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Very cool car Russ. I will reluctantly admit that I had a drive-by dream about it last night; we were doing a tune-up on it and I couldn't find a fuel filter. Absolutely true story!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullethead
Some guys dream about women... my Nirvana is achieving perfect valve clearance.
Hopefully I'll get to see it on a trip to Sebring.
It was a rather sad day, somewhat overcast with the smell of rain in the air,,,
With a dry driveway in her sight she awaited an afternoon cruise around the 'hood'. (weekly run around)
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With excited expectation she fired up....
It was the beginning of the end of what had been a reliable and faithful companionship that was (and I hope) a respect of each other,, as the ageing sometimes have a soft spot for.
She had always been older than I, having been born in 1956 however I always enjoyed the company of the 'like'.
Even pampering her that day was not enough,, she had an issue with the incline outside the house and decided to become emphysemic so I had NO choice other than put her to bed.
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Rotation stuff up.
So moving right along..
56 was sold with tears from my Millennial daughter,, calling me every explicit ''germanic'' name under the sun,,
Ol 56,,,,, gone... So,,
To make amends I came up with 1 of 2 choices..
A,,, perpetual persecution from my daughter (( jee dosn't anyone realise that Im suffering loss here ??))
B,,, rectify the problem.
After a ( surprisingly hahaha ((dont tell Liz) respectful amount of mourning and chastising I realised that a newer puppy was required..
RESULT.....
Well I am delighted and after the crap I got over the 56 I needed some MORE love.
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I will miss my 56 VW. She was like a clock, never ever letting me down,, even at night with the amber full beam 6V headlights attracting more bugs and night fly's than my eye's were respected to see ahead on the road.
SOLD to a lovely family with under 10yr old kids who just want to relive the beauty that we enjoyed.
That's a pretty nice replacement after you've kicked yer Kafer to der kerb, Mark. Dry those tears.
Good color on the Beetle. Here's it's cousin, also a '56 but with extra-special massaging under the skin. Collier built this thing in the late '80s, Ludvigsen wrote a piece on it a couple of years ago worth reading. The idea was what would Porsche have produced had they been asked by Volkswagen for a Mille Miglia competitor? A rare thing to see, they brought it out to play this afternoon. Originally, it once sported a 547 4-cam... now it's got something more pedestrian: a VW Type 4 that makes stupid go-fast waaay beyond Her Doktor Fuhrmann's fevered imaginings. The intake plenum is a work of art and the pea-shooter exhaust is a dummy. Amazingly quiet, totally baddass. Check out the oil door behind the side window. Loaded with tricks it's a testament to what one can do with unlimited resources. :cool:
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Speachless, wish I was there.
Are those carbs? Or a trick sano EFI set up?
WOW! That is SPECTACULAR!
This is the coolest bug ever with mostly hand beaten aluminum panels. Too bad the flatfan 4 cam is gone but here is pic of that motor.
I love this thread, guess why :D
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My friend saved this one from a barn that was about to collapse on his father-in-laws farm in the north of Sweden, and is now offering me to be the caretaker, yeah ...someone's gotta do it, I'm planning the 3000 km roundtrip in July to pick it up.
It still wears the old style registration plates, so it has not been registered since at least 1973.
I think it's a -56 modell in the colour "L227 Strato Silver".
Bengt
Thanks for posting Bengt that is a beauty & L227 Strato Silver is hands down the best color for early VW !
WOW, what a find!