After 31 years of ownership shes gone

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Aug 2004, 10:28 pm

#222275

Hi

Well today was a sad day, I bought my bug in 1973, today I sold it. I have kept lots of parts from it to put on my new project. At the moment I dont have a bug in my garage, 1st time in 33 years, my new 1973 1303 will be coming home as soon as I finish some long put off work around the house. It has nice little 1600 in the back now.

1302Steve, soon to be 1303Steve

ps added photos that were lost from this post

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matara Custom Title Time!

1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Aug 2004, 10:51 pm

#222285

From German looker to a Euro looker.

Lucky bloke that bought that beauty Steve.

Steve

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Aug 2004, 10:56 pm

#222287

Hi Steve

He sold a 911 to buy it. That car was the rehearsal, now for the main event.

1302Steve

OvalGlen Custom Title Time!

1,361 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Aug 2004, 12:02 am

#222317

Wow, I thought that you would never sell your
car.
Cant wait to check out the new project.

Regards,Glenn>

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Aug 2004, 3:39 am

#222335

Bye Bye goooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 22 Aug 2004, 3:53 am

#222336

Sorry to here about that Steve ( I hope It's going to a good home🙂 )

Plus 31years make me feel old........lol

BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Aug 2004, 5:08 pm

#222545

A sad day indeed my friend.. Ahh well, onward and upward..

There's no future in the past Steve!!

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 22 Aug 2004, 5:14 pm

#222549

... but the past puts the present in perspective!

Gee, Steve - I have no idea how you'd feel right now. A bit wierd.. I dont know how I'd feel selling my VW, and I've only had mine for 14 years

Pay your debts, CxxT

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 22 Aug 2004, 5:31 pm

#222559

All because you can do better Hey!
One less beetle in the neighbourhood!

Keeping it real !

ned Slammed & Awesome Dubber

78 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 22 Aug 2004, 5:41 pm

#222562

sad day indeed,lucky guy who bought it tho. good to see he's come up in the world from a 911 to your bug!

(you got a healthy supply of wood in the background, weather warming up is it?)

i plan to live forever.....so far so good.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Aug 2004, 6:14 pm

#222592

Hi

You know what they say, if you don’t learn from your past mistakes your bound to repeat them. I don’t feel as bad as I thought I would, maybe because I will have a new project to work on soon, if I had just gone cold turkey with no new VW I think I would have felt worse.

Silver, early September I’m going to bring the next one home, there’s goes the neighbourhood. The other cool thing about the new one is that parts from the yellow car and Barry's Blue74L will go into it. The yellow car ended up with the locks, rear suspension and brakes from Blue74L's car.

Ned, that’s only part of the wood supply, I have a 100 metre long driveway (had the bug sideways heaps of times up it) so I have plenty of space for wood, being pyros as well we need to keep plenty on hand

Steve

ned Slammed & Awesome Dubber

78 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 22 Aug 2004, 6:37 pm

#222606

steve

whoa!!! you must get cold!!! can't wait to see the new project

i plan to live forever.....so far so good.

vern74 Fahrvergnugen

901 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 22 Aug 2004, 6:46 pm

#222610

No need for fire wood up here !

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 5 Sep 2004, 9:32 pm

#228943

geez steve, even my wife has a tear in her eye................end of an era.

I hope the new owner has it for another 31years.

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Sep 2004, 12:27 am

#229019

Steve I'm sure I speak for a lot of young guys when I say that your car is what prompted me to buy a bug in the first place, and undoubtedly had a lot to do with the popularity of the German/Aussy look world wide. I can't wait to see what you have in store next, I'll bet its something extra special 🙂 all the best with it.

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Sep 2004, 9:02 am

#229082

Sad day 🙁 that car was awesome

Jon

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Sep 2004, 12:20 pm

#229146

geez I've only had my Baja for 9 years, I got a fair while to go to break your record.

You should've just put it in your living room in a big plastic bubble steve, it's all about the memories 🙂

Good luck with the new project, I'm sure you'll have fun!

Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Sep 2004, 2:39 pm

#229179

That must have been a painful decision Steve, Heather only had our bug for two years, and she was a bit distressed seeing Ned drive it away. 🙁

Kruizin Kol

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Sep 2004, 11:17 pm

#229494

Hi

Thanks for all your commiserations. Its pleasing to know that my bug had an effect on other people.

1302Steve

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 6 Sep 2004, 11:25 pm

#229498

And the "Ricers" say good riddance!

Keeping it real !

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Aug 2014, 10:23 pm

#998599

Cant believe 10 years has passed

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 22 Aug 2014, 10:45 pm

#998600

wow.. 🥲

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 22 Aug 2014, 11:02 pm

#998601

Had me confused with the thread at first, until I read the date. This forum has some long history

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

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 22 Aug 2014, 11:06 pm

#998602

😂

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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 23 Aug 2014, 11:35 am

#998629

So Steve,

Did you ever finish doing that work around the house or not quite yet 😂😂😂

Kev

I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 23 Aug 2014, 2:29 pm

#998638

👍 😂 I'm guessing not 😀

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 23 Aug 2014, 3:31 pm

#998646

^^ not when there's new cars to build.... LOL

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 23 Aug 2014, 4:31 pm

#998655

helbus wrote:Had me confused with the thread at first, until I read the date. This forum has some long history

I know, i was like 31 years ago, 1973? wha?

2004 was such a long time ago.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

lou0060 Wolfsburg Wizard

568 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 23 Aug 2014, 10:34 pm

#998677

if Steve stopped reading 10 year old posts he would have all those jobs at home done and be able to come to Warwick this year......🙅🙅

1971 karmann ghia Cabrio - Cruising 👍
1963 beetle Sunroof - gathering dust 🥲
1968 race beetle - twin turbo Subaru - stress relief 😁
1960 beetle - old school low & slow 😏

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Aug 2014, 7:32 am

#998684

Hi

A bit over 10 years ago a treated pine retaining wall rotted away, I've just finished the new wall, concrete this time.

It took quite a bit of time to get the yellow bug ready for sale and my 50th was coming up very soon so I as we were having a party at my house I had lots of stuff to get ready around the house, I wasn’t allowed to bring my 1303 home until after my party.

I had to look a fair way back to find this post, I saw a lot of names on posts that have disappeared, like Dodge, 2.63home brand Baja & Jenz58 to name a few.

Hope you're ready for a rematch Lou, just found out that I have the weekend off for Warwick.

Steve