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in reply to: Your first vw #76531

G’day from Australia!

My 1st Beetle we built when I was 15 (1996)……..

1965 Bug, shaved trim and bumpers, 1 piece glass, wide fibreglass guards and bonnet, Parked beside my Mum’s superbug and my sisters ’64.

After a move out to the country and an incident with a tree, we rebuilt it into my first Baja in 1998….

 

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in reply to: Scott’s ‘61 Shorty #63529

Looks amazing! Great job team KCW!

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in reply to: Busses I have known and loved #58747

Hey Rob,

Yep fully restored now…….

 

Check out Dad’s latest adventures here…..

Aussie Outback Adventures

 

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in reply to: Busses I have known and loved #58679

RobK wrote:

Barney – my 54 standard sunroof

This one has a special place in my heart too, my Father is like a bloodhound when it comes to finding lost VW’s. This one is one of his favourites too…

I hope you’re doing well Rob, long time no chat.

Rhett.

 

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in reply to: Scott’s ‘61 Shorty #57675

+1 for L512 Velvet Green

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in reply to: Scott’s ‘61 Shorty #57674

Vwfool wrote:

Screw it. Lets do 1980’s graphics or scallops. Rossi head lights no less. I used to own this one years ago. Built by a guy in Colorado

 

This was my favourite bus ever when I was a kid, I sketched it all the time.

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in reply to: Website Updates #57366

Ah cool, thanks for the heads up.

I only access the site from PC (old school I know)  never noticed the return to top arrow.  Keep up the good work 🙂

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in reply to: Website Updates #57332

Hey Zack,

Something I thought might make things a bit more user friendly is a site navigation at the bottom of each page as well as the top?

eg; Home/Bullshit/Website Updates

Saves you scrolling back up to the top to navigate after reading a page?

 

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in reply to: KCW Movies #53441

“Notch on Air” and “Snow Plow” were on loop for me back in the day.

So cool to see them again!

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in reply to: Bankshot #52193

Hey Rusty,

What’s the story with this thing? Did you get it sorted and legal? Any updates?

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in reply to: Tabeguache Trailblazers #47105

Man that’s incredible, very jealous!

Mine is about $700 ($460USD) per car, for the 2 daily drivers, to the state.

I also have 3 cars on “Club Permits” so have to be a member of a car club and car must be more than 25 years old, limited to 90 days use a year. $180ea ($127USD) per year.

Then each has to have private insurance, on top of that.

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in reply to: Tabeguache Trailblazers #47102

Holy shit!

That’s unbelievable!

Is that paid to the state? or for insurance incase of an accident?

 

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in reply to: Tabeguache Trailblazers #47090

Out of interest, what does it cost you guys annually to have a car registered?

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in reply to: Aussie Outback Adventures #47060

Our planned 2020 desert trip should have been last weekend, but we are still in lock down due to COVID-19.

Whilst it sucks, I’ve spent nearly the whole of last year working away and we haven’t made much progress on any of the off-roaders anyway.

My buddy Micka, has been chipping away at the jobs remaining on his ghia…..

 

Country Buggy running gear is in, basically lifted spindles & bus brakes up front and big nut reduction box rear. It has a fresh 1700cc Stroker Type 1 to go in it.
Decent tires in the sizes we need are hard to come by in Aus and shipping from the states is $$, so we are running some 195/80r15 tire off the new Suzuki Jimny. they are cheap and plentiful out here, at low pressure should be ok in the sand.

Winter is just setting in, -3°C (26°F) this morning, so some long nights in the shed coming up so we can have some rides sorted once the good weather is back.

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in reply to: Tabeguache Trailblazers #47059

Good to hear you guys are still on it! Must be coming into some good weather for you guys now??

 

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