Thank you all very much for the kind words,car was found by the police unscathed in a shopping centre carpark and it appears nothing has been stolen at this stage. We are still having it fingerprinted and checked for any possible mechanical damage etc...Thanks to all of you! :bounce
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[ Edited on 4-9-2006 by BUGBOY ]
[ Edited on 7-9-2006 by SPRINTSTAR ]
[ Edited on 8-9-2006 by SPRINTSTAR ]
Oh Man! thats shocking news. Hope it shows up.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Holy crap...this is happening more and more, hope its found soon
Not good Al. Just hope whoever took it just wanted to get to the other side of town and parked it somewhere.
Good luck.
Thats just plain F*#ked up.
Hope who ever took this car gets whats deserved.:cry
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle
Stoopid boys - not a career move that one
Will keep an eye out
Futue te ipsum!!!
eyes are peeled ....condolances man
call for immobilisers and alarms for our prides and joys
Karmen
56 oval resto 60 Cal KG
58 & 62 beetle parting. 74 panel parting
63 Baja 80 GLD parting
58 donor split 11 window 63 Splitty sgle cab /son's
96 Seat Cordoba GLX daily drvr.
why would someone do that?! pricks. i'll let you know if I see the rims/rack etc for sale....
:cry
Pay your debts, CxxT
Hope its insured dude.
Best of luck for a safe return.
.
not good news mate, will keep an eye on ebay for you.
best of luck, lets hope it turns up safe and well
WANTED kombi drivers side rear corner for a early bay! found after six years lol
WANTED engine lid for early kombi 71
eyes peeled..not good form!
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Surely it is a stupid crime of opportunity, I would hate to think someone from the VW Scene would be involved in this. Hope it all works out
decked dubby wrote:Hope its insured dude.
Best of luck for a safe return.
It is fully insured,top of the range type but I'd rather the safe rreturn of my baby...:vader
This seems to be happening more and more.
I'm so sorry to hear this news Aldo, and i hope you have it return all in one piece as i know the blood sweet and tears you have put into this car.
I think its time to maybe make a new section on the forum for stolen cars, parts etc?
I feel if this comes about it shold not be a place for comments or chat but just a picture of the car/part and id like rego chassis or engine numbers etc and contact detail of the orginial owner.
Again sorry to hear mate and i'll keep an eye out!
I know how you would feel!
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What suburb was it from?
bugboy is right its starting to happen over here, ssvc & samba has a stolen section
on its site, i think avd should think about having one unfortunately.
the beetle in sydney last week or so now a type 3, both these vw's
are top notch restoes & would be near impossible to unload in aust
which makes me think that they might be targetted for o/s.
That blows 🙁
Will definitely keep an eye out. What area did it go missing from? (east/west etc)
64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.
yup, will keep an eye out too... tis a pity
at least they got good tastes....
Hope they burn...
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New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
damn, will keep an eye out, unfortunately you would have to assume it was someone who knows somehting about dubs if they managed to make a getaway, not exactly like fleeing in a normal car
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
Damm, thats F@#*ked.
Sorry to hear that A.
I'll keep an ear out.
Hope you get it back, wheels and all.
OL
SORRY BOUT THAT!
Oh no 🙁
I just got a call from Al, i actually flew down from Sydney to look at this car on the weekend, i was ready to make on offer on it too and to hear this news is a huge shock, this Squareback was one of a kind.
I hope you find the bastard(s) involved 😬
Its hard to believe this sort of thing happens...you would think the VW community is pretty close knit.
Man im really bummed, I was really looking forward to owning this car in the near future!
It was good meeting you Al and I really hope you get it back unharmed.
Keep me updated on what happens.
watching st kilda for you bro😬👍
A candy coloured clown they called the sandman tip toes through my room every night just to sprinkle stardust on my pillow go to sleep everything will be allright
1967 Type 3 square
1956 double door panel
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Hey Aldo. Why don't you list some of the key collectable parts here so we can all look out for them on eBay/samba etc...
ren wrote:Hey Aldo. Why don't you list some of the key collectable parts here so we can all look out for them on eBay/samba etc...
maybe best if he doesnt, if he lists, the thug who took it will know what not to sell together to make himself less obvious. if you can take the time, start doorknocking, see if anyone heard when it left (may have woken someone else up) especially if they did soem damage getting in. admittedly not the same scale, but when i had my cruiser nicked while i was travelling i got out on the streets and talked to every person in the area who was outside at the time, talked to local shops who may see it etc, dudes at the beach, people of all ages, and sure enough the thief had an open ear, got spooked by the amount of hype going around (like your beautiful wagon it was a 1 of a kind and therefore would have been hard to get rid of) and sure enough by 12.00 he had dumped it in a public place for me to find without even a scratch on it. if your guy has local ears to the ground you may be able to spook him before he gets too far. all the best dude
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
Thanks everybody, cops seem to suggest that if it was stolen by joyriders,it should have been found by now...keep our fingers crossed.:cry
Miss her already...
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Best of luck getting it back, hopefully unscathed. I know how it feels to have a car pinched, it really does suck. I've got my brother-in-law's family in melbourne on the look out for it. Keeping fingers crossed for you mate.
Brendan.
Damn man.. that sucks.. but I reckon a square that's as stunning as that would stick out like dogsballs, so hopefully it turns up. 🙂
I'll post this on KC and BWM to help ya cause a little mate. 👍
I think sadly I may have to start locking the Kombi.... or disconnecting the battery and locking the engine bay! :cry
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cSorry to hear of your news..that's 1 sweet car.
It may be a different car but on my way to work I saw a mint, early (ie pre 69) black squareback with a roof rack and other bling travelling north up Hawthorn Road, East Brighton this morning (between Nepean Hwy and North Rd. The time would have been around 8.00am or so.
I just saw the car cruising along and it caught my eye.
Probably not much help but it might piece information together.
Best of luck,
Steve
sorry to hear that sprintstar start ringing the vbud shops in melb incase they try to sell parts.
