Doug Mische's Old School GHIA...Did it make it to the Classic today?

[stealth67vw]

ok seriously, my buddy Ray up north has been getting that Bus up to speed for Russell, yep it's the real deal... DV's old truck. Ray found some neat stuff stashed inside too while working on it.

Did he smoke it?

[deano]

ok seriously, my buddy Ray up north has been getting that Bus up to speed for Russell, yep it's the real deal... DV's old truck. Ray found some neat stuff stashed inside too while working on it.

Did he smoke it?

That would assume.... DV smoked wacky tobacy back then. And if DV did, that meant GA, RF, MT, JH, JE and many others did as well. Figure that one out....

[Fastbrit]

But what about DK?

[deano]

But what about DK?

Ah, er, I can't seem to remember that far back... cough, cough, yawn.

[Jim Ratto]

gosh guys.... they were just old orig DCNF rebuild kits or something. 

[Geoff P DVKK]

smoke em?.....
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ySjTIlbi3X8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/ySjTIlbi3X8</a>

[Jason Foster]

Richie you're a  Madman. That guy does not know the meaning of the word lift.... cowabunga!

[Zach Gomulka]

That was great
We saw Richie the next moning at OCTO... His response. "They didn't prep the track very well"

[richie]

A video from the other side of the street would show what happened better

cheers richie,uk

[Fastbrit]

Russell, you've got a tail light out... MOT fail.

[Lee.C]

A video from the other side of the street would show what happened better

cheers richie,uk

Looks like a cool night guys 

[empicolector]

Russell, you've got a tail light out... MOT fail.

safety first dude

[Russell]

tailight

Not something to worry about when going forward at speed....... anyway just another thing that Richie didnt fix correctly !!!

[nicolas]

A video from the other side of the street would show what happened better

cheers richie,uk

you mean the part were you can see Jo smack you in the head 

[nicolas]

tailight

Not something to worry about when going forward at speed....... anyway just another thing that Richie didnt fix correctly !!!

btw, what engine is in it now? it looks like good fun in all the video's. and does the front need to come down just a little, or is that just my perception comparing it to the pics in KS's book?

[Russell]

NO the front end is perfect, the rear torsion bars may be a little weaker with age......

Remember that CAL LOOK is not front down in the ground.... it is front down giving car a rake look, the current cal lookers with the front end in the ground are more resto cal height, a little (dare i say it) like those that use narrowed front beams, this wasnt done in the day on street cars but only race cars "Gassers 

[speedwell]

As I can see the leaving  are always also great 

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

NO the front end is perfect, the rear torsion bars may be a little weaker with age......

Remember that CAL LOOK is not front down in the ground.... it is front down giving car a rake look, the current cal lookers with the front end in the ground are more resto cal height, a little (dare i say it) like those that use narrowed front beams, this wasnt done in the day on street cars but only race cars "Gassers 

That A Boy Russell Go ahead and Say it like you mean it LOL
the current cal lookers with the front end in the ground are more resto cal height, a little (dare i say it) like those that use narrowed front beams, this wasnt done in the day on street cars but only race cars "Gassers   

" Theres No School Like Old School "

[Rick Meredith]

Depends on which era too... in the 80s the cars were a little closer to the ground. My '67 had a headlight height of 16.5" to 17" depending on which police officer was doing the measuring ... and I had the stack of tickets to prove it.

[Dave Rosique]

NO the front end is perfect, the rear torsion bars may be a little weaker with age......

Remember that CAL LOOK is not front down in the ground.... it is front down giving car a rake look, the current cal lookers with the front end in the ground are more resto cal height, a little (dare i say it) like those that use narrowed front beams, this wasnt done in the day on street cars but only race cars "Gassers 

That A Boy Russell Go ahead and Say it like you mean it LOL
the current cal lookers with the front end in the ground are more resto cal height, a little (dare i say it) like those that use narrowed front beams, this wasnt done in the day on street cars but only race cars "Gassers   

" Theres No School Like Old School "

I guess I missed the memo and broke the rules.

Back in 1974 my car was super low in front and decambered about 2" in the rear... I thought it was cool at the time, and so did many others.

~DR.

[Russell]

[/quote] That A Boy Russell Go ahead and Say it like you mean it LOL
the current cal lookers with the front end in the ground are more resto cal height, a little (dare i say it) like those that use narrowed front beams, this wasnt done in the day on street cars but only race cars "Gassers   

" Theres No School Like Old School "
[/quote]

OK Ok maybe i was a little harsh but hopefully you get my drift....... 

