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smithe
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 Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject: Look what came home with me today. |
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Bought today, it's a '64 body on a '71 pan, '71 dual port, disc brakes, that sort of thing. Paid $2k for it and a ton of extra parts. It's by no means perfect, but drives very well.
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motofly196
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Location: Medical Lake
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet ride! Any chance you picked it up on Fairchild AFB? Or Airway heights? I saw one just like it listed on Craigslist...the guy also had a really clean orange one too. I have way too many projects already, but it sure looked to be a GREAT deal! Congrats!!
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smithe
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Location: Spokane
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| motofly196 wrote: | Sweet ride! Any chance you picked it up on Fairchild AFB? Or Airway heights? I saw one just like it listed on Craigslist...the guy also had a really clean orange one too. I have way too many projects already, but it sure looked to be a GREAT deal! Congrats!!
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Yup that's the one, on FAFB, I missed out on the '63 he had. For the money, I think I did alright. It's a real nice car from 15 to 20 feet, but that's ok, it's so fun to drive with the top down. Also got quite a few spare parts and items with it to sweeten the deal. Gonna have to fight my wife, and teenage sons, for who get's to drive it I think.
Here's a few more pics.
Fake whitewalls still look neat, once again, from the 15 to 20 feet distance.
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CustomVW
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Hillyard off market st. and gordon
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| nice! |
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Sprø Norsk
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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Location: Oly
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:55 am Post subject: |
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ah,
I nearly went out to look at this car.
congrats on the purchase  |
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shakajava
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Location: Spokane
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice!! When can I take it for a test drive?? Are you going to enter it in the Bug Fair?
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smithe
Joined: 28 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Sprø Norsk wrote: | ah,
I nearly went out to look at this car.
congrats on the purchase |
Thanks, it's got issues for sure, but it drives pretty nice. I am sure the more I dig into it, the more I will say WTF?
| shakajava wrote: | | Very nice!! When can I take it for a test drive?? Are you going to enter it in the Bug Fair? |
As what? It's a $2k convertible Karmann Ghia, I suppose if the "judges" stand back about 30 feet I will enter it  |
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Spectre_USA
Joined: 21 Apr 2008
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Location: Up da hill.
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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You realize, of course, that you suck mightily, yeah?
Sorry, it just needed to be said. 
Congrats on a Sierra Hotel little ride.
Jealous, me? No, never happen...
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Spiel_Mit_Mir
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Nice!
You should enter it into the Spring Fling car show.
Just sayin'... |
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CustomVW
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| Enter it anyway. THink of it this way...you get the best parking!!! a t-shirt, and your supporting the local scene. I'm gonna even enter my 72, and it has a pathc in the hood! |
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smithe
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Spectre_USA wrote: | You realize, of course, that you suck mightily, yeah?
Sorry, it just needed to be said.
Congrats on a Sierra Hotel little ride.
Jealous, me? No, never happen... |
LOL
| Spiel_Mit_Mir wrote: | Nice!
You should enter it into the Spring Fling car show.
Just sayin'... |
I would love too, and I was gonna put our work in progress bus in, but it's right when I am at work 
| CustomVW wrote: | | Enter it anyway. THink of it this way...you get the best parking!!! a t-shirt, and your supporting the local scene. I'm gonna even enter my 72, and it has a pathc in the hood! |
Would be cool, but see above for reason I can't. |
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CustomVW
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| Still not a valid excuse. One of us could bring it down for ya. I did that witha customers car I had just built a motor for. Delivered it to them at the show. Detailed. |
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smithe
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| CustomVW wrote: | | Still not a valid excuse. One of us could bring it down for ya. I did that witha customers car I had just built a motor for. Delivered it to them at the show. Detailed. |
Nice offer, but "bondo bucket" is not going in any shows |
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CustomVW
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| lol "bondo bucket" |
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smithe
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| Well there is a fair amount, but I felt the price and great looks from 20' were worth it. I mean, it's a convertible! |
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