well, heres _me_

_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 4 Mar 2007, 2:11 am

#576778

i moved from england to the states in 97, had a nice and lovely Arctic White 74 Euro styled superbug which i had to leave "unsold" at a garage the day before i left [ i was gutted], and had an even nicer 67 [ white too ] before that which unfortunatley had a meeting with a fence post... anyway, after 6 years in the states and 4 years in Australia, and not driving ANY car for 10 years, Jean [ john] was kind and extremely gracious enough to let me buy this off him. i think Dave Becker built it, would love to know more...

my name for her is Francessca. [ the 67 was called Fred, the 74 was called Frank ]

http://fallingupwards.com/48/veedub.jpg

_me_ [ happy to be back amongst it ]
looking forward to the big NSW show in April 🙂

pangalactic Seriously Crusin Dubber

123 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2007, 5:26 am

#576782

Hello _me_

very nice bug. Whats its history?

cheers, chris

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 4 Mar 2007, 1:19 pm

#576788

just to make it easier to view

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bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 4 Mar 2007, 4:12 pm

#576819

such a beautiful car

well done

nick

crazyfiggi Wolfsburg Wizard

657 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 4 Mar 2007, 4:28 pm

#576823

Wow, thats nice.
Alex.

whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 4 Mar 2007, 10:17 pm

#576932

noice

54 or 55? a good way to come back to the fold, you have to be pleased with yourself

i love those blinkers... very subtle

[ Edited on 4-3-2007 by whatnow ]

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 4 Mar 2007, 10:21 pm

#576933

hello _me_
liken your ride.. Francessca..
so what year is it yeah??
cheers h

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_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 5 Mar 2007, 10:09 am

#576983

thanks for all your nice comments...

Its a '54 on a '69 IRS pan. 1641cc Twin Kadrons, Disc Brakes front, type3 rear. Those wicked little indicator blinkers are from a Harley Davidson Electroglide but i'm going to get the pop-ups working again too.

Having just spent my first weekend with her I'm still grinning.

In the future she may get a 1914cc put in her and some new rims, but at the moment i love her just the way she is.

boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard

563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 5 Mar 2007, 8:09 pm

#577139

That is a beautiful thing! A glorious machine.

1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6

Oasis Going alone...

1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 5 Mar 2007, 8:12 pm

#577140

I LOVE it. Thanks for putting it up..

"Tell him 'We've already got one'"

$2.63 homebrand baja

0 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 5 Mar 2007, 10:19 pm

#577166

Oh my..thats luvley 😵

Speed Bump Hit Squad Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 5 Mar 2007, 10:56 pm

#577182

Very nice indeed. Geez Becker builds some shit cars. :thumb

_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 9 Jul 2007, 1:02 pm

#601048

Took her on a trip up the Blue mountains this last weekend...

Caught by a mate doing some illegal parking maneuver... 🙂

74 > 54

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 9 Jul 2007, 1:22 pm

#601050

Wow! She is gorgeous! Guess that you have a thing for white bugs hey ?????

🤘

_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 12 May 2008, 9:22 am

#645513

74 > 54

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 12 May 2008, 9:26 am

#645514

cool
love it

down sharon.

thugbug Wolfsburg Wizard

405 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 12 May 2008, 10:34 am

#645525

In keeping with your using of the letters "fr" ( francessca,fred,frank), fruck me, that`s sweet. Be nice to see it at the show on 25th May.

_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 31 May 2009, 2:39 pm

#715776

Francessca got some Dynamat action the other week...

74 > 54

_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 31 May 2009, 2:49 pm

#715777

couple of random shots...

74 > 54

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 31 May 2009, 4:13 pm

#715789

Like the others, very nice ride and love the photography.

Did you notice much difference to the noise level with the Dynamat in.

Kev

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

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_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 31 May 2009, 5:15 pm

#715800

Camo wrote:Like the others, very nice ride and love the photography.

Did you notice much difference to the noise level with the Dynamat in.

Kev

hey camo, cheers,

the dynamat was an ok/good, yet quite expensive addition. TBH i don't know if it was worth the cost i personally paid for it really... [ although i did get it fitted too - the actual cost of the sheets on their own was around $500 ]

it does lessen the hums and rattles of the old bug, i do notice a difference over rough road, potholes, bumps etc. and when i close the doors its definitely less vibrate-y/echo-y giving the sense of a much more solid car.

As for overall noise - it hasn't brought it down as much as say my wife was expecting [heh!] - transmission whine is down a bit but it certainly doesn't get rid of the engine/exhaust noise [ but i was never really expecting it to... ]

i dunno i spose i'd give it a 6/10 - i know other people have put 2 and 3 layers of it in and their cars are like vaccuums, almost silent, but i certainly couldn't go to that kind of expense...

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vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 31 May 2009, 6:26 pm

#715810

Very, very nice!!! A 54 on a 69 pan is the same as my old girl. Is the 69 pan a semi auto converted to manual or is it a swing axle rear? Love the car, very clean.

_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 18 Aug 2009, 9:26 am

#730028

Got onto the Opera House forecourt yesterday 😀 - wouldn't make a bad garage!

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 18 Aug 2009, 11:43 pm

#730177

Looks really awesome!!! how did you get onto the opearhouse forecourt??

Aslo... what is the pan setup/brakes and suspension wise??

Looks like an awesome can dude!