Any type 3 fans got a spare $75,000 ?!

ren · 21 Jun 2006, 3:28 pm

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=313400

pete wood · 21 Jun 2006, 4:14 pm

that car is awesome, but I think the price might need to be negotiable. 🤪

Wouldn't it being amazing to drive? 👍

CAFFINEPUSHERMAN · 21 Jun 2006, 4:43 pm

we can do it ren with my pizza delivry job money and your paper round if we pool our resources we could afford the dust caps😢

toecutter · 21 Jun 2006, 5:03 pm

Love the carbon fibre bumper👍

dak002 · 21 Jun 2006, 5:10 pm

you gonna do that to your notch Ren?

i'll donate the air for the tyres.....

baybuscamperkid · 21 Jun 2006, 5:26 pm

why!?

bond · 21 Jun 2006, 5:34 pm

why not?! lol

nick

dak dak · 21 Jun 2006, 5:37 pm

Blardy hell!!!
how much would you pay just for a drive of that?

GASBNR · 21 Jun 2006, 6:50 pm

type 3 detectives and Brian Burrows ( Mr Bug Jam UK etc) mad this beast.
Brian could have gone out and bought a Porker GT3(and has a collection of them) but loves his VDUBS.
He has/ and had some amazing dubs and drag bugs.
If you go on Cal-look.com I think he has a top 10 shoot out car right now.

He is no longer the Owner, it looks like its being sold by Terry's Beetle Services

pete wood · 21 Jun 2006, 7:52 pm

If it were mine, I'd never sell it. I don't know what he is thinking. Maybe his wife went nuts and called in the lawyers and now he has to pay for a divorce...and you can hardly blame her. Coz if they're selling it for $75k, you can almost garrantee it cost twice that to build.

$150k spent on a type 3 = wife with bucket loads of wrath. 🙁

[ Edited on 21-6-06 by pete wood ]

empi · 21 Jun 2006, 8:11 pm

DRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Notch Nut · 21 Jun 2006, 9:40 pm

Money or Brains???? Dammit I am always one short!!

Maybe if I close my eyes, I can pretend my notch looks and drives like that....😎

- Adam.

62ragtop · 22 Jun 2006, 12:38 am

fxxk!!!! now we are talking....i do have the money ......in rupias.......anyone wanna share?

penguin · 22 Jun 2006, 7:15 am

They covered this one in Volksworld (or similar Briit VW mag) a while back. The build up and final product looked awesome!
Wonder why he's selling?

Gibbo · 22 Jun 2006, 7:41 am

OMFGWTFBBQ!!!!

That is just superb, saw the article in one of the mags, top motor..... 🙂

bajachris88 · 22 Jun 2006, 10:44 am

That is one big price tag.

Certainly worth the bux, but if i had 75k, I wouldn't necessarily go that way. Imagine what else u can get with that money Hehe. But thats just me.

Notch Nut · 22 Jun 2006, 6:59 pm

You know you are a hardcore vw nut when you remortgage the house twice and only have a Type 3 to show for it all!!👍
(albeit the fully sickest type 3 of them all. Come and get me Mr. Bank manager!!)
- Adam

jo_tas · 22 Jun 2006, 9:12 pm

Meh, i actually think its ugly :P

Narrowed beams look shite on type 3's IMHO

Notch Nut · 22 Jun 2006, 9:22 pm

Would the owner sell the car cheaper if the paint job was more "ratty". Primer would be fine, and maybe a set of cross-ply whitewalls!!
Now ya talkin.
- Adam

pete wood · 22 Jun 2006, 10:34 pm

Notch Nut wrote:Money or Brains???? Dammit I am always one short!!

Maybe if I close my eyes, I can pretend my notch looks and drives like that....😎

- Adam.

I did some maths a few months back when I was planning to pic up a squareback and I came to the conclusion that you could put a Lexus V8 in the back easily enough...

and it would be LEGAL IN NSW! 👍

Think that over for a mo. 😉

That'd produce a more power than the porsche motor and be a much cheaper conversion. :thumb

So who wants to take up the challenge.

