mike martinez little yellow tank

[speedwell]

what do you think about this little panzers

this one was owned by mike martinez son of the famous Al sr martinez and brother of Al jr martinez the owner of the black chop top (dkpII)

here's some pictures and the report from vw trends , very clean & simple cal look  as i love them
this one would be the inspiration for the next plan for the 74 with the 67 parts 
enjoy

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[Zach Gomulka]

Sweet car. Simple and clean.

[vwcab]

Yes FAB,built your 74 bug like that yellow looker  ,kinda like it,but keep your dashboard like it is. ,that is more beautiful
(that's my opinion  )
BTW,are you also gone paint it yellow,or.........?
GRtz,Peter.

[vwcab]

A question I forgot to ask Fab,wich wheels would you use?(4lug or 5lug)

[Lee.C]

That car has been my screen saver for ages - I love it 

[speedwell]

A question I forgot to ask Fab,wich wheels would you use?(4lug or 5lug)

peter the rebuild of my 74 is not for now  , and for the wheels i've the two options i've the 5 spokes and the 8 spokes in the garage , normally i  would go with the 8 spokes   

[vwcab]

A question I forgot to ask Fab,wich wheels would you use?(4lug or 5lug)

peter the rebuild of my 74 is not for now  , and for the wheels i've the two options i've the 5 spokes and the 8 spokes in the garage , normally i  would go with the 8 spokes   

Thx Fab,good choice(8 spokes). 

[javabug]

I like that car, it gave me ideas for a future '67 project.

[speedwell]

i remember there's a similar car into the dkpII but this one was light blue with same lucas , same wheels , same model etc...

[Rennsurfer]

WOW, that pic of the turquoise '67 that just posted looks a lot like my old neighbor's car, Fabian. I can't remember if his car had the standard door windows or one piece. But that car looks exactly like it. He had it sitting in his driveway, not running, a year or two before I was old enough to get my driver's license. I wanted that car so bad... but he wouldn't sell to me or my best friend, Bob. I wanted to paint it orange and redo the interior brown or black. At one point, it has Centerline wheels, too. One day, we were riding our bikes past his house and the car was gone forever. A year later ('79), I bought my '66.

Thanks for the flashback.

[Dave Rosique]

WOW, that pic of the turquoise '67 that just posted looks a lot like my old neighbor's car, Fabian. I can't remember if his car had the standard door windows or one piece. But that car looks exactly like it. He had it sitting in his driveway, not running, a year or two before I was old enough to get my driver's license. I wanted that car so bad... but he wouldn't sell to me or my best friend, Bob. I wanted to paint it orange and redo the interior brown or black. At one point, it has Centerline wheels, too. One day, we were riding our bikes past his house and the car was gone forever. A year later ('79), I bought my '66.

Thanks for the flashback.

Fred,
Was that car sitting in a driveway in Lakewood on Del Amo about a block east of Clark?
That's where Marc Souters old car sat for quite a while... looked pretty sad too.

~DR.

Sorry for the hijack... back to the tank.

[Rennsurfer]

Fred,
Was that car sitting in a driveway in Lakewood on Del Amo about a block east of Clark?
That's where Marc Souters old car sat for quite a while... looked pretty sad too.

~DR.

Sorry for the hijack... back to the tank.

You're good, Dave... yep. That was Souter's car on Del Amo, just east of Clark.

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the one on the pictures was in dkp II , mark souter was into dvb , mark had buggy bar on the 67 and the bumpers hole in the front apron were welded

[Dave Rosique]

the one on the pictures was in dkp II , mark souter was into dvb , mark had buggy bar on the 67 and the bumpers hole in the front apron were welded

Exactly Fabs.

Marc's 67 was the first car that I ever saw equipped with buggy bumpers back in the day... I still like 'em & plan on custom building a set for my project Oval.

Side note- somehow, back in the day I ended up with the amber Lucas light lenses off Marc's '67... yeah, I know big deal

~DR.

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cool
 

[Rennsurfer]

Thanks for the correction, Dave & Fabian. You're right about the buggy bars. My old brain gets fuzzier, each day.

[John Rayburn]

You told me you shave your brain every day.

[Dave Rosique]

You told me you shave your brain every day.

Hey John, who let you out of the garage?
You got blue nostrils yet?

~DR.

[John Rayburn]

Hi Dave! Grey nostrils 'till the wind stops.

[WCB Hitler's Hot Rod]

The background looks like Dana Point.