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Ok here is an idea i got today.. here we are only posting pics of old gassers...
and we are not alowed to put in a post without pics..

 

Thats a good idea Anders! Lets see all the Inch Pincher pics first!  8)   

here we go

here is one too...

A local Ohio car from the 70s

The Monster Masher

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Another one in the same category. GASSER ;-)

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Please observe that only posts with Gassers pics in them are welcome here, as dictated by Alien. 

Here a pic of a Swedish gasser I don't want to see a replica of....   or do I?  :o

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 ;D here we go for a tons of pictures  ;D ;D

 ;)

one of my favourite picture of the ip1  8)

another one  :D

another one great gasser the underdog2  :o

 ;)

 :D i knew speedwell was waiting for a thread like this  :D
my favourite of the lightning

I really like the stutt bee..

 ;Dyou're right olaf i 'm waiting about a thread like this one ;D
here's the stutt bee  and the lightning bug dragster , I like the truck of assistance of the schley's brothers  it's very well ordered tray for the car and the small workshop behind the cabin  :o

here's the lightning trailer truck with the lg too

 ;)

do any of you recognise this one?

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this is working perfect.. no pic no post... just as i wanted...

Alien

Love the wrinkles on them slicks... and panel paint- yeah!!

motion minicar..... :)

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a man who was named the "postman" own it,  that's  what i heard about this one

 ;) nice one

here's the porcupine  never seen in magazine just these 2 pictures

wow-the porcupine is great! i'd like to see that car in a better resolution -anyone?!

I have posted this before, but here we go:

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this one is from australia i think...

another one of pete keegan car

here's the auto haus drag before is orange version  ;) it was named ugly bug

and now the engine

another never seen before in this version it's the blue obsession

i love this thread  :D
one more auto-haus

Another from Sweden  :)

 ;) sweden rules  ;D

First in the 70's it was St.Moritz Express and in the 80' it was Hackenhugo  :)

Awsome photos...!

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G-out!

lightning too  ::)

HEY Mauro and SOB.... there is a rule here, no posts without pic......... ??? ;D

Gasser????

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This could, and should go on forever!!!

Another one...

The daddy at the wheel.

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Hello!
Do you accept pics from magazines.Sorry got no scanner :'(

more

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.....and finally.

what about this short video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpCLpsHzdMU

ooouu there is a rule!!! Ok ok....here we go ;D


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I love it!!!


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This is my preferred pic.......what a atmosphere!!!!


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here you go guys - I love the art work on Goofy Grape  :)

why did you post this one mauro  ???.... ;D ;D... ;)
ciao bello

the legendry deano dyno soars oval one of my favorites, and a picture of my car

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perfect... everyone is following the rules now...

ceep em coming...

hehehe :D....I don't know..hihihi ;D ;)




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Aloha
Mauro

maxxx we said no post without pictures  :-[  ,....are you french  ???....  ;D  ;D
salut l ami  ;)
fabian

more more more more more  :D :D :D

 ;)

to change a little here's the ghia of dave kawell  ;)

 ;)

tha last one in white color  next is in red version

 :D

Coolest thread ever! Almost overwhelming...

I just love periode pics of VW gassers racing against american musclecars. Here's some:

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 :o

 8)

Two of the coolest VW's ever...

Does anybody knows something about this 6cylinder ghia?
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Another one off the goofy grape...

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This car is for sale on Samba.com
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=397343

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jelle another one of goofy ;)

I hereby nominate "Yo Yo" for worst chopped VW, EVER!!! ;)

hy zach check the chop top of this one  :o

Check out this ANTI-roof shop!

let's get back to the cool looking cars  :P

so come on babe now.. lets twist and burn.. twist and burn..........

1302 and old gassers is that something you feel fits?
when i see this one its ok for me..

perfect atitute......

 ;D

 ::)

something says to  me there had to be hundreds of these gassers back in the 70`s where are they all now?

SOMEWHERE IN THE FJORDS  ;D

baby huey, pele bug show some complex paint jobs. i wonder where they used to get theiir inspuration.

Heres an Old Car Custom Sponsored

Heres another Oldie

Fiat X19

Heres the Wagonmaster Car

Heres the DeCoppenBros Oval at Bug in 13

How About Dutchers Speed Shop Buggy

Heres Hugh Kellys  Baby Huey Fiat X19 At Bug In

Heres Bill Duncan with The Duncan and Ness 67 Sedan Wheels High in the Air, Bill Owned TayCo Which Use to make all the Nice Weber Cross Bar Linkage

Heres Two Old Timers  Roger Crawfords Bad Company 67 Sedan an Darrell Vittones 850 Fiat Motion Sickness

Heres another Picture of the Small Car Specialities Sponsored X19 Fiat

my favourite....wish  i'd had the cash to buy it.......
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and a fantastic panel job on this ghia....
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sum fun.....much nicer with this paint.....

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frog guts....very cool Larry Watson paintwork.....and for whoever asked the question earlier....Larry was the panel-paint king....everyone copied him back in the day.....

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Think this is a matching pair..... The Anderson bros car is for sale....should perhaps be in the classifieds section? 33 years too late though...

Yeeha, let's keep 'em coming :P

one more  :)

the sng car, mary taylor, not a gasser as such but still extremly cool the empi dragster.

