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Title: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on August 01, 2009, 11:52:55 PM: Took a road trip up to the Kootenays last month and saw these dead cars.
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on August 01, 2009, 11:56:35 PM: 50s single cab
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:00:29 AM: another
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:05:04 AM: 59 Bug
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:07:37 AM: Here's what should be done to EVERY 67 Beetle.
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:20:46 AM: The far car is a 61 I think.
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:22:52 AM: another
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Post by: Geoff on August 02, 2009, 05:33:22 PM: Quote from: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:05:04 AM
59 Bug

Nice,was that Garnet red?
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Post by: jefftrish on August 02, 2009, 09:16:34 PM: I wish I could get ahold of those single cab gates .:P

Jeff
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Post by: vwboop on August 02, 2009, 10:06:01 PM: brake light deck lid there too :)
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 10:19:47 PM: The gates are junk.
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Post by: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 10:20:26 PM: left
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Post by: Chris on August 04, 2009, 07:05:38 PM: where was that?
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on August 04, 2009, 07:19:02 PM: Quote from: Geoff on August 02, 2009, 05:33:22 PM
Quote from: Bruce on August 02, 2009, 12:05:04 AM
59 Bug

Nice,was that Garnet red?
Yes
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on August 04, 2009, 07:20:55 PM: Quote from: VWChris on August 04, 2009, 07:05:38 PM
where was that?
Nakusp, Greenwood, and either Westbridge or Beaverdell.
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on August 04, 2009, 07:32:07 PM: Any guess where this one's from:
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Post by: Chris on August 04, 2009, 08:19:16 PM: Near the east of end of greenwood on the north side?
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Post by: Bruce on August 04, 2009, 08:31:48 PM: yep
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Post by: silas on August 04, 2009, 09:04:32 PM: lovin this one....

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Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Chris on August 04, 2009, 09:05:13 PM: i was gonna stop and roam thru there, maybe I will in september
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Post by: Bruce on September 06, 2009, 05:47:09 PM: Saw these Ghias in the north Okanagan:

View from the road:
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Hacked up convertible Ghia:
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Late Ghia
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Low Light Ghia:
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Last licensed in 1969:
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Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: scubagord on September 09, 2009, 07:55:52 PM: Quote from: Bruce on August 01, 2009, 11:52:55 PM
Took a road trip up to the Kootenays last month and saw these dead cars.
Were these photos from the organic mechanic's place ????
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Post by: Bruce on September 09, 2009, 09:04:34 PM: Don't know who that is.
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Post by: beetlemandan on September 19, 2009, 07:25:02 PM: those cars may be from the dreadlock'd owner of "chimera rock works", he's doing all the rock scaling here on the hwy north of summerland.

if they are his, and i know he's from the east kooteneys, he'll want a fortune for them. my 2 cents
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on September 19, 2009, 10:00:29 PM: Quote from: beetlemandan on September 19, 2009, 07:25:02 PM
those cars .......
I've posted pics of cars from 5 different locations. Which cars do you think this guy owns?
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Post by: beetlemandan on September 20, 2009, 08:22:52 AM: all my hot rod buddies have been to his place.they don't even glance at bugs, but they all say not one of his cars (american ones) are restorable. all are rusted out smashed up and cut up. that, and him and his wife live in a shack and lets just say they "live close to nature". thats all i've been told, sorry i can't be more of a help :(
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Jeremy on October 30, 2009, 08:43:03 PM: Quote from: scubagord on September 09, 2009, 07:55:52 PM
Quote from: Bruce on August 01, 2009, 11:52:55 PM
Took a road trip up to the Kootenays last month and saw these dead cars.
Were these photos from the organic mechanic's place ????

I was in Nelson a couple years ago and needed a clutch cable for a Fox. Ended up at the organic mechanic. He's up the Slocan valley a little bit and then off the beaten track a bit more. He had quite an array of old VW's there. Water and air cooled. If I remember he even had a couple of those rare and sought after VW Dashers.
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: vwshawn on November 02, 2009, 09:06:57 PM: Bruce,
Sir, I think that color of the block off plate is Ruby Red.
Have a look at the color charts on www.wolfsburgwest.com

Thanks,
Shawn ;D

Don`t give me bad karma for this...!
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: silas on November 02, 2009, 10:50:36 PM: Quote from: vwshawn on November 02, 2009, 09:06:57 PM
Bruce,
Sir, I think that color of the block off plate is Ruby Red.

looks too dark to be ruby red. and those ww colour charts are pretty poor quality, imho. ;)

garnet - (https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolfsburgwest.com%2Fcolors%2Fl358.gif&hash=0c4acf8487e390d74f224eeed9fb13c177b02a31)

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Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Bruce on November 02, 2009, 11:25:31 PM: Quote from: vwshawn on November 02, 2009, 09:06:57 PM
Bruce,
Sir, I think that color of the block off plate is Ruby Red.
Have a look at the color charts on www.wolfsburgwest.com

Thanks,
Shawn ;D

Don`t give me bad karma for this...!
Can't be Ruby Red. The car was a 59, and that year only Garnet Red was offered.

I smite thee!
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: Geoff on November 03, 2009, 10:04:53 AM: Yes it's true it is the best color vw offered, Garnet red! ;D
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Post by: CHEECH on November 03, 2009, 10:20:08 AM: Hey Geoff... Dont you have a garnet red car????
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Post by: 72vwtype2 on July 15, 2014, 02:20:30 PM: I know I am resurrecting an old post. But now with people out and about travelling around the province. I thought it would be cool to get some pics of some old VW's returning to mother earth.
Title: Re: Field cars
Post by: scubagord on July 15, 2014, 05:06:20 PM: found this one while hunting up north.
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Post by: scubagord on July 15, 2014, 05:10:38 PM: found these ones up by PG. There was a sasquatch roaming in the area as well, as you can see in the pic.

Sorry, that was my nephew.

Gordo!