Oops, forgot to look🙁
Hey doesn't it look sweet though:kiss
Hi Jen,
I think a few of the pics might disappear soonish as they appear to be over 50kb in size 🙁
Just letting you know in advance.
P.S. email me any you need resized if you run into any probs and I will send them back 🙂
Hey
Thanks for the offer. Have them on disk and can resize the ones saved on hard drive. Didn't think they would be so big
i had a great time too, this year was my 1st nationals. and got to meet a few forum guys including jim gow and ovalglen, both very nice ppl.
thought i'd throw in a few pics i havent seen anyone else post but i though deserved a mention, love the character of these rides.
the rest of the pics will be posted on my website in the near future.
cant wait for nambucca now...
sam
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above is my bug and my friend jame's big window '57 he completed last year.
below is my friend ryan's '69 notch back which came 2nd in the type 3 category. well done!
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did anyone see the interior quality of this one? was like a new merc or jag inside, beautiful...
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one of my favourites
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this bus was so cool
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i loved everythign about this oval
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nice too
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wat a beauty this bus ute was...
not really a complaint but i thought i would see alot more modified cars than wat there was. i was looking forward to seeing Geoff's BUG61N this year but he mustnt hav made it. still, the cars were all very impressive, and i got some goodies at the swap meet like 2 smooth bumpers, great condition for $12 each! lovely...
enjoy the pics
sam
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Was the beetle with the roof rack (2nd last pic) one of the semi rat looks. I loved those two beetles and thought I had pics. One of them had masking tape wrapped around the steering wheel where it was cracked.
Tatty but very sweet😎
Like the last shot of the bus ute. Very nice:thumb
[Edited on 22-4-2003 by jenz58]
This year was excellent so many entries, so many cars and plenty of swappers .. Had a really great time and it was good to meet so many of you on the forum. However .. as a Notch owner I get the shits ... It seems that the white Fastback that I believe has never really let the showroom .. So to speak allways wins. Now dont get me wrong I'm not saying that my Notch is better because it's not .. I just have fun showing it off .. However the white Fasty wins every year and every other show. I just think that some one should have a word in the gentlemens ear and tell him to sit it out next year and sure show off the car but dont enter it in the comp. Being that this car wins every time it is not much of an incentive to enter my Notch. I think next time I'll just show it and stick the $10 entry fee into parts!
Anyhow I've had my whinge!! I'll get over it!
Cya at the next one!
Go Noddy the Notch ~ One day the Oval will ride again
Yeah we had this conversation before Stex...
I used to have to do the same thing with my other car when certain other cars arrived...
10 bucks at the swap can get u some good stuff.
Dont know why he bothers some times ... he must have won every show n category over the past 10 years...
i wanna win some with my Sea Blue ,,, ( after 15 years work) then i will retire it ,,, bit of fun bit of inspiration...
trophies are made for all the people... thats why we limit the entry to 3 cats at the nats...
Stops one car from taking home a shit load.. n shares them out to more people. The max you could win would be 4
jenz58 wrote:Love the tear drop rear lights, very sweet:kiss
.....black 302 powered bug.
Does anyone have any additional pictures of this car please. It would be greatly appreciated.
Reub
I think I have a few at home, will check tonight. Anyone else?
Penguin
'Ah, whatever................'
I'm with you Strex. I mean, this was the one thing that let my w'end down, and I thought it might have been just me..
I entered the Hotty Notch, and out of the 6 or 7 Type 3's entered, I couldn't pull first second or third, yet everyone I talked to said it was the best thing they had seen in ages. I wouldn't generally go that far, but it has a lot more character than some of the others, and it also has original paint and interior.. in fact virtually everything is original apart from the ride height 😀
I am far from a sore loser or anything like that and anyone that knows me will know that this is not what I go to shows for in the first place, but it was both confusing and annoying.. I don't expect any answers or explanations, I am just venting.. Thanks for listening! :P
to strex and beneton...
in the harley scene your bike only gets one win at that show. ie you can enter at the bankstown show every year, but can only win it once. the idea is so that the show bikes with hugh money cant continue to clean up and therefor encourage others. i think the vw scene should look at this idea. so if you get someone that spends $50k on his beetle. he will get to clean up at every show in that year once. then he either has to change the asthetics or build another to win again. this way it gives every one a chance to win and brings excitement back into the show as you don't know what to expect in the winners circle each year. it also cures the trailer queen aspect, where some of these cars only come out just to win....
Simply Cruzin'...
the same thing happens down in Vic.
THis white fasty....was he a club member, close friend of the judges, helped organise the event or just a old time VW person that is admired by the vw event ppl?
