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Title: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: FUSENTASTEN on January 26, 2007, 17:33:25 pm ...surfin some old photos....picture this: Chris Morley has just got the Race Shop Ghia back from the painters, its the night before Classic in 98.
Me and my main-man Austin "Splitman" Asphjell hangin out with Chrissy and Long-hair-John. While SplitMan helpin out with the fenders and the rear-light assembly on the Mouse-Trap, I have the task to vaccumeclean inside the Brownish Ghia standin in the back. Little did we know then ...what it was all about..... What weird stuff did you do to ol`gassers......? (sorry no pict...still on slides) Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: stealth67vw on January 26, 2007, 17:44:18 pm I had gas today :-[
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: deano on January 26, 2007, 18:38:32 pm Driving the Race Shop Ghia to Dairy Queen.... on the streets of Fullerton, California!
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: . on January 26, 2007, 20:59:33 pm I was at Dairy Queen that night. I remember vividly watching that car pull up. What a great time ! ;D Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Gary Justus on January 26, 2007, 21:34:11 pm Yeh.....remember when that parking lot was across the street was not jammed? I do!
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Lee on January 26, 2007, 21:38:17 pm Driving the Race Shop Ghia to Dairy Queen.... on the streets of Fullerton, California! What a cooooooooool picture :oTitle: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: FUSENTASTEN on January 26, 2007, 21:42:57 pm Was it still clean inside....?
I might have missed a spot...... Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Russell on January 26, 2007, 22:13:01 pm You did !
however it is now cleaned euro style.......... Love the pic of the car on the road, were you using the slicks ? brave man..... Will post some pics soon. Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: deano on January 26, 2007, 22:47:22 pm Love the pic of the car on the road, were you using the slicks ? brave man..... Ritchie, yes, all I did was to bolt my 2276cc into the car, slicks and all! That was certainly a thrill ride around town, especially when the Fullerton Police pulled right up side me, as I turned into Dairy Queen. He looked at the car real hard, and then at me, and must have decided it wasn't worth the effort. He then pulled away, gasp, and we made it to Dairy Queen! I will never forget that weekend, thanks to Chris Morley. John Preston later told me he loved the story I wrote about that stunt, and was stokes that we used his old race car. Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Cornpanzer on January 26, 2007, 23:06:12 pm I owned this one breifly last summer :'(
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Cornpanzer on January 26, 2007, 23:10:48 pm I hatd to see this one get away
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: SplitMan on January 26, 2007, 23:59:27 pm What weird stuff did you do to ol`gassers......? - Stripped the Whip It- paint off the Mouse Trap - Bolted together parts of the Mouse Trap - Towbared the Mouse Trap and The Race Shop Ghia all over So Cal, behind a rental car - Towbared DER RENNLAUFER to the shipping docks in Jacksonville and hauled it cross the Atlantic - Unearthed the mighty BUG MAGIC ... one hot and humid evening in Central Florida ....and still going at it.... Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: SplitMan on January 26, 2007, 23:59:57 pm ...surfin some old photos....picture this: Chris Morley has just got the Race Shop Ghia back from the painters, its the night before Classic in 98. Me and my main-man Austin "Splitman" Asphjell hangin out with Chrissy and Long-hair-John. While SplitMan helpin out with the fenders and the rear-light assembly on the Mouse-Trap, I have the task to vaccumeclean inside the Brownish Ghia standin in the back. Little did we know then ...what it was all about..... What weird stuff did you do to ol`gassers......? (sorry no pict...still on slides) KORR Æ FLIRE TÅ DÆ ! Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Russell on January 27, 2007, 09:53:42 am Deano
Question: How did you stop it................... Brakes are pretty poor to say the least ! Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: speedwell on January 27, 2007, 10:02:13 am here's some picture of the mitchell 912
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: speedwell on January 27, 2007, 10:03:49 am ;D
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: speedwell on January 27, 2007, 10:06:27 am someone know something about this 912 ??? ,very similar to the motion minicar 912
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: speedwell on January 27, 2007, 10:10:44 am :)
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Cornpanzer on January 27, 2007, 14:42:32 pm Yes, the first picture is the yard that I bought the car out of and the second is my picture of teh car at my sisters house for temporary storage. I hope to get the car back someday.
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: lowfastbus on January 27, 2007, 19:13:36 pm Someone should ask Marty Staggs, on his old site there was a pic of that black 912...
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 27, 2007, 22:09:16 pm here's some picture of the mitchell 912 get this....Bill Mitchell was always pushing the limits..!!!!!!...NHRA did NOT like his Chopped vw bug..so what does he do the next year ?...he produced a bug that was not chopped!!! but channeled 5 " over the tube chassis!!!!!....so NHRA complained about that !!!!!!!...so what does he do next.??..brings out a CHOPPED & CHANNELED !!!!...PORSCHE..!!!!!!!.....to really push there buttons!!!!!.......i think after they complained about this he said the hell with ya..!!!!!...the rest is history.!!!!..the people that "TRY" to contact him today,,,will have no luck..he still has a bad taste in his mouth until this day..thirty some odd years later.!!!!!Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 27, 2007, 22:12:46 pm I owned this one breifly last summer :'( i know it was hard to give up... !!!!!!!.....but it was great of you to give it back to the correct owner.....Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: larry mck on January 28, 2007, 07:39:01 am Was the chassis the same one he ran in the Thunder Bug or did he build a new on for the Porsche? Is the first Thunder bug around at all I sure would love to restore that one.
Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Fastbrit on January 28, 2007, 11:03:39 am someone know something about this 912 ??? ,very similar to the motion minicar 912 Found and offered for sale for ages by Chris 'The Mailman' Andrews. Last time I saw it was in Jeff Denham's shop off Katella. I'm somebody on here will be able to bring this story up to date.Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Kobus on January 28, 2007, 12:44:39 pm someone know something about this 912 ??? ,very similar to the motion minicar 912 Found and offered for sale for ages by Chris 'The Mailman' Andrews. Last time I saw it was in Jeff Denham's shop off Katella. I'm somebody on here will be able to bring this story up to date.Same here, last time i saw it it was inside Jeff's shop Title: Re: I VACCUMCLEANED THE RACE SHOP GHIA Post by: Cornpanzer on January 28, 2007, 16:56:45 pm Was the chassis the same one he ran in the Thunder Bug or did he build a new on for the Porsche? Is the first Thunder bug around at all I sure would love to restore that one. I wondered this myself, but I think it was a different chasis. When I bought the car I found every story I could locate. Seems like there were a lot of details setting them apart, but I cant remember now |