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Here is a nice one

LSD. ;)

I know they had to "vent" out the shop in the morning after painting this one... Bug Magic

.... another,

cheers to the founder of this thread  ;)

thanks .... ;D ;D ;D but thats a replica...

wonder what they are talking about here?

old fotball player?

I like the car better...

Hey dont loose it... ceep em coming.......

The Race Shop Ghia in action.. One of my all time favorite Ghia pics.

1969 Check out the rubber, those tiny front tires and huge rears gives it the coolest stance..

Speaking of rear tires... Man, those slicks are huge!

jhu those are for you  ;D very ugly car  ::)

choptop anyone

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My favourite is Lee Leightons car...

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just for you pekka  ;)

Come on guys! We just can't let this cool thread die! Keep em coming..

Here's one of the Jouster. That's what I call trailer wheels!

Only ever saw one pic off this one...

Inch Pincher in Champion ad. Those were the days...

will the BABOON be at EBI?!

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I think the roofline on the Tar Babe looks better than on the buzzin Bee (check the funny angel on the rear window) The side windows on the Inch Pincher look better than they do on the Tar... atleast the rear.

Remember to stick a Gasser pic with the comments guys!

jon our favorite gasser  ;D just for you & me  ;)

 :o

another picture from the babe jhu  ;)

to made a transition the babe vs the friar tuck  ;) ,  note that the paint scheme of the friar tuck has change and the roof was chopped

the friar tuck in color thanks to a dfl  member for the picture  ::)

Hey,

what a really great looking here!
I really like it!
Hey Fab, did you have other pics?

Here's my contribution to the tread; this gasser is waiting for better time somewhere in the US.
The pics were put on the blog http://70s-power.skynetblogs.be/ (http://70s-power.skynetblogs.be/) a while ago.

Jérôme

sorry gerome no more picture of this car  what's the name  ??? but  this one is cool that was th dds too a t the last drag race at  lions in 72

Thanks!

One pic from Small Wonder taken by the previous owner; i really love the one with pan and body profile.
And the pan alone is the best way to look at the front axle tube!

Jérôme

from gasser madness (did we have these already?)
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A lot of the racers back in the Day used this style front end it allowed you to Deep Stage and leave a little early without red lighting because as the weight transfered to the rear and the front end lifted the front wheels actually moved back a few inches which in turn would not trip the tree and give you a red light  look at the picture of the race shop ghia in the air the wheels are moved back but when it on the ground the wheels are centered  it was an old trick used back in the day with  VW racers

is the orange  is dirty dave car's  ???

The Buzzin Bee looks like it has small window doors on a big window body! And that rear window is much too short... Tar Babe is a good looking chop with great lines and a proper rear window, but Ive always thought that the quarter windows looked too pinched  ::)

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Another close up one from "Laüfer"....

No repop here....

Probarbly had some problem with the son....maybe he took it for a joyride...?

Main theme on this Florida gasser...now in Europe...

more pictures from the last drag race at lins that was th 1&2 december 1972

 ;)

 ;)

 8)

this's the end my only friend the end  ;)

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nothing  like a GHIA   GASSER.!!!!!........(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/69522.jpg)

 ;)

 8)

here's the mad pineapple ,  a gasser from the der volks bruckenaufbaue (dvb)   frenchy do you remember this car  ??? someone saidto me if the tuff & huff is the same car  ???

mad pineapple with the dvb club

another one of the mad pineapple stole on the frenchy site  ::) ..... ;D

watch the draw of the mouse trap the first one is the original ,and the second is the one on mouse trap now there're different  ::)...i prefer the old one  ;)

i find another difference on the car watch the door handle it looks like there's that half a handle is while on the recent version it is complete  ???

The Mad Pineapple was an Oval Window and was Totaled at one of the Bug In's The Tuff e Nuff Car was 62 vw not an Oval.  LOL Can Anyone Find Shubee in those DVB Pictures??  He's in Both Pictures Of the Club LMAO Just a Punk Kid Then. Hint First Picture has my Ghia Behind the Mad Pineapple I am the the third one in on the Left in the white t shirt  The Second Picture I am next to Frenchy Behind The Mad Pineapple anyone reconize Frenchy?  you cant see his Bell Bottoms LMAO he was the Disco Duck Back Them LMAO Looking at those pictures Brings back Memories I can still remember most everyones name in the pictures.. WOW!! over 30 years ago!!

very cool shubee , Thus you have be a part of the dvb and then the dsk??

Yep thats me and the second picture I am Behind the Mad Pineapple next to Frenchy lol thats Frenchy to the Right, Behind the Ladie with the Shades on LOL Yes I was in DVB first then  some of us left  DVB and started DSK in 1976  Third Guy From The Right of the Picture is Mark Rosevear and his wife Linda his Dad Ron and Uncle Lynn Rosevear Owned Auto Haus...

Why some of you  left the dvb ???Bad atmosphere, tension in the club  ???

