Times a changin...

The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism

1,922 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 11 Jul 2003, 12:56 am

#64542

I don't only love VW's you know - another strong interest I have other than geocaching and geography is hovercrafts.
Never been in one, only seen a couple but fell in love with them at Expo88 on the Brisbane river.

Wasn't going to pay $40 for a fifteen minute ride when one day I'd own my own.

A pic I found with two interests in one image-

The monster SRN4 ferry sporting a sunroofed late 60's beetle exiting the ramp access.

Bronze.

Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 11 Jul 2003, 6:50 am

#64565

Would look great cruising around Dubbo...Might scare the animals at the zoo though. 😀

Bugged Again Wolfsburg Wizard

507 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jul 2003, 7:59 am

#64574

went on the hoverloyd years ago, definately a weird experience as a first timer. I recall it was very noisy.
We were told we had the roughest channel crossing in 20 years and they were about to cancell all services.

It was so topsy turvey i nearly puked :repuke

Oppressa Officially Full-On Dubber

367 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 11 Jul 2003, 10:47 am

#64608

I went on a HUGE hovercraft from France to England. The thing had a casino inside of it!

1971 VW Beetle
Currently being restored - click here

NigeType3 Officially Full-On Dubber

371 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Jul 2003, 11:22 am

#64614

I like em to my family use to reside in England on The Isle Of White. As a kid Id love watching the hovercraft's come in. It just ammazed me how it could go on land & water. Still very cool.
Nige

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 11 Jul 2003, 3:35 pm

#64667

very sweet some one should build one but with a VW base like on that show junkyard wars:thumb

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 12 Jul 2003, 9:21 am

#64804

They had a good program on Foxtel on the History channel I think about the man who first started developing hovercraft. I only saw the end of it, but it was really interesting and ended up with those huge ones like in the pic.
I suppose thats gotta be quicker than a ship docking at aport and running a gangway for exit.

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SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jul 2003, 11:18 pm

#64955

i think everyone in australia went to bloody expo 88 !

yes me too...............:bounce