Air cooled addiction getting worse (56 VW)

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03-26-2010, 07:50 PM

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I bet 20% of us 911 owners owned a VW Beetle/Bug at some point. One of my first cars was a Dark Metallic Blue 1972 Beetle and I thought it handled amazingly.

Maybe higher percentage. One of my first cars was a '72 Super Beetle. Learned about the importance of adjusting valves with each oil change on that one

. Now, I could do it blindfolded. Then I got a very sweet '71 Ghia cab. All togehter now: "Wish I still had it." Fried convinced me to sell it for a modern MR2 better suited for my increasingly frequent road trips from SD to OC, LA and Mammoth.

Mine was almost this nice. Virgin nose bulge. Uncut dash. Rock-solid reliable (OK, well, maybe not the fuel gauge, but don't they all?)

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03-26-2010, 09:54 PM

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That is so very cool... nice get Jason

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03-26-2010, 10:19 PM

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Now I have to find an E30 M3 before the prices get any crazier...

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03-31-2010, 02:35 PM

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03-31-2010, 02:43 PM

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Man,

That looks like a lot of fun:-)

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03-31-2010, 03:41 PM

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I bet 20% of us 911 owners owned a VW Beetle/Bug at some point.

-some of us had more than one vw!

but all of mine were 12volts...

-does the 56 have Semaphore turn signals?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8492055@N08/3608253145/

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03-31-2010, 04:05 PM

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I think up to 1954 were semaphore.

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03-31-2010, 04:12 PM

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-some of us had more than one vw!

but all of mine were 12volts...

-does the 56 have Semaphore turn signals?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8492055@N08/3608253145/

I had 3 and kept 2 of them for 20 years thinking I would never sell them. I hope someday to buy another Ghia when my two little kids are off to collage.

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03-31-2010, 06:03 PM

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I went for the more modern bug....fuel injection brings SAE net up to 48 hp- the most powerful ever offered in the US (again using net rating)! She flies going down hill (when the wind is co-operating too) ha!

Love your pea green beetle!

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03-31-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbillfll

-some of us had more than one vw!

but all of mine were 12volts...

-does the 56 have Semaphore turn signals?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8492055@N08/3608253145/

No semaphores on the US '56...

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