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  #41  
Old June 6th 05, 04:17 PM
Joey Tribiani
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"Remco" > wrote in message
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>I guess we're both agreeing but saying it differently:
>
> I think after people figure out what's involved maintaining a bug
> properly, they'll back off pretty quickly unless they are seriously
> interested.
> It takes a lot of research, acquiring skills, busted knuckels and
> actual work to just know one's ass from a hole in the ground so maybe
> all this work will be the filter of attracting the right people.


unfortunately folks that can just drop a chunk of change on a but can/will
do it on a "whim"(to borrow your statement) *before* they know what is
necessary to keep em....then they usually send em out to mechanics that
don't know much specifically pertaining to the old vw's, and then the same
scenario i described....i guess it *can* be a win situation for the long
time enthusiasts if they find one of the whim buyers that get in over their
head and it costs them more than they thought and they "cut their losses"
and sell cheap...but usually doesn't happen....i can point you to some LONG
time listings online for bugs bought, then sent out to be "fixed up" then
the owners want to sell them for what they have in them....unfortunately
ACVW's are a "labor of love" and not profit...unless you are a shop
owner.....we enthusiasts dump 10-15k into one and countless hours(thousands
sometimes) to get a car the way we want it....then its worth 5-6k in the
"market".....but for a short while if you have a herbie clone it may be a
profitable situation...poeple will take advantage of this and pull the parts
cars out of their yard, throw a krylon herbie paintjob on and make
money...but in the long run it hurts us....again, my opinion...

> I stand corrected there, although have never seen one of them Red/White
> Torinos here in new England. Did we have a rush on old school Torinos?
> I've been goint to cruise nights for years all over CT and never seen
> one with the starsky/hutch paint scheme. Maybe that's a local appeal or
> lack thereof.
>


hehe....us rednecks do love our cars....do you see many "General Lee"
chargers in your area? i do...LOL....and the S&H torinos are around here
too....bunch-a-rednecks...



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  #42  
Old June 6th 05, 04:40 PM
Remco
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Susan S. wrote:
> It's the same basic event that occurred after the "Fast and Furious" movies
> were out.
> Lots of Rice running the roads with a few true custom upgraded cars.
> However, those are still out there and it's still the hottest thing to do
> for a teenager.
>
> Yuck.


Yup, agree there -- I don't dislike riceboxes (in fact, all our daily
drivers are japanese) and actually know them fairly well by working on
them over the years.
I know a couple of people that are into upgrading them (nos, racing
chips, etc) but for the most part they are just bolt-on additions - not
very exiting to me. Very few are actually involved in hacking into
their car.

While the hacking into the car might be interesting, they never had the
appeal of a bug to me, though.

  #43  
Old June 6th 05, 04:54 PM
Remco
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> hehe....us rednecks do love our cars....do you see many "General Lee"
> chargers in your area? i do...LOL....and the S&H torinos are around here
> too....bunch-a-rednecks...


Maybe I should move down there

We might be lacking in the appreciation for the General Lee chargers,
but do have some nice cars up here, though. Lotsa cherried out Bell
Airs, GTOs, Cobras, etc but also a nice mix of foreign rarities:
A couple of weeks ago a '53 silver Mercedes Gull Wing pulled next to me
in my HomeDepot parking lot -- what an absolutely beauty that was!
You do wonder what the guy was thinking bringing a car that rare into a
Homedepot lot, but maybe that's one of the guys that you described,
dropping the car off at his mechanic, not having done any of the work
and not appreciating what kind of work is involved getting a car to
look that good.

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Old June 6th 05, 06:02 PM
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On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:03:07 -0500, "johnboy" >
scribbled this interesting note:

>If life looks any dimmer to me soon, I'll be building a Herpies Beetle.
>Imagine the paint job. And I'll take bids to NOT drive it coast to coast. VW
>and them drug companies have deep pockets. I'll be rich either way.


Sounds like a great idea! There are so many varieties of that virus to
choose from, which do you think you'd include in the illustrations?
Perhaps one per body panel? Any custom body work?

Ha! Sounds like a fun little project!:~)


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Old June 6th 05, 07:47 PM
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"John Willis" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:03:07 -0500, "johnboy" >
> scribbled this interesting note:
>
>>If life looks any dimmer to me soon, I'll be building a Herpies Beetle.
>>Imagine the paint job. And I'll take bids to NOT drive it coast to coast.
>>VW
>>and them drug companies have deep pockets. I'll be rich either way.