All of the above will win u the same trophy every year down here. It sucks and asks me why anyone else bothers ! there is always a token 'outsider' that will win something though so it looks correct....
i dont care bcos my car is for me and if u dont like it stuff ya but an example if i remember correctly at our last Bug in(i think) a NB standard nothing special WON best car of the show. What about giving it to a person that restored and put a heap of effort into their car to encourage them more.
I've only been into dubs a few years but all i hear and feel is the shows are rigged and the same ppl win all the time, and it seems its not only in Vic this happens !
anyway my 2c. been hearing this alot recently !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
o yeah agree with u 2guns
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[Edited on 25-4-2003 by SKEWtYpe3]
I found that the showing of the car and all that is expected prior to showing (polishing etc) was a bit of a bore. I really did enjoy the cruzin to and from both shows much more.......:thumb
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Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
I'm not sure that I agree totally with all the sentiment here.
While I definately agree that it is good for the entrants, general public and vw scene in general to have new cars winning the trophies rather than the same cars year in year out, those that win should do so because they deserve it. Of course they should not win because they happen to be whoever they are or know whoever they know ( I wouldn't have a clue if this is happening or not).
Those that win should be the best. The best of show, or whatever catagory, should be awarded to the best in show. If it happens to be the same car as last year, all that means is that no one has built a better car yet. It should encourage us to strive further, do better, not whinge that such and such got it again.
If a car was only allowed to win at that show once in its life, then how does the person who wins know they won because they were the best and not because they were the best, except for this one, that one and the other one that have won it before. They won't know how they compare to the others unless they were competing against the others.
Sure some cars never get out except to go and compete at the shows, thats what their owners chose to do to keep them in pristine condition. Not all of us are lucky enough to have spare cars to do this with (although most of us have a project or few taking up the space in the driveway🙁), but lets not criticise those who chose this route, its their choice. Personally I like to see cars driven, but thats my choice. Maybe there should be a separate cartagory for show-only vehicles? Who knows, maybe a catagory for driven vehicles, even if not daily drivers but maybe that have covered a certain number of kms that year, or gone to a certain number of events.
That might be a bit troublesome to police, but the main point of this prattle, is lets not get down about Joe Bloggs winning again, lets just try and beat them next year.
As I said at the beginning, it would be good to see new cars winning the trophies, but it should be because the cars are better.
Restricting number of catagories at one event is good.
My 2 cents. 🙂
Sorry reub-revhead,
haven't got any shots. Only one front on and its not bery good with the flouros and my pi@@ poor photography skills.
Penguin
'Ah, whatever................'
yeah i am whinning abit but it looks like all of us want MORE vw around and restored etc but arent willing to do the encouraging. There would be more respect if the shows were based on encouragement rather than most money spent etc......and would make us strive more. Things like best find and most improved since last show etc...
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penguin wrote:Sorry reub-revhead,
haven't got any shots. Only one front on and its not bery good with the flouros and my pi@@ poor photography skills.
Penguin
Thankyou greatly for looking for me anyway. Much appreciated.:thumb
Reub
I found a couple from the VW picnic day.
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
speedster356 wrote:I found a couple from the VW picnic day.
Cheers for posting the additional pics. Appreciated as always.
Reub
Howdy all. Finally back home from the Outlaws where we have been staying for the past couple of weeks. No net time there! They have 16 hours for the month and 30 minutes of me checking the emails once a week used up all my brownie points.
Was great catching up with you all. Looked for forum people in the morning and cars in the afternoon. Sold a few stickers and caught up with old and new faces. The Dog-O-War nearly didn't make it as it went over a dune cliff the lunchtime before. Will attach some pics when I get / find some.
I loved the sound off between a few of the bugs here and there topped off by the Drag bug. Love the smell of Nitromethane scolding the nostrils and eyes and blasting all serenity from the shed.
Seems I didn't catch up with everyone. I would have liked to have stayed for the presentations but needed to get back to Newcastle before dark. Thanks to BLK56 for leapfroging me along the Freeway and apologies to OvalGlen for me running out on him.
Got to catch up with Mark who isn't a forum member (I think) but own the sweet Twincab that I spotted in Dubbo a few weeks back. Recognised it immeadiately and have hopefully made a Dubbo contact as there arn't many flat fours out here of the German variety.
Cheers all. Thanks for the great day.
Dave - Get the sound system there and burn it!
Bronze.
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
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I put in a post and when I went back to it today I could not believe that you guys had added 4 pages of replys. Some great pics from the nats too.
Bye all......Keep on buggin' :thumb:beer
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Dave - Get the sound system there and burn it!
It played up this year.... same thing worked perfect last year