WE WERE MORE IN TO OUR CARS AND THE CAL LOOK IF YOU LOOK IN THE BACK GROUND those BEATER BUGS and Buses WERE ALSO IN THE CLUB  The Guys that Left had Fast Clean Cal Look Street Cars When We Started DSK in 1976 We Wanted Quality not Quanty We Had 27 Members which over the years we had 19 of the Cars Making it in to Hot VW's Mag, and VW Trends  6 of them were Cover Cars Not Bad For A Start I Remember the First Bug Ralley We Went To it was put on by Keep on Buggin  VW Club We Took Most Repersented Club And DVB was Pissed Since we were a new Club, Half The Old Clubs there Wondered who the hell DSK was We Made A Big Impack Back In 1976 with the VW Club's, WE  Based Our Cars off DKP 1 and DKP 2 also DRF DRA These Were The Real Cal LOOK Clubs with Real Old School Style The Way IT Was not the Way It IS..  It will be a While Yet But  When My 67 is Done It Will BE a BLAST from The Past True OLD SCHOOL CAL LOOK WITH BIG POWER!!

waouww cool stories  shubee  ;) i like it, is scott baken was a  member of the der selten kafer klub  ??? i saw one time is red 67 in a magazine that was a cool car i saw  he had is jacket klub with t shirt klub , but now he's a member of the dkp ,  does he still  own today is 67  ??? and gary justus  was a member of hte dsk too i said that because there's the stickers on the windows

Scott Joined DKP III after he built the Clone of the White 63 Ragtop on the Cover of Hot VW's Feb,1975 He Copied the car to a tee He wanted the DKP stickers so he Joined he also got a set of Original Paint by Becker Bug House stickers just like the Car Had in the Day Scott Sold the 67 in the Picture I saw it at the last Hot VW's Drag Day Scott is also building a 63 Convertible with BRM's and big Motor Powdercoated Pan Lots Of Chrome Real Sano  The Car in the Bottom Picture is not a DSK car the sticker is different  Might be DSSK  but not DSK  Scott has had alot of Red 67's  LOL

Hey, that's me standing behind Gary Justus's car !
I'm the guy with the ponytail !
 ;D

You've been around a bit! ;)

Well....That sticker is DKR, Die Kleinen Riesen..I could never get that club to where I wanted.
All I can say is that I'm still here (with a car!!!). Thanks to anybody who knows or remembers...

LOL GaryJ Join the Club Theres only 4 of us real Die Hards Left in DSK   But All  4 of us have the ultra Rare High Dollar Parts From The 70's on our Cars EMPI,DEANO,BERG, FUMIO, ECT.  Since we never really got rid of anything from when we were in to it back then  we can build the Car the way it was in 1975.... 

Hippie!!! ;)

I'd better make sure my DSK sticker stays in the bag.

Hi GaryJ Why do you have one of Are Stickers?

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Baby Huey

Hey Shubee......I guess that's for you to find out. Maybe even a little more about me.

Why  do I need to know more about you?  I Could Say THe Same Thing?? LOL

jelle here's the baby huey too from rear  ;)

I cant believe how many pics speedwell has got, I have seen loads of old hot vws, but none of his are magazine picsI have seen, were you there taking pictures?  ;)

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He has a good Scanner, and Most of his Pics are Magazine Pics.... ;) ;D ;D ;D

Frank

yes frank i've a good scanner  :P And I prefer to share with the others it because all the other guys hasn't the old hot vws as you  ;)  ::)  and those aren't from magazine  ;D

Nice Onces.... ;) ;D ;D ;D

Frank

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Man, there have been some bitchin cars posted here!!! :o  Very nice gentlemen!

Here's one of my favorites from the early 80's.  The car was known as "Gray Matter".  It ran a vintage 74x88 combo with Empi slipper skirt pistons/cylinders.  The car ran high 11's.

here's some photos of the supernationals in 70 or 71 ??

 :o

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This picture is cool because, as you know, Russell now owns the ex-Keith Goss/Seume chop-top. The Porsche in the background is painted Sahara Beige – the same colour used by Leonard Becker on the chop-top. KG's idea was to build a VW that looked like it was built by Porsche. Looking at that 911, you can see how he succeeded.

lookin good Mr G ;D

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glass Wag'n. Pics taken from a 69 book.
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Thanks :) :)

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another picture from the supernationals

color picture from the supernationals

Here is "Der Rennlaufer" when found in a northern Florida VW shop a few years ago. A 1966 Bug built to race in 68, parked in 73 when the aluminium flywheel broke loose when racing a Barracuda on the streets of Gainsville ... while tuning up for an "east vs west" VW-shootout at the Gainsville dragstrip. Very very light, no front brakes and the best time slip says high 12s. 1680 ccm with dual Rochester carbs on 2 feet tall homemade intakes. DDS shifter, wild EMPI cam etc etc and the original M&H slicks on the back. Freshly rebuilt, very strong running original engine. An authentic true, untouched racecar built in the "us east coast guys will beat the shit out of the Inch Pincher"-spirit. For sale at the right price to the right owner.

(Sorry if it has been posted before...I am getting old)

The "mother of all Swedes" has been posted and discussed previously - but it deserves a spot in Alien's Gassers Hall of Fame-thread as well....

I only have this photo of Mike Smiths bug, more photos please!!!...

another one

 ;)

sitting today in Japan and collecting dust.

