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_me_ - March 4th, 2007 at 02:11 AM

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 - March 4th, 2007 at 05:26 AM

Hello _me_

very nice bug. Whats its history?

cheers, chris

pod - March 4th, 2007 at 01:19 PM

just to make it easier to view

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

bond - March 4th, 2007 at 04:12 PM

such a beautiful car

well done

nick

crazyfiggi - March 4th, 2007 at 04:28 PM

Wow, thats nice.
Alex.

whatnow - March 4th, 2007 at 10:17 PM

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 - March 4th, 2007 at 10:21 PM

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

_me_ - March 5th, 2007 at 10:09 AM

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 - March 5th, 2007 at 08:09 PM

That is a beautiful thing! A glorious machine.

Oasis - March 5th, 2007 at 08:12 PM

I LOVE it. Thanks for putting it up..

$2.63 homebrand baja - March 5th, 2007 at 10:19 PM

Oh my..thats luvley :starhit:

Speed Bump Hit Squad - March 5th, 2007 at 10:56 PM

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

_me_ - July 9th, 2007 at 01:02 PM

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

http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/vw54_bm_01.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/vw54_bm_02.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/vw54_bm_03.jpg

Caught by a mate doing some illegal parking maneuver... :)
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/vw54_bm_04.jpg

mscabrio - July 9th, 2007 at 01:22 PM

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

_me_ - May 12th, 2008 at 09:22 AM

http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit1.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit2.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit3.jpg

westi - May 12th, 2008 at 09:26 AM

cool
love it

thugbug - May 12th, 2008 at 10:34 AM

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_ - May 31st, 2009 at 02:39 PM

Francessca got some Dynamat action the other week...

http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit_dyna_01.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit_dyna_02.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit_dyna_03.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/orbit_dyna_04.jpg

_me_ - May 31st, 2009 at 02:49 PM

couple of random shots...
http://fallingupwards.com/Random/ORBITBug_01.jpg
http://fallingupwards.com/Random/speedo.jpg

Camo - May 31st, 2009 at 04:13 PM

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

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

Kev

_me_ - May 31st, 2009 at 05:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Camo
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 idid 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 certainlydoesn'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...

vassy66T1 - May 31st, 2009 at 06:26 PM

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_ - August 18th, 2009 at 09:26 AM

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

http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/me_operahouse_01.jpg
http://www.fallingupwards.com/Random/me_operahouse_02.jpg

colonel mustard - August 18th, 2009 at 11:43 PM

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!