[ Edited on 22-6-06 by pete wood ]

humpty · 22 Jun 2006, 10:40 pm

Brian gave it to Puppy (Owner of TIIID) ages ago in trade for a resto-cal squareback that Brian had built (TIIID also built a very sweet 13 window for Brian), and then it sat for while at TIIID. Puppy brought it out fo the odd show, but never really had time for it, so decided to sell it on..... 75K is pretty god price considering what Brian spent.... But it sure is a load of coin!

Samba · 23 Jun 2006, 2:59 pm

Simons on it

you guys hav`1nt been readin your mags, especially the TIII dudes out there, you would have seen the 2 white squares together on cover of Volksworld a few months ago, 1 was brians, the other puppies (TIIID owners)...brian asked puppy to build another Streetable squareback that he could use daily, in exchange for his show square that had just won Top of show...

ren · 23 Jun 2006, 6:15 pm

Ok, so the news is....I've just bought this car.......now I just need to send the cheque in the mail🤓

humpty · 23 Jun 2006, 9:29 pm

ren wrote:Ok, so the news is....I've just bought this car.......now I just need to send the cheque in the mail🤓

LOL!.... So K'man... I can Tik toolin' around in BB's Square!

Proud_Dad · 24 Jun 2006, 9:24 am

$75k but then how much to get it over here? and to insure it............

humpty · 24 Jun 2006, 10:07 am

Proud_Dad wrote:$75k but then how much to get it over here? and to insure it............

That would be around another 2K (roll on) or 4K in a containter, plus charges and duty. Insurance will be dependant on the usual factors.... But the single biggest issue with this car is the chassis and suspension.... Its got A arm from links, a 911 rear from memory and a custom box frame chassis.... Be tough to rego that sucker here in Oz!

Dont think you'd get much change out of 140K Oz landed!!!!

71superbug · 26 Jun 2006, 1:36 pm

okay, its nice..but not 140k nice 🙂

now. as far as boxster rims go.

i bought some rims off this forum that were advertised as 996 wheels. i have further been told that they are boxster rims by a seperate party because they dont have a flat face.

now the ones on this car are apparently boxster rims but look a bit more (not flat) than mine.

anyone able to help?

Anthony

pete wood · 26 Jun 2006, 1:59 pm

Proud_Dad wrote:$75k but then how much to get it over here? and to insure it............

if you have to ask...you can't afford it.:o

humpty · 26 Jun 2006, 7:42 pm

71superbug wrote:okay, its nice..but not 140k nice 🙂

now. as far as boxster rims go.

i bought some rims off this forum that were advertised as 996 wheels. i have further been told that they are boxster rims by a seperate party because they dont have a flat face.

now the ones on this car are apparently boxster rims but look a bit more (not flat) than mine.

anyone able to help?

Anthony

Well Anthony, the problem is this.... There are many rims made for many different Porsches, that may look similar, but are not exactly the same.... You can have differing widths, ET's and patterns, that all look identical but are not... It is also quite possible that the rims you have came off a 996, but they may have been optioned or added later or maybe they where off a Boxster.... They could even have come off a 964!... the late 964's had rims that looked a lot like the early Boxster rims, but the ET's and widths where different..... You getting the picture here?... the only way to be sure is to find the model/part # and do some research if your concerned.... but really there is no need.... As long as the width and offset (ET) is within usable spec, you don't have too many issues.... Appart from style of course!

ren · 28 Jun 2006, 5:34 pm

i wouldn't rego it anyway.....it would just sit in a huge humidifier in my dining room.......😢

dak002 · 28 Jun 2006, 7:04 pm

put it in there along with the notch?

nice and warm to work on......

ren · 29 Jun 2006, 12:25 am

yeah I could do with a humidifier in the drive way too!😂

71superbug · 29 Jun 2006, 3:02 am

Yeah it was the style thing. but its all god. cos less bugs seem to have wheels like this than cup 3's.

Anthony