NICE PICTURE OF MIKE SMITH RIDE

another pict  ;) mike was a member of the dck vw club DER CALIFORNIA KAFER inthat club there's several drag car like the insanity & the kamikaze kid

 ;)

 :o

to bad   it's sitting   in  a  Japan   warehouse  with alot of other  cars from the 70's & 80's  collecting dust.... i say warehouse ,,it's not even that...cars are  subject  to  put up with   year  around weather.. :'(......it was a bad little street car in it's day..!!!!!....i think it  ran a small turbo with a side draft  carb it it's  days on the street....

These cars are all in that same warehouse in Japan

yes i know rune  with the going bananas , kris klingaman & squirrel and other  ;)

 ;)

All these drag " smith, banans, squirrel, kamikaze.... " is at a collector of akira " teddy bear " to Japan
they do not move at the bottom its garage and to dismount everywhere  it's a pity :o( 

here's some gasser on late model  ;)

  :o

 ::)

for me this the same car  watch  below the door on the pink he is marked DICK RAYS VW what do you thinks guys??

here's the treuhaft gasser the same as the pink   ??? which one is the right:  treuhaft & pink or pink & green .... ???... ::)

 the  car  in   the  five  pics   above    ::)   is in DYNO DON'S  hands  to be redone,   yes its all the same car bought by Dick Roy's VW   and changed  colors  ,it was the old  TRUHAFT   racer........it's    noted  in the april 07   HOT VW magazine....that it will be turned back  as the TRUHAFT race car and pilot'ed   by DYNO himself..!!!!

That Car Said Dick Roys VW's They were a Small VW Repair Shop in the Chino,Ontario Ca Area. I Bought a set of EMPI 1.4 Rockers There Back in the Day

some more old junk...... ;)

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lightning bug too or the anderson brother  ??? which one  ::) for me it's the anderson bros  ;)

found those on a skynetblog  ;)

Dick Roy....The green car picture I took at either a Bug-In or Drag Day around '79. He had two shops in the later 80's. One on Central, in Chino, and the other off Central on Foothill, I think it must have been Montclair. When I moved to Chino (in '85), that was the only shop in the area that I would go to.

Thanks Speedwell you are a star. ;D

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The change of one piece windows in Bad Company??? The top pic must be pretty early.

Dear friends, I personally have been to this warehouse, well it's Akira's place and he takes good care of his old callook cars believe me
he's also the guy helping out super vw to put together the bug in dvd
respect for this guy, and it's true in Japan they don't come out often but he has a warm home for them genuine gassers and early racers

Gunter

Remember no replies without pictures!!!!  ;) ;)

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What the man says!
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I think that some of the cars in the collection have Japanese links going back to the day too, as well as Fumio there were a few other guys from Japan working out of So-Cal on VW stuff. There's some good historical knowledge over there.

(http://www.flat4.co.jp/car/cars/top/dds_b1.jpg)

that's right, I forgot about the picture
Russell are you ready ?

here's the ip 2 & the ip 3 , west coast vs east cost great battle more pictures soon  ;)

very nice pictures thanks fabian
let me introduice my new 1/18 model the muppet racer

Heres and Oldie

Nice Fiat Look at that Wheelie Bar Picture taken at Santa Pod Raceway in the U.K.

Air BORN VW

Another V8 Powered VW

V8 Bug against an Altered Wheel Base Early Cuda with Driver Richard Petty Back  in 1965 !   His only year as a Drag Racer.

another one shubee  ;)

That's none other than Richard Petty in 1965 !
His only year as a Drag Racer.
 :o

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Shubee that shot is from Santa Pod in the UK!! Last year I think or the year before :)

Another V8 gasser project, seen at the Volksworld show this weekend.
It's called mental breakdown and is really crazy!!

the split is a complete mind fuck...its going to rock ... ;D

here's the ip2 vs the ip3 at the summernationals in 71  darrel vitonne won the race with an 12.09 sec at 95.33 mph  :o
that's the only picture i know with the empi's car battle

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special for you fabian my 1/18 empi raceway

 ;D

cool scale models fred  ;)

Shubee thinks Fred has to much time on his hands LOL Wish I could Bulid Models now Days I use to Bulid them all the Time but I am so Damm old now I cant see the little parts anymore  and I love Detail I use to Put Hose clamps on the hose's and wire the dist caps add brake & fuel lines Old age is a Bitch  LMAO!! I Have Seen The Model you have Posted on the Lounge They are nice Want to Bulid a 67 Cal Look for Me?? lol With Brm's ??

hye shubee
send me an MP with what you want excatly I could made nice 1967 euro bug but 67 us model is not available on the 1/18th market
I am actually working on making 1/18TH scale 48IDA for models engines and dynomax exhaust
I already have post some picture of my blue 67 bug with BRM call "california spirit" in a past topic on the loung look for in "latest berglar news" to find it
bye

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here's the buzzin bee  :o  car  the color is very special    ;D engine built by bill mitchell of motion minicar

 ;)

Very cool looking car  8)

Hey KS, was that you?   ;D ;D :o

FAO Russell, I think I found another one! I sent you a pm!

All the best, Si.

    i found this car last night in a 1968 popular hot rodding magazine november issue.it shows it in action at the nhra nationals.who owns it now? my buddy is going to scan it so i can put a pic up.