[nicolas]

you are right on point in saying that the front doesn't need to dig a hole. so it is the backend that needs adjusting then. the car looks good anyway.

so i assume it is the 1641 with 42DCNFs that Doug hated so much that is in the car now huh?   

[Russell]

errr no current cal look motors should be a 2332cc 

[nicolas]

errr no current cal look motors should be a 2332cc 

sigh... so 'he' has you as well under his spell. 
 

[Jon]

Depends on which era too...

Thumbs up!

[too old for this]

I keep hearing this "twitter" crap. Sheesh. The other day I got, "Dude, aren't you on Twitter?" To which I replied, "Nope, never have... and never will, either."[/b]
[/quote]I'm with you ...let's start a "put twitter in the sh*tter" movement.........printed tees/ window stickers.Old farts against technology

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

I keep hearing this "twitter" crap. Sheesh. The other day I got, "Dude, aren't you on Twitter?" To which I replied, "Nope, never have... and never will, either."[/b]

I'm with you ...let's start a "put twitter in the sh*tter" movement.........printed tees/ window stickers.Old farts against technology
[/quote]Old farts against technology
  That Must Be Me    I dont See $50,000 to $100,000 + VW Trailer Queens Technology?  I call that Waste of Good Money The Original VW Cal Look that Started it all Was Clean,Fast,Simple,and Affordable!!  I personally Think If Prices for the Cars and Parts had not Sky Rocketed like it Did and continues to, There would be alot more People involved in VW's You would think that the wheel companys could sell there Repops for alot less since they are mass prodeuced  In 1967 Original BRM's, 5 Spokes,and 8 Spokes sold for $49.95 each, Deano and Hurst Shifters were $39.95, Dont get me Wrong I know The Original's are Worth Way More Then they were in 1967 but how can anyone Justify the Price? NOS Brm's 1967 $49.95 X 4 =$199.80 to NOS BRM's 2009 $14,000.00 for a set Of 4  even Repops cost about $800.00 a set the wheel Market has Repoped  50,000 + times more wheels then there were Originals even made.   just my 2 cents cuz I spent the rest.. 

[cal-look 56]

   I personally Think If Prices for the Cars and Parts had not Sky Rocketed like it Did and continues to, There would be alot more People involved in VW's You would think that the wheel companys could sell there Repops for alot less since they are mass prodeuced  In 1967 Original BRM's, 5 Spokes,and 8 Spokes sold for $49.95 each, Deano and Hurst Shifters were $39.95, Dont get me Wrong I know The Original's are Worth Way More Then they were in 1967 but how can anyone Justify the Price? NOS Brm's 1967 $49.95 X 4 =$199.80 to NOS BRM's 2009 $14,000.00 for a set Of 4  even Repops cost about $800.00 a set the wheel Market has Repoped  50,000 + times more wheels then there were Originals even made.   just my 2 cents cuz I spent the rest.. 

Agreed to a certain extent.  I agree repops should be cheaper since they are not the real deal but inflation assures things wont always be at 1967 prices.  Besides $800.00 for a set of repop BRM's still gives most a chance to own a timeless wheel for a fraction of the cost of a Original one.  

[Stephan S]

That Must Be Me    I dont See $50,000 to $100,000 + VW Trailer Queens Technology?  I call that Waste of Good Money The Original VW Cal Look that Started it all Was Clean,Fast,Simple,and Affordable!!  I personally Think If Prices for the Cars and Parts had not Sky Rocketed like it Did and continues to, There would be alot more People involved in VW's You would think that the wheel companys could sell there Repops for alot less since they are mass prodeuced  In 1967 Original BRM's, 5 Spokes,and 8 Spokes sold for $49.95 each, Deano and Hurst Shifters were $39.95, Dont get me Wrong I know The Original's are Worth Way More Then they were in 1967 but how can anyone Justify the Price? NOS Brm's 1967 $49.95 X 4 =$199.80 to NOS BRM's 2009 $14,000.00 for a set Of 4  even Repops cost about $800.00 a set the wheel Market has Repoped  50,000 + times more wheels then there were Originals even made.   just my 2 cents cuz I spent the rest.. 

Shubee, what are you talking about? Most VW enthusiasts could not afford BRMs in the '60s because they were expensive. California's Minimum Wage was $1.35 an hour in 1966; it's $7.25 today.
Also, we should thank the people who spend $50 or $100K in their VWs. Like it or not, it made Nick's parking lot pretty interesting last June.

[Zach Gomulka]

The Original VW Cal Look that Started it all Was Clean,Fast,Simple,and Affordable!! 

The cars you stared with were also only ten or 20 years old, and weren't in need of a full body off re$to.