Hi
Just saying hi from the UK, I see that there are others on here that I recognise from the UK.
So who is everyone?
Stu
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
Im new here...just sayin hi!
Oasis Going alone...
1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Hello Stu. Welcome to Australia. Show us your car...
"Tell him 'We've already got one'"
BLUE_62 Wolfsburg Wizard
513 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
Hey stu,
welcome to aussieveedubbers.com
pretty awesome forum, that i am sure you will grow to love.
What u driving yourself?
I have a 1962 Standard, two tone, lowered, wide rear rims, sports seats, 6 disc sony cd player, 12" sub, and a few accesories like front visor, eyelids etc.
Post a pic in members rides if ya cruisin in a beetle! 😎
welcome to aussieveedubbers.com
pretty awesome forum, that i am sure you will grow to love.
What u driving yourself?
I have a 1962 Standard, two tone, lowered, wide rear rims, sports seats, 6 disc sony cd player, 12" sub, and a few accesories like front visor, eyelids etc.
Post a pic in members rides if ya cruisin in a beetle! 😎
1958 Beetle, 1966 VW Beetle, 1996 Holden Statesman!
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Welcome Man
Hope you enjoy your stay!
Rob...😎
Hope you enjoy your stay!
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
Hi all
Im having some problems with posting pics on here.
I own a 1974 bug with all the early panels. Was on the UK scene from 1996 and collected a few trophies for best in class.
It did run on Porsche Fuchs, but im making it into a back to 87 Cal Look bug on solids with W decklid, and other tricks.
Engine is a 1600 with hidden carb conversion, which means the carb is flipped behind the fanhousing so its hidden out of sight. I did have a rare RX dual stinger zorst on it.
Painted in pale yellow and goes by the name of Lemon Meringue. Its a classic pastel Cal Looker in the style of the late 80s.
I now run the Nostalgia Displays here in the UK and have over 130 X feature cars on the books. I organise displays at all the big shows in the UK and also have merchandise for sale such as the early bug jam videos from 1988 onwards all remastered onto DVD or whatever format you need. T shirts, stickers and tons of rare mags.
If someone can show me how to post a pic, u shall see the bug in all its glory. Im currently running a golf Gti which has been US spec'd with all red rear lights and clear lenses. Sitting on polished teardrop alloys.
Looks like a good place, shall stick around and see what u guys are like.
Stu
Im having some problems with posting pics on here.
I own a 1974 bug with all the early panels. Was on the UK scene from 1996 and collected a few trophies for best in class.
It did run on Porsche Fuchs, but im making it into a back to 87 Cal Look bug on solids with W decklid, and other tricks.
Engine is a 1600 with hidden carb conversion, which means the carb is flipped behind the fanhousing so its hidden out of sight. I did have a rare RX dual stinger zorst on it.
Painted in pale yellow and goes by the name of Lemon Meringue. Its a classic pastel Cal Looker in the style of the late 80s.
I now run the Nostalgia Displays here in the UK and have over 130 X feature cars on the books. I organise displays at all the big shows in the UK and also have merchandise for sale such as the early bug jam videos from 1988 onwards all remastered onto DVD or whatever format you need. T shirts, stickers and tons of rare mags.
If someone can show me how to post a pic, u shall see the bug in all its glory. Im currently running a golf Gti which has been US spec'd with all red rear lights and clear lenses. Sitting on polished teardrop alloys.
Looks like a good place, shall stick around and see what u guys are like.
Stu
squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Hey Stu welcome to the forum. To post a pic, click on reply, and then add the pic through the browse option. Pics need to be under 50kb.
Squiz....
Squiz....
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
not looking like its working.
:jesus
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Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
ah yes it is!
Whooo hooo im in business!
Whooo hooo im in business!
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
This one was taken at the Volksworld show in 2002.
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squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Sweet ride mate. She is a lemon meringue - so long as it doesn't go like a pop tart. Where abouts in UK you from?
Squiz....
Squiz....
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
Just North of London.
Been into dubs for 15yrs, and I bought this car when I was 16 as it was my first car and the car I learned to drive in. Didnt look like this tho, when I was starting with it.
How bout u Squizy where u from?
Stu
Been into dubs for 15yrs, and I bought this car when I was 16 as it was my first car and the car I learned to drive in. Didnt look like this tho, when I was starting with it.
How bout u Squizy where u from?
Stu
squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
I'm about an hour north of Sydney on the beautiful Central Coast.
Being North London, are you an Arse fan or a Spurs fan?
Squiz....
Being North London, are you an Arse fan or a Spurs fan?
Squiz....
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
Were the Northbank...the Northbank...Northbank Highbury!
:bounce
Stu
:bounce
Stu
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Welcome to the group where Most Australian VW owners are members.....