That car was originally built By a Mr. Schulz in Akron, Ohio.
It had a  Porsche 6 cylinder 911 motor !
I bought some parts from Mr. Schulz shortly before his death and he showed me that car, it came with a ton of oval parts as he thought it would be more valuable returned to 100 percent stock !
After Mr. Schulz died, it was sold by his son.
Eventually it ended up in Canada and advertised for sale on "The Samba".

wow cool info,in the picture its going against greff motors porsche. the porsche has raders up front and wide five torque trust in the rear.it ran 12.54 et.the porsche looked like a gt-40 i forgot what they call that one.

Please post that picture !

The car is in Santa Rosa California. Unfortunately  :( the owner recently past away.  :( I beleve his father is going to restore the car in memory of his son.This info is to the best of my knowledge...Jim

we need more pics!!

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A couple of pics of inch pincher III from about 1970.

nice pictures of IP3 ;D

yes very cool pictures mickael :o

NICE!! Under bonnet pictures are hard to come by!

here's the insanity now the car is in japan at bee haus garage in poor condition :'(

here's the car   :'(

Insanity was a really cool car...

That car was one of my favorites. Sad to see it end up that way. :'(

here's froggie a v8 gasser never seen before  :o

wheelstander chuck poole vw pick up :o

another one

And how much fun would that be to drive yes please. ;D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290148730573&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1

Seattle 1970s

Seattle 1970s

Gary and I when my hair had color

That's a good Picture it Has Gene and Doug Berg in the Back Ground  thats Before they Lightened up the car it Even has Pop Outs And all Steel Body and Glass in the Pictures

just had a book in my hands with a picture in it of sumfun and a red car in front of it at the staging line. it seemed a nice car as well. but of course my brain can't retain info longer as 7 seconds so i forgot which one it was. i know it looked good...

it was a hardback book with some vw history in it and in the last section a couple of bugs from the states (80's stuff) there was that narrowed red beetle in it as well. (sure i remember that one  ::) )

 :o

Does this count? It started out as a cheap cal-look race car. I decided to have some stripes added. Now I am thinking about taking it back in the spray booth for some more color!

That must be the old black car. That thing looks bad!!! 8)

I think you should paint some 70s type door grapics. What did you have in mind?

WOW!!
Great idea!! A mix of the "panel" paint job and pinstriping!
I LIKE IT!

Ok, don't know where to start. How about alphabetical order? 8)  Some of them are from magazines, some are from a friend of mine who actually WAS at the original Bug-Ins. They are never before seen pictures.

@Fabs: I am the DFL member who gave the pictures of Friar Tuck to Laurent "ElDub" Dubois.  ;)

Here we go (and check out the interior):

Another one of Bow Wow

And a third one for today  ;D

i know you georg  ;D ;D
never seen before the bow wow but the drawing on the door isn't unknown to me  ;D but where i saw him  ::) i can't remember

i find the pictures  , it wasn"t a photo but an advert in dune buggies magazine
here we go  ;D

Yep, that is last years flat black car. I have some green metalflake paint left over from another car that I think would look good here and there on the car, just have to come up with a pattern.

Going on with a better known one (check the door panels!):

And another one of the Anderson brothers car:

Hi Loungers,
Joined some original w/b pics of vw gassers: the FAMOUS Lightning Bug and an other unknown bug gasser.
Cheers,

very nice pictures georg , the same for you  frank  ;)

And it goes on with the famous Iguana

And Inch Pincher

awesome georg  :o
rgd
fabian

The cover from Empi catalog ´66
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And a pic of Inch Pincher with Rader wheels
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EMPI's Dean Lowry and Inch Pincher gets a prize from Hot Rod magazine.
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Not the Best Place on a VW to Attach a Tow Chain (Hood Handle) ;D ;D

one of my favorites  from Texas from the 80's..(Nat'l  Champion a few years in a row)........it's collecting dust in a corner  of a body shop,no eng.or trans 

I like  the TAR BABE with this wheel set up....

How about  a solid color, streetable RACE SHOP GHIA,,,is it  the RSG.????

THEN:

NOW:

So what is the story behind this picture? Is that a race shop ghia replica? Thanks for sharing.

not sure ,,,i had someone say it is (was)the RSG,,,pics looks from the 80's (by looking at the cars in background),,look at  the lights,hood pins,,glass,how the Tach sits,rear fenders,chop,,etc...IAM NOT SAYING IT IS (don't get mad at me, please ;D)..me personally  i thought the RSG had the orginal paint still, applied by "MacPeak"from the 70's.?..maybe someone can clear the air on this...if it's not THE  RACE SHOP GHIA it's   damn close......was it  repainted,?i do not know the history on the painting  of this historic  race car..

I am almost positive it is not the race shop ghia, but just thought I would ask. I do not want to seem like a know it all ;D I took a pic of the race shop ghia at bug in 32 and it was still wearing its original racing paint scheme. Mr. Russell Ritchie now owns the car if im correct.

