sam dupont
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Oh yeah, it's a Volkswagen
How does the canvas top stay on at highway speeds?
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"A flapping tarp never fixes itself".
gkent
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You mistaking "highway speeds" of those days with "highway speeds" of today !!!
Heck, my buddies back in the day, would hardly do highway speeds. Going downhill, great, by the time we got to the top of the next, not so great. I never could figure out why he bought that thing! Now, the actual thing, could have been fun.
padam
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My guess is the value of that VW would rival that of many B Bodies.
My buddy actually has more than 1 I believe, land speed records in one of those but the truck version.
Iirc it was 53 mph.
He would drive down to Bonneville with the hot motor in the box, and swap to race.
Something like the 30 some or 40 hp stock class.
Edit; it was 56.35 mph in the 36hp stock class
Iirc it was 53 mph.
He would drive down to Bonneville with the hot motor in the box, and swap to race.
Something like the 30 some or 40 hp stock class.
Edit; it was 56.35 mph in the 36hp stock class
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50s? Maybe downhill with a tailwind....
There's a reason we called 'em "Slug Bus"s. But yea, them damn things are six figures now. Crazy.
There's a reason we called 'em "Slug Bus"s. But yea, them damn things are six figures now. Crazy.
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Back in the Seventies my friend had a '62 Austin Healy Sprite. The top always stayed on pretty well until a tractor trailer came at him in the opposite lane and ripped the whole thing right off.
YY1
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That era vw truck has always been pricey.
Crew cab value goes up exponentially.
I've only ever seen one club cab, three door. Those are astronomical.
People around the corner from my grandmothers place had an "all door" no window vw van. (doors on both sides plus the hatch)
My uncle had a '59 (IIRC) camper van. All options but no windows in the roof or pop-up roof.
It did have jalousie crank out widows with screens, paneling, a closet, a built in alarm clock, two ice boxes (one with drinking water dispenser), and two tables.
Crew cab value goes up exponentially.
I've only ever seen one club cab, three door. Those are astronomical.
People around the corner from my grandmothers place had an "all door" no window vw van. (doors on both sides plus the hatch)
My uncle had a '59 (IIRC) camper van. All options but no windows in the roof or pop-up roof.
It did have jalousie crank out widows with screens, paneling, a closet, a built in alarm clock, two ice boxes (one with drinking water dispenser), and two tables.
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