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Any Old VW's, Bug's and Baja's out there

Earthquake

Earthquake

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We got any VW people out there, I have a 74 Std bug that is kinds a class 11 look a like, I am debating on cutting it up into a Baja. Any body in Sandy Valley into VW's?

Casey
 
I was heavy into VW's in the 90's
1992. My old 1960 in Kauai 1600cc w/dual Kadron 40's

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Moved to Chevy air cooled in the 2000's
1967 Corvair 110 Corsa

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JR3
I could never get used to that funky fan belt on a Corvair, My Uncle had a corvair with a Kelmark V8 conversion, I got a few rides in it but it was always breaking parts.

Casey
 
I bought a Corvair from a roommate in the 70's for $100. Had the push button transmission. Drove it for about a year.

And just today I saw a VW station wagon. Haven't seen one of those in 20 years.
 
Earthquake said:
JR3
I could never get used to that funky fan belt on a Corvair, My Uncle had a corvair with a Kelmark V8 conversion, I got a few rides in it but it was always breaking parts.

Casey
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As cool as the Kelmark kits were the hot set up for a Corvair is a G Body frame swap...
 
My first project car was a Bug. It was a 71 Super, so it had the strut suspension in the front but still had the flat windshield. I lucked into a set of 4-lug Fuchs wheels from a 914 owner for cheap from Craigslist. Those rims were probably worth more than the rest of the car combined. It was a basket case when I bought it (leaking gas, rattlecan primer paint job, rough interior, etc.) but a great project, and I do miss it...

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1967 VW Baja with a 2054cc stroker engine. My daily driver. Oh yeah, did I mention that it snows sometimes up here in Reno!
 
I had a '70 with an auto-stick transmission. It was an adventure lol
 
titanNV said:
I had a '70 with an auto-stick transmission. It was an adventure lol
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I dated a checker when I was bagging groceries at Smith's, 38 years ago. She had a yellow SuperBeetle with the clutchless stick. Same thing?
I learned to drive in that car. Oh yeah...Good times.
 
Yes. I was pretty sure VW called it an auto-stick when they did it.
 
According to the lefties at Wikipedia, "Volkswagen Automatic Stickshift"
 
Mine, got it when I was 16 , spend about a year bringing it back to life. It took a lot of work being as it was pulled out of a field in Western PA.

Sold it about a year after moving to LV when I got the motorcycle bug. (( sold the car , kept the girl )).
 

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Fix up the body, drop in a supercharged V8 with about 700 HP and you would be all set. Never mind the six inches of area between you and the brick wall.
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Sacrilege and would ruin the value. Leave as is, and drive it :)
 
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