 ???,,,,roll bar in the front window.?,,,,,,,side plexi-glass has the same bracing.?....

john preston was the first owner of the car  after having run the RSG it resold it has rick mc garity and this one  ran the RSG  until in the Eighties and after ??? but i found in hot vws in the classified section the sale for the RSG   and watch this one no color  :o may be orange  ??? who said and at the bug in 32 chris morley own the car but this one was repainted some year ago
rgd
fabian

the  orange  car in question,As  i was told  was in the "DEEP SOUTH",,which you would think ALABAMA......WOW :o the plot   thickens...first time i have ever seen the FOR SALE add....very   8)...FROM CALIFORNIA TO ALABAMA..!!!!!!how in the hell.???!!!!!...if it's THE  RSG..the  headlights are almost  dead-on,,(the point at the top of the front-end...) CHECK THE WHEELIE BARS OUT IN THE PIC ABOVE..... ::)

rick was purshached the RSG in 75
rick had to ran the ghia  in I/G class and this 67 in A/MC class
if my brain works well  rick was an east coast guys  ::)
 ;)

how about one more  from TEXAS..i'am sorry  not a Gasser  but a BAD-ASS picture by WWW.SPEEDSHOTS.NET,,,sponser'ed by Lyle Cherry...driven  by Ricky Marshell..Rickey  has been around for along time in Texas, he  still has cars he drove back all the way from the 70's.!!!!!anything from a 55 chevy,,a  show winning  V-8 VEGA WAGON RACE CAR,,,to a FRONT ENGINE RAIL..!!!!!..but  his favorite  thing to race ?..a wheel yanking  bug..!!!!!!,,,look at this car close,,,,see how spotless it is,,,,,his race trailer & hauler are just as clean,,,he is also known for his cleaness... ;D

I think that Chris Morley had the RSG repainted, but not 100% sure..

I would bet that the orange car is the RSG. The chop is very distinctive and many other details indicate that this car is the RSG.

And, as we said, no post without a picture. Here is the Inch Pincher again:

Another IP picture:

Today we have again some IP pictures. Here is Inch Pincher

And her is Inch Pincher Too

And a third one, King Cobra (a late model by the way):

awesome pix georg! thanx!

here's a picture from the king cobra ( frenchy website )

nice picture wow

Fabs, thanks for the other King Cobra picture! Never seen it before!

Today I have pictures of a very famous car. Hope you like them.

Another LB pic

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o  awesome georg

+ 1 wow miam miam

One for the night owls (or the americans  :D)

What I especially like about these old pictures are the cars and people in the background. In the second picture of Lightning Bug you can see a wing, wheel and door of the Andersons car to the right. And in the background in the right upper corner you can spot a baywindow that seems to be a car of OCIR...

In this picture you can see even more of the Andersons bug:

Yes I do :-) Maybe because it's blue!

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Good morning, Cal Look lounge! Here is another one of Lightning Bug:

Today we have two not so well known cars

And the other one

Another angle of Pied Piper

And behind the Anderson Bros bug is another chop top - was it Baby Huey that had those very sharp rear corners to the back windows?

any body got an update on the Lightning Bug? Last i heard and saw some photos it was in Hawai and was yellow on the outside and had the same inners as it used to the gold pannels etc !

It's not in Hawai but in Puerto Rico... ;)

Here are the Pictures...

Frank

i had a pictures of this one at race she was in the hot vw spring 72

watch the car behind  she rolled on crestline or ET mag

Let's see what we have today:

Driver Ron Scott - not the prettiest paint theme so...

Here's the LGK with Owner... ;)

Frank

psychodelic  ;D ;D , the thunderbug cousin  ;D ;D

Here is a updated shot of DER RENNLAUFER. The engine is done and in and it is ready to hit the strip.....if "anybody" allows the ass-size bucket seat, 2-point harness, no roll cage and no front brakes on a 12-sec car on todays dragstrips...

do you go to the ddd with the car??
and is it 16" at the front ???

No & no. It has 15-inch all around and it is not attending any shows this year (except for last week's SCC/T-BAR-BE-QUE of course)...

If there's a handbrake in it then no front brakes is no problem! Rules just ask for 2 forms of braking! If there's no cage at all I'd take the opportunity to get a fully legal 6 or 8 point one put in - you're not chopping out a historical cage then, and with the shoulder bar and a built in head rest the bucket seat should be fine too! ;)

Splitman, you KNOW that the car has to be in the 10´s or lower to require a cage?  ;D

Let's start the new week with a few Gassers pictures. Stutt Bee in an early version:

And here is the Super Bee at OCIR:

Great stuff you are bringing to the table Georg!! Keep it up!

This pictures may some people know from El Dubs site. I send them to him because he had no engine pic, as far as I remember. Anyway, enjoy them:

The engine:

Ok, I will have no time tomorrow morning, that's why I put one in now. I will interrupt the alphabetical order because I want to save the pictures of the car with "T" for the end.  8) So here is the Provolker

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And its for sale!!  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=502688  a bargain at $10500

it looks like the BAE  gasser

Right Fabs, it really could be the former version of the BAE car. He is another on: Thunder Chicken! Love the name!  :D

 ;D ;D ;D and me those f.....g BIG WHEELS  8)

also are those 13" Big Wheels on the front fo the Thunder Chicken ???

  :o at thunder chicken's crazy airbag

anybody run me through the history of BIG Wheels saw a set last year and i wouldnt say there my fav but they are very interesting?

