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2012, 14th Annual Treffen, Ventura CA
Went to this event, yesterday . . . Sunday, 05-Aug
Heard about it from one of The Busters at the Gathering of Friends, in SLO, coupla weeks before
I had no idea where I was going, so . . . got a little lost. Event took place at a little strand/parking-lot setting directly adjacent to the Channel Islands Harbor . . . event heading said 'Ventura' prolly 'cause 'Oxnard' is hard to say with a straight face
(Wonder what the heck was going on when they were taking that vote? And what came in second? . . . Horsep@cker? --- yikes!)
Anyway, another nice venue --- basically a long + narrow parking lot stuck in between a harbor and a bunch o' sea-side condos + homes . . . cool/overcast, nice/quiet/friendly crowd, lotsa parking + easy to get to, lotsa cars (on the grass), lotsa characters, pet + kid friendly, plus more than a little swap-action going on
My Porsche is down for some stuff, right now . . . so I BMW'd it . . . but a few 911s would've fit right in
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'Cal' Looks . . . or what they call it it when you slam a VW, festoon it w/ lights/badges/roof-racks/furniture/etc, then take it out and show-off
What do they call it when you do this to a Mustang? . . .
. . . or 'Vette? . . .
. . . or Porsche? . . .
;)
Argh!
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Karmann Ghia convertibles
Factory coach-built VWs . . . front fenders are made-up from 7 different/individual stampings. Dunno what these sold for new . . . but these small tail light 'verts are/have been a $40k+ propositions for a while, now
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Ever seen/heard of one o' these? Me, neither
A 23-window bus --- but this one's a Goliath. 1100 Express (?) (German humor) Early '50s (?)
Liquid-cooled flat-two. The floors are missing prolly 'cause the termites got to 'em --- they're wood. Either that or somebody tossed 'em into a beach bonfire by accident. Alloyish body?
Amazing that so much of this looks like original . . . six decades on
The form + style look modern, to me. Now, imagine being Back in the Day . . . this thing parked next to a '53 Chevy. Or Ford. Or Studebaker. Utterly alien
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I was hoping to maybe see a coupla Meyers Manx --- but nada
Did see this, though. Sano-spotless Buggy. And from the plate --- an older vehicle. Biggest turn-signal wand I've ever seen
These kinds of cars have always appealed to me 'cause they're light (fiberglass), easy to maintain/run/etc (VW-powered), and tough (both of the above). Plus, with the weather out here in SoCal? --- no need for a top. Or a radio. Or an interior. Less is LOTS. Now. Add some sticky/modern rubber, a full-on seat/shell, then bump the HP . . . I could have myself one helluva Skoot. For the price of a beater Camry . . .
Kinda like this . . .
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Steyr Puch Haflinger
German Army something-'r-other. Some kind of air-cooled power-plant in residence. Asked the innocent-enough-looking straw-hatted owner a few questions . . . whereupon he pounced/launched-off into some lengthy soliloquy about Porsche ripping-off Ledwinka's designs -blah-blah-blah . . . I feigned autism, slunk away. Obvious military dress but still looks like it escaped from a golf course . . . in Transylvania. I kinda like the canvas + steel tube + wood slat/quonset hut vibe, but . . . . looks a bit smallish
My dog would love this thing . . .
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The more-metal alternative to the Manx/buggy . . .
The Thing --- aka Type 181
VW channels JEEP. Two-wheel drive, but . . . . top comes down/off. Doors come off. Windshield drops. Industrial upholstery. No carpeting/door panels/roll-up windows/head-rests/seat-heaters/cup-holders. Personalized finish --- inside/out. (Heavily) Original colors were white, orange, yellow and green. '73s (like this one) came w/ gas heaters (!) --- dropped in the '74s, identified by their 'scoops' over the rear engine vents
So tempting. I use stuff and having something like this that I don't need to clean/fuss/obsess over has always held no small amount of attraction. And besides --- the doors come off, fercryinoutloud!! --- how cool is that?
My dog would love this, too. Somebody's already does