I thought that I would post these very old photos (sorry about the blemishes) of my Powertune Stage 4 1835.
I think it is almost 30 years ago now and it was my absolute pride and joy and was driven daily.
It was based on a 1974 1300 Type 1 and was sensational to drive.
I hope you like the pictures.
Regards
Greg
VDUBXTC ·
good to see dubs from the past. nice unit
Lateral ·
Thanks Jace
It really was a fantastic car and a joy to drive.
Bizarre ·
Nice - I remember this car from all these years ago
oldskoolguy ·
Mate that looks the duck's guts, the right colour to go with the black trim as well. Very nice.
Rob.
Craig Torrens ·
Time to build a clone 😉
Any photos of the interior and motor ?
pod ·
that does look the goods , funny though now a whale-tail and such is usually frowned upon
karmann141 ·
Hi Greg - thanks for bringing back some fond memories of early 80's era.
Won't hijack your post but I had a very similar daily driver 30yrs ago with a 2180 - loved that car as you did yours.
Lateral ·
Ah, those were the days!
Sorry Craig, no interior shots. I had heated Recaro seats with pneumatic lumbar supports, Stewart Warner gauges, a Momo steering wheel and the dash and inside of the doors were all Matt black.
Gee I loved that car. I think the wheels were Magnum Eliminators with Yokohama 002 tyres. The car drove like it was glued to the road.
1835 with twin webers and a Powertune exhaust.
Regards
Greg
SuperOwen ·
30 year rule..... 70's cal lookers are now passe, bring on the 80's!! It does actually look tidy, tasteful even.
Lateral ·
Thanks Owen
If 30 years is "passe" and I'm 55, what does that make me? 😂
Lateral ·
Hi Owen
These photos are just for you and are more than 30 years old!
They are of the car I had prior to the Yellow car.
Note the stylish air horns on the side of the car, the nerf bars and the white mudguard piping?...very nice 🙂
Regards
Greg
1303Steve ·
That was very tidy car, I remember your brown one as well, what did your mechanic Vaughan Richards say about, a jet in a jam tin
Bizarre ·
what was in the brown one?
vw54 ·
1835 with twin webers and a Powertune exhaust.
nice pics
don't suppose you remember how much the engine cost back then
1303Steve ·
it worked out a bit over $1 per cc
SuperOwen ·
Lateral wrote:Thanks Owen
If 30 years is "passe" and I'm 55, what does that make me? 😂
It usually goes classic, vintage, then veteran....
I'll let you choose which😂
LOWBUG ·
Wow how trends change
SuperOwen ·
Lateral wrote:Thanks Owen
If 30 years is "passe" and I'm 55, what does that make me? 😂
It usually goes classic, vintage, then veteran....
I'll let you choose which😂
1303Steve ·
Who remembers Beetles called Hun Bug & Sun Bug
crazyfiggi ·
Do you know if that bug was sold to someone who lived at Chatswood?
I tried buying that car from a bloke nearly 10 years ago. It was sitting in a front yard in Chatswood looking very unloved compared to the photos you have posted. I was dating a girl in the same street and spotted it. Knocked on the front door and talked the owner into selling it, but he wanted what I thought at the time was a bit to much. Looking back I wish I had grabbed it!
Alex.
Lateral ·
Hi Alex
The last time I saw it was a few years after I sold it and it was in a side street in Greenwich just off River Road.
The gossip I heard was that it was left on the street and was not looked after very well which was very disappointing as I don't know why you would buy a great car only to allow it to rot and not look after it.
And yes Steve... it was very much a "jet in a jam tin".
Regards
Greg
PS: and Owen, I was thinking maybe "impasse"? 😂
Craig Torrens ·
1303Steve wrote:Who remembers Beetles called Hun Bug & Sun Bug
Yep......didn't Wayne Penrose own them for a while ??
oldskoolguy ·
Lateral wrote:Thanks Owen
If 30 years is "passe" and I'm 55, what does that make me? 😂
I'm 55 and I feel very passé sometimes.
I used to drive with an informal group called the American Cruisers in the early 80's. We used to meet at Mona Vale Friday nights. Things seemed simpler then, you could even talk your way out of a speeding ticket. I saw a fella called Alex (mean Dodge Phoenix) do it.
Ah well,Rob.
LOWBUG ·
1303Steve wrote:Who remembers Beetles called Hun Bug & Sun Bug
Yep, one for Wayne and one for his wife at the time
1303Steve ·
Found an old magazine with them on the cover
LOWBUG wrote:
1303Steve wrote:Who remembers Beetles called Hun Bug & Sun Bug
Yep, one for Wayne and one for his wife at the time
Joel ·
I've still got all my 80s VW power mags from an era when fat fibreglass was king 😂
Just about every issue has a bug with a Carerra kit in it somewhere.
1303Steve ·
I wonder if the look will be cool again?
sander288 ·
Thinking it looks cool as long as there isn't torana tail lights!!!
Kombi_Rescue ·
Unfortunatley this car has been scrapped....I bought the bug about 8-9 years ago from the person in Chatswood. The body was beyond saving but still had all the running gear, that was recycled to another member on the forum. Shame it was left under a tree to rot away . Powertune set a standard in the 80's way ahead of any other vw performance shop in Sydney. I too in my younger day looked up and the conversions and drooled over the cars in the powertune store on my many parts delivery runs over to Gladesville...hey Steve they were the good ol days....great memories.
Lateral ·
Always was and always will be cool. ......especially without Torana lights.
1303Steve ·
Hi
I think the Powertune kit was the best of the lot at the time.
Steve it was long time ago for sure and great memories, but it seems like only yesterday.
Steve
Craig Torrens ·
bummer its not still out there 😢
Lateral ·
You can say that again.
1303Steve ·
Hi Greg
On a happier note my old yellow bug was at the drags last weekend spectating, its nearly 10 years since I sold it and its still looking good.
Shame that your old bug wasn't cherished.
Steve
Lateral ·
Hi Steve
That's great to hear that your car has lasted for all of these years.
Sometime ago, I heard that the car was just rusting away somewhere and could not really understand why somebody would buy a car like mine and then not look after it...very strange.