Ok guys, it's time for the last three vintage pictures. Like I said, I saved the "T" for the end. T for Tarbabe

#1

that was when ron fleming owned the car with mark hunsaker

That's why it is written on the Door... :P ::)

Frank

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just found this shot on http://dragraceusa.com

Here is the second last picture and the best one (never seen before) is coming.... monday!  ;D

here's some cool pictures a receive in the mail box  ;D

 8)

 :o  AWESOME pics Speedwell! 

more  ;)

 ;)

the one of the Chevy and Inch Pincher is my new desk top pic  ;) :) cheers Fabs

the mouse trap first stage with supercharged engine and ET/crestline mag  8)

Hey there Lids, thanks for posting my car and link to the for sale ad.  I still have the car and I think I am going to take it out and run it again at Sacramento.  I think it is a really cool car and I hate to get rid of it but I want to start up my little vw exhaust business again.  I am going to try and get some more pics of the car tomorrow.  Thanks again.

Jeff

So this is the last one. Hope Fabs goes on with more stuff...

Enjoy this never before published picture of Tarbabe!

which I believe went on to become Blue Obsession  8)

From the looks of the pony tail, it looks as if it was Ron Fleming behind the wheel on this occasion…

I had that picture on my blog several years ago.... ;-)

Where did you get it from, Jon?

I found it in the background of some web forum...  ;D

Ok, ok, it was a background in our old DFL forum. But let's say it this way: It was never published before outside Germany!  ;D  ;D  :D

No, that's Greg Aronson driving (nearly everyone had ponytails back then!). Very early photo of Tar Babe at OCIR Bug-In staging lanes. You can see Jim Holmes standing in front of the car (looking away), and Mike Mahaffey looking at car. Awesome photo.

very cool picture of tarbabe

Hi Dean,

I asked my friend (who actually is a bit older – older then Sarge  ;) ) what year he attended the Bug-Ins and he couldn't remember. Luckily his wife knew it. She said they have been there in october '70 and '71. That must be Bug-In #7 and #5, correct? And of course he forgot which picture has been taken at what year. Can you tell which year this picture is?

When I was talking to him he asked me if he gave me the color pictures, too. I told him that he gave me just color pictures. He replied that he did b/w pictures as well and that he has a film also.  :o A super 8, it must be somewhere. I told him that I will help him finding it. Puhh, can't believe it. He never said anything about a film before. For him it's not important, it's just something he experienced over 30 years ago...
Cheers,

Georg

I would say that photo was taken at the October 1972 Bug-In, whichever that one was (#?). If I look closely at this photo, it would appear that at this stage in Tar Babe's life, it still had raw aluminum interior panels, before they were red-on-black marble-anodized by George Industries. I can't recall that this moment what month Tar Babe was featued in Hot VWs.... That would jog my memory, as when it this photo was taken, because the panels were no anodized yet when Jere shot it. Help?

are you sure keith  ???  because greg has long hair at that time when he had 21
here's a picture
 ;)

that was in the may/jun 73 issue , and here picture  from another  magazine

engine & inside

if you're looking the dashboard it's look  red  ::)

No Speedy,

The Panel are not Anodized yet in this Picture....

I have some Pics of the Anodized Panel work, looks totally different... ;)

Don't ask for the Pictures, i promised not to put them on the Internet... :P

Frank

I see you found the Feature with the Best Pictures ever from Tarbabe...

Frank

I was looking more at the open door panel than the dash....

  ;D

 ;) details

A couple of points that you can look at to tell the age of Tar Babe. One, does it have wheelie bars? Does it have ALL the four red BRM caps? Does it say "Auto Haus" on the side of the hood or Race Shop? M&H tires were first, then Firestones.... Of course, DDS spindle-mount front wheels or BRMs? Fleming & Hunsaker on the door window edge. Quick-shift stock shifter w/t-handle or DDS? DDS linkage or Empi cross-bar? Red interior panels....

2 gallons fuel tank

 ...now what's THAT all about??   :o ;)

for me it's not a dds  handle may be  hurst

Yes, the modified stocker w/t-handle came first, then came the DDS shifter.

today we will sell the car to a person of USA

Hmmmm........ :o :o :o

Frank

tarbabe go to the usa  , may be she will go to europe (scottland ) later ;D ;D
can we have more info not the price , but the new owner??? or is it secret  ::)

 ;)

Some of us still do...  ::) Sad... :D

What brand is that breather box ?
 ???
P.S. Who is the new owner in the U.S. ?

Could be a Lang breather box from Canada....

Any pics on Blackie in action ?

sorry, please.

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Hey Mario!

Good to see you here at the lounge! Hope to speak to you in person some day, mabe EBI#2 ?

Saludos,

Ole

Now thats a picture Bklackie in full flight. Thanks J

Don't thank J, thank me...  ;)

 :-[ sorry K I should have credited you, I just found it on that 'other' site!!!  ;)

Just kidding, Sarge! Looking forward to see you again next year! Will you take me to the Classic again on your passanger seat or do I have to go with Stephan?  ;)

Then why mention it?  ::)

You mean there's another site? :o

So, that you have something to write about... :-*

Frank

While I was serching the web for the Fremont Dragstrip I found the picture below

Can anyone tell me, where Fremont is, if the Dragstrip is still there and why you never hear from this strip if it comes to Volkswagen?
I know that Underdog was raced there in '71 and it looked like a very simple facility.

Here's another pic taken at Fremont in 1976...

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Very nice pics.

But where the hell comes all the old gasser pictures?

