VINTAGE VW PICS

DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 11 Dec 2005, 3:45 pm

#437237

Hi Guys.........here I go again trying to put up multiple VW pics that are prob older than most of the member.:P

Looks like I may have just gotten the hang of it by ussing 2 browsers.

Amen.............thank U for all of my helpers......:kiss

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 11 Dec 2005, 3:50 pm

#437239

top shots mate 👍 glad to see you got it figured out 😉

Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 11 Dec 2005, 3:53 pm

#437240

great stuff. luv the duals on the rear of the buggy.

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 11 Dec 2005, 4:02 pm

#437243

cool pics

DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 11 Dec 2005, 4:11 pm

#437245

dumone wrote:great stuff. luv the duals on the rear of the buggy.

:P Yeah well back "then" all the goodies that are available now, were'nt available then or we just didnt have the bucks so we improvised....mind U there were some hairy rides had when one did 70k around a right hand corner on a dirt road......the arse end tended to hang on but the front end lost traction and point of direction very quickly..........good for camp fire stories but.🤪

Btw in the pic where a mate is doing the axe thingee...note the rear wheels on the bug.....they are not wide wheels........just reversed and bolted back on after the hubcap clips had been punched out.😏

lobus Wolfsburg Wizard

618 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Dec 2005, 6:20 pm

#437273

geez I hope the chainsaw is not running in pic number 3...

or maybe they were from "what's that funny noise school"

[ Edited on 11-12-2005 by lobus ]

DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 11 Dec 2005, 6:46 pm

#437278

lobus wrote:geez I hope the shainsaw is not running in pic number 3...

or maybe they were from "what's that funny noise school"

:o We regard that one as our unpaid for McCULLOCH CHAINSAW Ad:P

lobus Wolfsburg Wizard

618 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Dec 2005, 8:42 pm

#437313

or you could always use it at the next OH&S meeting..

dak002 Seriously Crusin Dubber

181 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 11 Dec 2005, 9:45 pm

#437324

"those were the days my friend,
we thought they'd never end"

There's nothing like the wind on your head, where your hair used to be.....................

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 11 Dec 2005, 10:46 pm

#437337

They are very interesting pics. Thank you for sharing them with us.

EJ22 into Bay Microbus - Finished project build thread- click on this spot here for info

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Dec 2005, 11:05 pm

#437341

Nice pics DC. Mike and Mal have got a lot to answer for. LOL. I like the flashkit bug with the wide steelies.

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Dec 2005, 10:53 pm

#437692

GREAT PICS!!!!

How cool..........

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VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 13 Dec 2005, 7:54 am

#437739

Very cool. I like there style, posers.

ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 17 Dec 2005, 4:08 pm

#439052

i think that photo could have an excellent caption competition going

DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 17 Dec 2005, 10:07 pm

#439141

ColumBUS wrote:i think that photo could have an excellent caption competition going

U have my permission.....go for it but dont bag my vinyl jacket....they were all the rage back then.:P

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 18 Dec 2005, 9:43 pm

#439378

"I reckon that guy taking the photo is gonna get a real shock when I pull this four-ten shottie from behind my back"

EJ22 into Bay Microbus - Finished project build thread- click on this spot here for info

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 19 Dec 2005, 9:18 am

#439443

"Leo was quite cool until he realised he'd used his Mum's vase as a steering wheel"....

ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 19 Dec 2005, 11:38 am

#439453

after finishing happy days, Mr. Winkler decided photography was his thing

[ Edited on 19-12-2005 by ColumBUS ]

DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 19 Dec 2005, 5:22 pm

#439518

squizy wrote:"Leo was quite cool until he realised he'd used his Mum's vase as a steering wheel"....

Hi Squizy.....let U in on a little secret......check out the steering wheels in the other pics as well and U will notice that we used that design of steering wheel a number of times.

What it actually consists of is a heavy duty pram wheel (they dont exist now days) with the centre wire spokes removed ....actually first we removed the solid rubber tyre and the cut out the centre wire spokes.....then we folded up a tappered steel bracket out of 50mm x 5mm flat steel ......with a hole to suit the VW steering column at the other end and then the bracket was welded onto the pram wheel rim, painted,solid rubber tyre refitted and bolted to the shortened vw steering column.

We thought they looked "cool" and more racy than having a small wheel fitted to the VW steering column as the standard VW wheels were to large for easy access and exit from the buggies.

:alien