>
> Sounds like a great idea! There are so many varieties of that virus to
> choose from, which do you think you'd include in the illustrations?
> Perhaps one per body panel? Any custom body work?
>
> Ha! Sounds like a fun little project!:~)


I think a mix would be good; general epithelial eruptions laced with herpes
zoster for pinstriping effects.


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Old June 7th 05, 03:40 PM
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Susan S. wrote:
> As for the trailer, Herbie did arrive to the rest stop in the trailer, was
> quickly unloaded and
> drove the rest of the way into Pensacola. As I understood, Herbie is
> driven through the towns
> but on the long stretches of interstate is in the trailer which was well
> decorated for the promo.
>
> And Johnboy....didn't your mama ever teach you that if you don't have
> something nice to
> say, just keep your mouth shut ????
>



I hope they don't drive it far with that engine tin missing. Notice
pic 113 from the link you posted, that the rear tin is missing in the
engine bay. You can see the ground!! Oh well, they got plenty of
money to fix it.

I should have drove down Sat and let my kids meet Herbie. They would
love it.

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Old June 7th 05, 05:10 PM
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"tricky" > wrote in message
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>
>
> > lots....first the price of even the "junkers" can/will go through the
> > roof....

>
> Yeah ... :-)
>
> Some (at least one) of us had the forsite to stock up on a few bugs
> ready for the price hype !! :-) !! :-) !!
>
> Rich


he he, I'd like to say i rescued it ! A lovely white 71 1200 due to go to
scrappy. Couldn't let that one go.

James



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Old June 7th 05, 11:58 PM
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"TerryB" > wrote in message
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> I hope they don't drive it far with that engine tin missing. Notice
> pic 113 from the link you posted, that the rear tin is missing in the
> engine bay. You can see the ground!! Oh well, they got plenty of
> money to fix it.
>
>


................. It shows that it's pic no. 87 in the album but is 113 in
the link:

http://public.fotki.com/PMS/vw_event..._tour_113.html

.........Does anyone recognise those decals on the fan housing? It would be
interesting to know what shop is out there installing engines with missing
cooling tin. I'm guessing GEX or Bernie Bergmann.


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Old June 8th 05, 03:02 AM
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"Tim Rogers" > wrote in message news:3Eppe.2401


>
> http://public.fotki.com/PMS/vw_event..._tour_113.html
>
> ........Does anyone recognise those decals on the fan housing? It would be
> interesting to know what shop is out there installing engines with missing
> cooling tin. I'm guessing GEX or Bernie Bergmann.
>
>


probably whoever did the body/paint work(possibly even work for the studio)
put the engine in....alot of vw people don't even realize how frigging
important the rear piece is...<sheesh>...actually having a discussion on
another forum with a fellow(thesamba i think) who is having what i consider
classic vapor lock symptoms, then he says all the tin is there except the
"top piece with the holes for the heater hoses to go through"...so i told
him that is a very important piece and to put it back NOW>....LOL.....his
problems were when sitting in traffic..the absolute worst time tohave a
missing rear plate or bad engine compartment seal...


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Old June 8th 05, 03:39 AM
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On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:02:08 -0400, "Joey Tribiani" >
scribbled this interesting note:

>
>"Tim Rogers" > wrote in message news:3Eppe.2401
>
>
>>
>> http://public.fotki.com/PMS/vw_event..._tour_113.html
>>
>> ........Does anyone recognise those decals on the fan housing? It would be
>> interesting to know what shop is out there installing engines with missing
>> cooling tin. I'm guessing GEX or Bernie Bergmann.
>>
>>

>
>probably whoever did the body/paint work(possibly even work for the studio)
>put the engine in....alot of vw people don't even realize how frigging
>important the rear piece is...<sheesh>...actually having a discussion on
>another forum with a fellow(thesamba i think) who is having what i consider
>classic vapor lock symptoms, then he says all the tin is there except the
>"top piece with the holes for the heater hoses to go through"...so i told
>him that is a very important piece and to put it back NOW>....LOL.....his
>problems were when sitting in traffic..the absolute worst time tohave a
>missing rear plate or bad engine compartment seal...
>


Gee, do you, like, really think so? Like, really, I mean, it starts
and runs without it, so, like, it must not be all that, like,
important, right?


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