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 Paulc1964au
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| posted on December 23rd, 2010 at 05:00 PM |
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Could this be a 69 like my Rosie
What do you think could this be Rosie?
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| posted on December 23rd, 2010 at 06:01 PM |
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HAHAH! Your photoshop skillz are A+++ XD
No i'm not repainting it.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2010 at 06:41 PM |
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n I thought I was gunna be lookin at some porno lol
hmmm vw porn even if it is a fat chick 
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Paulc1964au
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| posted on December 23rd, 2010 at 06:44 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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HAHAH! Your photoshop skillz are A+++ XD
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Ben,
not a photoshop this photo is the actual album cover off abbey road
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| posted on December 23rd, 2010 at 06:46 PM |
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it was made a heratige site today on the news
I did the crossing walk last year
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| posted on December 24th, 2010 at 07:12 AM |
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Yes I've been on that crossing too. Abbey Road is only a few blocks from Lord's Cricket Ground, so it's easy to see both the same day.
That white Beetle added to the 'Paul is Dead' rumour of the time. It's number plate - which you can easily see if you have the album on vinyl - is
LMW-28-IF.
See, Paul Maccartney would have been 28 years of age IF he was still alive. And LMW was supposed to stand for Linda McCartney Weeps (because he's
dead). Add this to the various other supposed clues such as Paul is the only one in bare feet (so he's a corpse), George is the gravedigger, Ringo is
dressed as an undertaker, John is supposed to be dressed as a parson, etc etc, blah blah. Read more about the Paul is Dead story here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead
The VW was said to have been owned by John Lennon, but in fact it was owned by a couple who lived in the flats across the road, and its appearance in
the famous album cover shot (and its number plate) was pure conincidence. The studio is behind the whitish brick fence just in front of the VW on the
left - today it is covered in graffiti. The VW came up for sale in the 1980s, still with its original plates, and was sold for $25,000. The car still
exists today - it's part of the VW museum collection at Wolfsburg where it can be seen today.
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| posted on December 24th, 2010 at 07:50 AM |
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So Phil
Is it a 69??
Futue te ipsum!!!
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Phil74Camper
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| posted on December 24th, 2010 at 08:52 AM |
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No, it's a 1968, first UK-registered on 10-4-1968. The Abbey Road album was recorded between February and August 1969, and the famous Abbey Rd photo
was taken on 8-8-69, at the end of the recording work.The Abbey Road album was released in September 1969. The information sign on the display in the
Wolfsburg museum clearly says that John Lennon ordered the car in 1967 (he didn't - it wasn't owned by John Lennon) and that it's a VW 1300 (it
isn't - you can clearly see the VW 1500 badge).
http://www.sebeetles.com/abbey_road.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8188475.stm
Interestingly the UK letter-year reg system came in in 1963 (where 1963 is 'A' reg, 1964 is 'B' reg etc), so April 1968 should be 'F' reg. This
car uses the system - the last letter is 'F'.
http://www.ukcar.com/features/reg_year.htm
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| posted on December 24th, 2010 at 09:19 AM |
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unbeliveable .................. 
"tu" 
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on December 24th, 2010 at 11:51 AM |
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Aside from the F reg (68) giving it away the other clue is the 2 tone wheels.
most vws have 400 layers of paint on the rims by now but 68 was the only year originally that was 4 stud and black/white
Starting 69 they painted them silver, although Aus had a handfull of early carry over models that used the last 2 tone rims up.
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| posted on December 24th, 2010 at 04:29 PM |
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awesome information Phil thanks
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