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 Posted - April 13 2011 : 2:41:46 PM
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Ok while looking for a Dumas Beetle conversion kit, I came across this!
Just sickening! 
http://homeracingworld.yuku.com/topic/12124
Enjoy!
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Posted - April 13 2011 : 6:46:15 PM
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I remember seeing ads in the '70's Hot rod mags I used to get (new), and even saw a few 1:1 running around Richmond VA back in day. Never seen a slot car version done, though. Sweet!
Pretty cool. I'd bet that VW Truck would look even better with a '57 Chevy rear half. Tri-Beetle!
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Posted - April 13 2011 : 7:24:41 PM
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Well if I can land a decent Super Beetle, I'd like to try making the flatbed... There was a panel van version to back in the day. Notice how discreetly I'm avoiding saying what day! 
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Posted - April 13 2011 : 10:48:48 PM
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Nice VWs! I remember an old Rolls Royce version of the VW Beetle and the 40 Ford front end. I love the pre 68 VW 23 window buses, VW Pickups and Beetles. I prefer them in factory original / restored. I'm just a few hundred $$ from paying for the patent of my invention and after I sell a few million of them. I wanna buy the nicest VW 23 window bus I can locate. Must be the red & beige colors! 
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 1:11:53 PM
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y'all knew I'd post here
But here is one you can get NOW & this isn't a new idea 
http://www.kooblekar.com/T-825_Truck
i'd rather get a Beetle & do it up like Bumblebee
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 1:27:44 PM
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just for u ben
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/deg/campfire/2008_01.html
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 2:52:36 PM
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| Ken I meant Bumblebee from Transformers but good pic tho
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 3:22:48 PM
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you meant this one ken
http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/22/lifesize-bumblebee-protecting-the-farm-transfomers/
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Edited by - catfordken on April 14 2011 3:25:55 PM
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 3:45:53 PM
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 awesome sauce pic & story Ken & yep that's the one I'd do full scale Tho mine won't transform
If you ever watch the 1st live-action movie there is a Beetle next to the older Camero of Bumblebee
Do have a few of the BB toys
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 3:52:44 PM
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| alas ben i was a child before these were thought of,and telly was the wonder of the day,with one channel,hence no need for a remote ken
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Posted - April 14 2011 : 3:58:57 PM
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Amen Kenneth!
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 Posted - April 15 2011 : 06:59:05 AM
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Hi Walt,
That is one sweet VW bus. My Dad had two at different times when I was a kid. One was white over red and the other was all green. I'm not sure if my dads came before or after the 23 window version. His did not have the windows in the roof line and they did not have windows above the engine area on the sides. We use to take weekend trips to St. Augustine and meet family there. On the way back home, I would sleep over the engine in the back. The combination of engine heat and vibrations knocked me right out. I loved those VW's. My Dad did too.
Thanks for the memories!
Mike
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Posted - April 15 2011 : 9:56:23 PM
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Hey Mike! The old VW buses are cool! You were lucky enough to have one to enjoy as a kid! Best I could do as a 16 year old my buddy had a blue Beetle we run around in!
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