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« on: June 19, 2008, 21:49:11 pm »

Hi Fabian.... ever find that article with Mike Smith's red sedan?

Maybe some others you can dig up too? VW Trends article on Dave Rhoads' '64? "Blast from the Past"?

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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2008, 22:05:10 pm »

I VE GIVE TO MIKE SMITH A SUPERVW MAGAZINE ISSUE WITH HIS RED BUG AND RHOADS GREEN ONE AT HILTON PRE BUG IN PARTY IN PAST APRIL
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« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2008, 22:49:42 pm »

fabs if it's any help it was in the same issue of Hot VW's as Scott Smiths black brm'd n empi'd resto 67
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« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2008, 23:00:24 pm »

I believe it was Feb '94
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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2008, 23:06:27 pm »

one of the best covers cause it had Mike Smith's bug with tire smoke piling out ogf the back of it
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« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2008, 03:57:17 am »

That's one of my favorite magazines I must have 5 or 6 copies. What ever happened to that car?
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« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2008, 05:43:51 am »

fabs if it's any help it was in the same issue of Hot VW's as Scott Smiths black brm'd n empi'd resto 67
i know thx  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2008, 05:51:36 am »

here we go jim  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2008, 05:53:03 am »

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« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2008, 05:56:12 am »

and now dave rhoads report
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« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2008, 05:58:18 am »

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« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2008, 07:33:13 am »

that dave rhoads article rerererererered it last night just before going to sleep.  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2008, 08:23:35 am »

That's one of my favorite magazines I must have 5 or copies. What ever happened to that car?
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« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2008, 09:09:05 am »

Love the Mike Smith fabbed traction bar. That car rocks.
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« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2008, 10:13:54 am »

Dave Rhoads' car is sooo cool. Pure 70s. One of the best looking traditional cal lookers ever.
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« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2008, 10:45:45 am »

after seeing Daves car in january, I decided to strip my car and build a 70's cal looker Grin
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« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2008, 14:54:27 pm »

Dave Rhoads' car is sooo cool. Pure 70s. One of the best looking traditional cal lookers ever.

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« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2008, 15:09:52 pm »

i saw the car this year at bug in but the paint wasn't the same  Angry some little cracks and paint is faded (front decklid/bonnet and the roof) too bad for a real piece of history  Cry Cry Cry
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« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2008, 15:50:12 pm »

....just showing it's age a little, show's that it's been used.
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« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2008, 16:29:42 pm »

thanks Fabs....  awesome presentation of two of my favorite VW's ever.  Good job Smiley
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« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2008, 16:32:04 pm »

thanks Fabs....  awesome presentation of two of my favorite VW's ever.  Good job Smiley
those were already in my hard drive  Grin Grin
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« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2008, 16:36:06 pm »

any early pics of the Berglar fabs? Ratto, can you confirm it was Zenith blue first?

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« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2008, 16:51:01 pm »

ok here we go  Wink
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« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2008, 16:51:31 pm »

THANKS FABS Grin
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« Reply #24 on: June 20, 2008, 16:52:04 pm »

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« Reply #25 on: June 20, 2008, 16:53:18 pm »

more  Grin
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« Reply #26 on: June 20, 2008, 16:54:47 pm »

 Cool
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« Reply #28 on: June 20, 2008, 16:56:57 pm »

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« Reply #29 on: June 20, 2008, 17:01:41 pm »

the last series  Wink
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