New and Old Beetles side-by-side - PICS

Purple Martin · 22 Sep 2005, 11:40 am

I saw a red New Beetle parked down the road from where I live, so I parked my '59 next to it and took some pics for comparison...

Sandy · 22 Sep 2005, 11:46 am

To tell you the truth mate, I think it just makes yours look even better:thumb

phantom · 22 Sep 2005, 12:15 pm

Great pics Martin, that would look good in a frame on the wall!

theverybigtallman · 22 Sep 2005, 12:27 pm

Sandy wrote:To tell you the truth mate, I think it just makes yours look even better:thumb

couldn't have said it better myself

top job

penguin · 22 Sep 2005, 12:37 pm

Very nice,
I agree that your older bug looks the better of the two, but the new one is nice as well.
But that first one would be cool as a poster of sorts.

pod · 22 Sep 2005, 1:02 pm

what they all said,looks bloody marvellous😎

Fossil · 22 Sep 2005, 1:14 pm

thats is awesome - and with the above comments I agree 👍👍🤪

Midlife crisis · 22 Sep 2005, 5:50 pm

I totally agree about the framing of the first photo..............Such a great comparison!

Kathy

mscabrio · 22 Sep 2005, 6:21 pm

Sandy wrote:To tell you the truth mate, I think it just makes yours look even better:thumb

That red new beetle is actually mine

twoguns · 22 Sep 2005, 6:26 pm

aint it good. considering yours was deisgned in 1940ish and then built in 1959. what style character and sleek designs!

Purple Martin · 23 Sep 2005, 8:33 am

Thanks for the compliments guys. I hadn't thought of framing that top one but now I might do it!

mscabrio wrote:That red new beetle is actually mine

Howdy neighbour!

(erm... are you sure? I wouldn't have expected a person located in "Sunny Victoria" to park a car with NSW plates in Canberra)

mscabrio · 23 Sep 2005, 8:58 am

Hehehehehehehe ....... very observant. Its not my new beetle (I have a new beetle cabriolet), but could well have been. I didn't like the quoted comment too much!

blutopless2 · 23 Sep 2005, 12:05 pm

yeah... she's a little touchy on comparisons between new beetles and type 1's... i like em both.

Purple Martin · 23 Sep 2005, 5:22 pm

hehe

Everyone has different tastes... I love my car, and if they love theirs as much as I love mine then I'm happy for them 👍

Sandy · 23 Sep 2005, 7:45 pm

mscabrio wrote:That red new beetle is actually mine

Like I said, I was telling the truth as I see it, I love the classic look and I didn't put down the new beetle did I?
Why would you lie and try to make me feel bad? Nice one.