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Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: Dave R on August 15, 2005, 12:53:08 PM

I've been on the site for a while, but never have really posted pics or an intro here in the \"member's vw's\" section. I had some free time on my hands, and snapped a couple of pics this weekend.

This 1972 Super Beetle was my first car. I picked it up stock and missing parts just over two years ago after a mild restoration. I've been fixing it up and slowly working on it ever since. It's been a fairly low budget project, and it''s my daily driver, I'm sure some of you have seen it around...

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Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: HeliMike on August 15, 2005, 01:05:38 PM

If that's the same baby blue 72 I'm thinking of, I almost bought that car from a guy on Columbia ave about 6 years ago. Did it used to have chromies and a rotten floorboard by any chance?

Nice car though Dave!  :rockon:  

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: Dave R on August 15, 2005, 01:10:16 PM

Nope, wouldn't be the same one. My grandpa picked it up off of a lady (original owner) somewhere down in Washington years ago. He stored it, we worked on it, and then I bought it off of him. That's basically the car's history  :P.

Thanks alot for the compliment  :D  

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: CHEECH on August 15, 2005, 02:04:40 PM

:rockon:  Nice Ride Dave :rockon:  

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: trevor421 on August 15, 2005, 03:41:13 PM

Nice car Dave :rockon: .....I think i was in your english class last year

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: silas on August 15, 2005, 06:26:35 PM

nice super.

killer plates.  B)  

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: KOOL-AID MAN on August 15, 2005, 06:52:21 PM

Looks good, last time i saw it it was all stock, keep up the good work man!!! and that plate is sweet, lol

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: Dave R on August 15, 2005, 10:20:47 PM

Oh yeah... the plate is real   :P

It's just a habit of blacking it out when posting it on the internet. On other local forums there have been incidences of modified cars posted, and the lisence plates have been tracked to an address (apparently it's quite easy). The cars are targeted and stolen especially due to the fact that when they're posted in forums, owners often put a list of whats been done to it and the parts on it. Stolen parts = $$$.

It's just a simple photoshop, can't be too safe, and it looks cool   B)

 

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: Geoff on August 15, 2005, 10:36:25 PM

Looks great Dave, Keep up the good work and be sure to enter it at the GCVWS.

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: GMB on August 15, 2005, 10:57:27 PM

Nice wheels!
   Gary.

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: Dave R on August 15, 2005, 11:01:35 PM

Thanks alot guys. Geoff, if all goes well I should be at the great canadian. If I am, you all know who to vote for when it comes to late models!  ;)

(and trevor, good to see you still on here)

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: Needles on August 16, 2005, 06:38:39 AM

Quote

I've been on the site for a while, but never have really posted pics or an intro here in the "member's vw's" section. I had some free time on my hands, and snapped a couple of pics this weekend.

This 1972 Super Beetle was my first car. I picked it up stock and missing parts just over two years ago after a mild restoration. I've been fixing it up and slowly working on it ever since. It's been a fairly low budget project, and it''s my daily driver, I'm sure some of you have seen it around...






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Nice CAR

BIG FOOT RULES... :wub:  

Title: Dave's 72 Beetle
Post by: thumper911 on August 17, 2005, 12:32:55 PM

very nice car!!  :rockon:


SUPER'S RULE!!!  :lol: