'
Thanks penguin I have seen them on european cars but not here they look hot. And talking of hot Waynes beatle rocks that is so clean. The last mag I got with that in it didn't do it justice these pics are better. Such a nice car can't belive its use on the road.
😉
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by pyr0]
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
or even this one :P
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
Gotta love Sams Taxi.
At the Nats he had the middle eastern muzak blasting and all 🙂
'Ah, whatever................'
Hi
This car has not been around for a while. While Aero gurads are not everyones cup of tea the level of detail achieved with this is one of the best Ive seen, and its for sale.
Read about it here> [url=http://]
http://www.clubvw.org.au/jurgo.htm[/url]
Steve
I kinda like this one aswell steve. 😀
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
A couple of the slightly more modified dubs in Oz.
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by manx_xtc]
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
Loving the peach cars, the cab and the bug with the silver bumpers, looking really cool.
Type 3s are looking really rad as well, you love your resto cals huh.
Keep em coming...and that 1303 with sloping headlamps, how cool is that.
Stu
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Backto89]
Try this too.
http://www.bootmanmusic.com/Beetlepage1.htm
[Edited on 5-1-2005 by Freddie Fender]
real, not plastic! Chrome, chrome and more chrome.
Geez.. I feel priveliged to have my car in that lot, thanks heaps Manx!!
Those mirrors you spoke of are 'Talbot' mirrors, or Talbot style mirrors, or racing mirrors for that 60's period feel.
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
Gotta love Nat`s Buggy from Adelaide.
But especially Dave`s "Split 1"
Not sure of any cars here from the Rad Shorts Era though!
I was back there with ya mate (well from about `91).
It`s mad to think that "Lemon Bavois", "Targa","Billabug" etc are now Nostalgia!
I reckon Keith Seumes "No Mercy" drag car was pretty damn awesome and very inspirational.
Cheers
Graham.
[Edited on 5-1-2005 by 57 Chook Shed]
[Edited on 5-1-2005 by 57 Chook Shed]
...Not a single mention of mine...
you should all be ashamed!
