The Cal-look Lounge

First Sunday of the month today, so a trip to Nick's and a club meeting to attend.  Carlos, Don Brown, and Ratto came by the house for a few cold ones before the trip to OC.  The weather has finally cooled here to where cars like being driven again and our ride through Carbon Canyon put large grins on all our faces.  The canyon is often a slow drive as there's always a load of traffic, but today we had everything to ourselves and we whipped it pretty good.  One of the smallest turnouts at Nick's as the Vegas Bug-O-Rama was this weekend and it's getting dark early now.

Hey Sarge,

Bitchin' pics. A couple of the guys were in vegas this weekend, and the weather has been sketchy as of late so the turn out wasn't big, but a few guys got together for what will probably be the last cruise of this year.

Trying out the new camera.

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not sure if this was a gt-2 with out the wing or and RS. Had all the right stuff and sounded nasty.

The black Ovale is bad ass!  :o :o :o

And you are lucky with weather. Here in Belgium, it's raining all day long for some days...  ::)

you lucky people.it rained here all weekend  :'(

Shame that here in holland peops dont come along your house like what Sarge is telling.In general dutch people what i experience arent that openminded and social on those terms.You have a few of course dont get me wrong 8)

That because we don't have those bigass driveways Bewitched :P. Well at the DVK we do come together before a meeting so :).

Yes, it IS! ;)  Don Brown has had some nice cars over the years.  This one's running a 2376.  Currently, Don's plans are to sell the Oval as he has two '67's that's he's building out in the garage.



Thanks, Rob..., your pics are beautiful.  What camera did you settle on?  I guess I probably should never complain about our weather in So Cal... ::) ;D


You know, that's half the fun of being in a car club... the social comraderie! 8)

Looks like fun!  Jim's gotta get the long-distance award, I bet that's a good hike from up his way out to the 909, and back to O.C.!

Rob, I like that oval a lot.  I don't know why so many people run the polished 5-spokes when they're so much cooler as-cast and painted!

It's 80 miles from Jim's place to my house and another 20 over to Nick's, so yeah, he gets the award..., and with a 4:37 box to boot!  I agree with you on Rob's spokes, too, but to a point.  I think the grey looks best on a blue car... Bill Schwimmer and Glenn Gaskey traded
wheels a while back and the five spokes looked better on the blue car. $.02 ;)

A Black Oval Rag will be my next VW. Sweet Car!

huh? I can't hear you...... 

Lots of fun yesterday! Sarge you did an awesome job as "leader".... that car boogies! You should adopt a new nickname.... like "Andretti"


got brakes?

nice pict bro i love this place that remember me the day we left for the bug in  ;)

Carlos' car looks GOOD on BRMs. What looker doesn't though ;D

abit of a job changing the wheels on carlos,s car if he was running porsche stud pattern :-\

Avril bought me a canon - xti for xmas last year. Haven't really had much time to drive or take pics of the car this year though. Not a bad little DSLR once you switch out the lens. The only problem is I can't stop looking at gear for it.

I guess it is the same as the car - a tweak here and change there and the next thing you know you've blown through a couple of years worth of salary.




I have run both. My old oval ran black 5 spokes. This one used to run polished - back when you had to send them out and get it done. Once they were available off the shelf with a decent polish job everyone had them.

Also I'm a bit lazy when it comes to spending time polishing my wheels - a lip is a lot less work than the whole shebang.

Gotta have some whoapower to go with the horsepower... makes carvin' the turns way easier.  We need more drives like that! 8) 8) 8)


Thanks Fabs! ;D


I'll second that!! ;D


Hey, it's only money, right?  Live it up!!

What's amazing, Sarge, is that I am still on same tank of gas that I left Simi on yesterday, and drove to work today!  :o
Even after all that hot footed driving trying to keep up with you!

Maybe you need to fatten it up a little... ;) ;D

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so what if I had two lunches yesterday!  >:(





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That's one bitchin black oval,I love it :o :o
If I had that car,I would NEVER sell it. ;)

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Hi Sarge,

Just want to thank you for the wonderful experience I had during the last DKP Cruise Night riding your '67...hope to see you guys again...Have a great day!!!

Paul

Here's Blitzy, my '65 running project I was telling you about....


Paul

Here's another shot...I hope someday, I can be part of the most prestigious VW Club on earth, DKP !!!!

Thanks,

Paul

Hey Blitzy, I have seen pictures of your car in the emails that "Deutchland" sends. Looks good. I plan to show up at a meet soon. My car has been down for a few months. Tell those guys I said "whats up."

Hey Lawrence -- There's a bug meet tomorrow @ 6:30 by A&W KFC along El Camino Real....

Your welcome, Paul... my pleasure!  I like your car!! 8) 8) 8)

Thanks....

By the way, i followed your advice regarding the A-1 muffler i was asking you about, i finally got it from Dave of VeeDub Parts Unlmtd. Now I gotta save $$$ for my headers....

Paul

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here's the only half decent photo i took of my favourite cal-look cab,a couple of sundays ago  :)

Car is not quite ready yet, soon...

Ah, the ex Beecher mobile.... NICE!! 8) 8) 8)