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Ok, because of Brian's post, I too am going to sound off. I won't list ALL the cars I've owned over the years, just the VW's...(and 914's)... '73 914 2.0 Beautiful blue all original show car. Fun car to drive but every time we took it out, something broke. Got fed up and sold it. '69 Fastback (not the one I currently own) 2.0 T4 powered, sky blue with custom blue/blue tweed interior, lowered in front, Awesome car, sold it 16 years ago for smog/reg reasons. '73 914 2.0 Restored it, liked it but was a pain in the butt parts wise. Traded it for the Fastback above and some cash. '76 Scirocco. Yeah, I did a stint with the waterpumpers. Was a beautiful car, only 2 years old at the time. Had problems though for such a new car. '71 Super Beetle. Real nice clean driver. Bought it after I sold the mustang! '73 'Sport Bug' Super Beetle. Pearl yellow with flames and a mural behind the doors in the qtr panels. Wide tires, louvers, 1.8 engine, recarro seats. This car rocked. Sold it for a V8 '70 mustang - BIG mistake! ?? Dune Buggy Green metalflake 2 seater pickup style job. Lots of fun. Had it the same time as the sport bug. Shortend chassis, wore out 40 hp 1200 engine, but would still pull the front end up! '69 Bug Autostick. Bone stock. If I had it today I'd be a show car. White with red interior. Beautiful car. Autostick started giving some problems no one at the time knew how to fix so I offed it. ?? Dune Buggy My dad and I built it when I was 15. I drove it for awhile 'till I could get a 'real' car. Now I want another one!! Purple metalflake. Shortend chassis, 40 hp 1200 engine. So, now I'm back into VW's with a '69 Fastback (again) Red, lowered, flames in yellow/orange/blue, currently awaiting a new white and red tweed interior. Stock 1600 engine with dual solex's, 009, and quiet power header mufflers, automatic, and 2.0 wheels. This car is FUN!! I really missed driving my T3 so this is like stepping into my past for me! I also am restoring a '69 Bug with factory A/C. It's going the Cal Look route with some of the trim removed, lowered, polished alloys yada, yada, yada. Currently stripped and repained sitting in the garage awaiting more $$$ to finish it with. Might go T4 power in it ah'la Joe Cali. other currently owned cars include: '65 Chev Corvair Corsa Turbocharged convertible (going up for sale soon to help with the VW restorations). Show winning car. Restored it 10 years ago, time to move on with the VW's. '86 Fiero 2m6 - my daily driver (Well it's sort of rear engined!) '83 Grand Prix - my wife's daily driver That's it' Tom Cloud >Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 12:32:48 -0700 >From: Brian and Shannon <zoofye@micron.net> >To: a t-3 club <type3@vwtype3.org> >Subject: Re: [T3] Sound Off TYPE III Fans >Toby, >Personaly I have had 18 VWs and only 2 haven't been titled and >insured...It's the need to constantly tinker, I think! If I had the >family histry in my rides that you have with your Square, if might be >different. I enjoyed everyone I owned, except the bus and parts car. >Just have a need to change. > >They have been: >67 Beetle--stock 1300, beat up--driven daily in college >69 Ghia--nice, but not for me--traded for >65 Beetle--driven for a month, then I found the world of the TYPE >3--sold to buy >72 Fastback--very rough, traded for the 1st Dark Side! >68 Baja Square w/1641cc and Pro Fogger, full roll cage--hammered into >the ground--college car >62 Notchback...rustdeath was solid compared to this car, drove from >Seattle to Boise several times, drove daily--sold to go back to college >Meyers Manx....rolled and sold, driven daily-even in winter >77 Baja Rabbit! paid 25 bucks for it, drove daily--traded for >Austin-Healey >67 Square---bone stock--weekend car--traded for GoldWing >63 Bus...traded 2 days after titled for fastback >65 Fasty...very dark w/stock engine--fun and an attention getter, wasn't >for sale when sold--driven daily, sold for Notch project >64 Notch--68 Auto pan never finished its medimorphisis to the dark >side--drove a little, not much, traded with others for current car >71 Square w/1641 dual webers, EMPIs, perfect interior--great driver/ >15,000 a year, but traded for the crew >62 Crew cab--IRS, disks, 12v, lowerd, velour interior--driven daily >about 12,000--sold to buy another T3 >67 Square, stock unrestored with new 1600, dual dells--driven, but >traded for current ride >67 Square for parts--traded for current ride >72 Fastback--Drove for a week and sold, guy had to have it >64 Notch custom--taken on trades of above plus my cash--driven as often >as possible > >Everyone loves there cars different ways...I have been accused of being >purely a capitalist, but I enjoy each car while I own it! > > >Brian "THE DARK, DARK SIDE" > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com