Your 74 really looks like a German 66 beetle with the early lights etc plus large windows....
We had small glass here until late 1968.... Beetles were made in Australia up till then... so We had the 1964 Beetle until 1968 - only change was the 1300 engine....
You are unfortunate to have the major Rust problems over there with the chemicals put on the Icy roads... Our shock towers etc rarely need replacing due to rust.... I have never seen a rusted shock tower... but then I polish and paint My shock towers...
Lee Noonan -- http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
Your 74 really looks like a German 66 beetle with the early lights etc plus large windows....
We had small glass here until late 1968.... Beetles were made in Australia up till then... so We had the 1964 Beetle until 1968 - only change was the 1300 engine....
You are unfortunate to have the major Rust problems over there with the chemicals put on the Icy roads... Our shock towers etc rarely need replacing due to rust.... I have never seen a rusted shock tower... but then I polish and paint My shock towers...
Lee Noonan -- http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Oh dear.... :duh:duhBackto89 wrote:Were the Northbank...the Northbank...Northbank Highbury!
:bounce
Stu
My lads....back to the Championship this year.
Squiz....
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VDUBXTC Tea Bag
3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Sorry
I am a bit late with the welcome, but welcome anyway
I am a bit late with the welcome, but welcome anyway
kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
gday just saw this post theres a good following over there and the styles when hotted up are tastfully done unlike the usa stuff keep visiting this site its good to see some different visitors and maybe you can send some stuff we find hard to get and vice versa
show us your gates
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
I put a thread on about top Aus cars, and was happy to see some normal cars and not OTT vintage 70s cal look all over the place.56ovaltine wrote:gday just saw this post theres a good following over there and the styles when hotted up are tastfully done unlike the usa stuff keep visiting this site its good to see some different visitors and maybe you can send some stuff we find hard to get and vice versa
The UK scene has some diverse styles, but the last 10 years has been dominated by the vintage 70s cal look. Was a good thing at first, but now got very very stale.
I hunt for X feature show cars from the past 15 yrs and bring them back, and put them in there own parade of champions. So successful is that its now in the 5th year. Over 130 cars which were well known back in the day are on my books. Most of the cars on the books are Cal Look of the 80s/90s which over here in certain publications has been shunned as a bad style. So its nice to bring together a display, which has more cars than the show n shine at the largest show in the UK, and hear those going "I remember that one" or "Wow havent seen that before". Gives people incentive to build, and not clone themselves with the same color paint, the same wheels etc.
October VW Motoring gives a 2 page article on me and what its all about.
Stu
penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!
3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Yeh,
I like your yellow as well, looks very quiet.
One thing I have fouind here is that people aren't afraid to build what they want 😀, there may be a little crap fly about personal taste, but in the end we all seem to get along (even if some of us do liek slammed, polished and modified over original :P... even Lee's engine lol, just kidding Lee, I actually like it)
I like your yellow as well, looks very quiet.
One thing I have fouind here is that people aren't afraid to build what they want 😀, there may be a little crap fly about personal taste, but in the end we all seem to get along (even if some of us do liek slammed, polished and modified over original :P... even Lee's engine lol, just kidding Lee, I actually like it)
'Ah, whatever................'
Backto89 Commited Dubber
64 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
Thats probably the reason why im sittin on this forum, as its more to my taste.
I dont mind different opinions, we all like different things, Its when mags start trying to rewrite history and shun styles that many grew up as Cal Look as something of a fashion disaster that gets me a lil :cussing.
Perhaps if they hadnt featured everything at the time without chrome trim, and painted pink and written about as cal look, they may have a case. But they didnt....and you cant have it both ways.
Many really were in awe with the 70s cal look, but there are other chapters of cal look. I shant continue with my negative spin, just that its a huge bugbear and about time someone wrote a piece on the 80s cal look, to set the record straight in a positive way.
Again thats why most of your cars on the other thread appeal to me, as they are kinda what I grew up on and look to be continuing in oz very strong.
😉
Off my soap box now...nothing to see hear...move along lol
Stu
I dont mind different opinions, we all like different things, Its when mags start trying to rewrite history and shun styles that many grew up as Cal Look as something of a fashion disaster that gets me a lil :cussing.
Perhaps if they hadnt featured everything at the time without chrome trim, and painted pink and written about as cal look, they may have a case. But they didnt....and you cant have it both ways.
Many really were in awe with the 70s cal look, but there are other chapters of cal look. I shant continue with my negative spin, just that its a huge bugbear and about time someone wrote a piece on the 80s cal look, to set the record straight in a positive way.
Again thats why most of your cars on the other thread appeal to me, as they are kinda what I grew up on and look to be continuing in oz very strong.
😉
Off my soap box now...nothing to see hear...move along lol
Stu