I whish i had a box with lovley old pics....... ::)

HEY GUYS... WHAT HAPPEN WITH THE RULE..  NO PHOTO NO POSTS?

i 'd like this one

has this been posted before??

wait for the little orange dragster................ ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh1c4fK5QQc

speedwell, do you have too much time on your hands that you are taking up classes of photoshop for blind people  ;D

ton potte flamand

 ::)...... ;D
ton pote wallon  ;)

 ;D

i don't know jim i don't have that book sorry  ::)

what picture? i have the book on my lap as well  ::)

this one nicolas  thas the picture jim's talking , but this one is the one i'd posted

my guess is yes as it seems to be pretty similar in appearance... now we need some specs

INCH PINCHER ONE AT RIVERSIDE WITH DEAN LOWRY BEHIND THE WHEELS

yes jim sorry abou that  ;)

Aye, it is a great book. I have read mine so many times the binding is falling apart.

--louis

i know of a bookshop in hasselt who has it. i got mine there. it's roadrunner. mail me i can look up the telephonenumber. indeed a good book and some pictures you don't see anywhere else...

jim and nico why not ?? let me know the price  ;)

never seen before the ip 2 made a wheeling here's jim carlson behind the wheels 

new one  ;) small wonder too never seenbefore i know the small wonder of jerome but i don't know if there's any links between it's 2 cars ???
somebody have info about that car??? pict took at scottsdale AZ
 ;)

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Hmmm, I saw a fibreglass hood just like that a couple of weeks ago. Any info anyone?

My friend Rob with the Bronze Manx has one of those hoods - they are pretty cool BUT pretty useless - whats the point of a "scoop" on the front  ??? :)

 ;)

cheers richie,uk

Front engined V8 Bug anyone  ;) :D :)

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you look at later N/A race cars some of them have something similar but at the top of the windscreen to force air back to the carb airbox,the first car I remember with a hood scoop was the Ron lummus notch,cheers richie,uk

They were originally made in the UK during the seventies.

Sheer comedy value of course...   ;D

OR how about Cooling ducts for the front brakes  :D :D :D

Its the Comedy Bonnet :) and thats why i bought it ! Got to love it

Not a gasser as such but kinda' approriate all the same.

(http://www.johnmaherracing.co.uk/images/photocarmrbeetlewheelie.jpg)

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JUST GOING THROUGH MY PHOTOBUCKET ;D

i currently own these old racers.

the yellow car is then and now pictures

i rolled the pink chop at drag day today. i will get some pics soon

 :o

Pleased to see you're OK.  :)

thanks mat
im ok, but the car has seen better days

Hope there's lot's of stuff that can be salvaged out of it, the damage to the car sucks but it could be worse as I'm sure everyone has said endlessly since! All the best sifting through the wreckage and I look forward to seeing your next race car sometime maybe.

 :)

russell complete report from hot vws  ;)

 ;)

 ;)

For me, the greatest VW race car of all time...

Down into the '8s' close to 20 years ago. Amazing.

kamikaze kid at bug in 26

Dave Kawell,my engine builder ;D ;D ;D

Hello.
Some pictures I found in a swedish magazine.
Sorry I have no fax.

2 more

this one is whip it aka mouse trap

QUARTERFLASH

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nicolas will love it  ;D

yes i do! i still don't know what it is about this car, but it just looks so fast and good at the same time. thanks Jelle and Fabs

There's some great stuff here!  8)

you find the right place  ;)

here're some new pictures  8)
first for me the most ugliest gasser ::) bill mitchell thunderbug too

this one is better thunderbug the first , look the rear wheels are appliance wheels normally the car had mitchells or spun wheels but not this model

yes it falls into the gasser class. originaly built 78/79 NHRA I/G class. a tube frame prostock way ahead of its time.a little birdy told me it could possibley be thundering down the strip sometime in 08. will see littel birdy will see. UD.

Just love this car Jeff, please put it back on the strip!!!

PLEASE POST MORE PICTURES

 ::)

man, how i love the inch pincher!!!  ;D

here's some old gassers in action

Hey Fabian if you still dont have that book, send me a pm with your address and I will ship you one out tommorow. I have an extra and you can have it,
The Sheepster.

What a great post!  It brought back so many memories of watching (most) of these cars run in the 70's.  I have a bunch of pics I took from the 70's and I'll get them scanned and load em' up.  There are some doozies of old classics.  Also, can't believe Shubie is still around.  Yeah, yeah, I disappeared for 25 years and you did'nt.  I remember when you collected all those original BRM's and just gloated.  Rick meredith.... wazzup?  Dyno Don, 'member me?  The "Worm" is back!  Building a 66 right now for my 16 yr old son.  I have been bitten by the.... ah you know.
Peace, I'll post em up later.  OR..... is there a site I can put them on as I must have 100 or so pics?
DKK Member from 1977-to not sure its kinda blurry.  Mr. Bug In runner up Bug in 27 (still have the stupid plaque)
Whatever......... hope to see some old faces soon.
Peace
Scott "The Worm" Blaydes

Same Old Worm!  ;D

Not much is happening with me. Hows your project coming?

sounds like somebody hasn't changed much.....

Old originals pics from US gassers (1972 August) this morning in my mail box ....
Enjoy !

cool franck  :o :o
the second car is cool with the ansen slot mag

Thanks my friend  ;)
See u soon

really cool pictures. kind of funny how long this vw stuff has lasted, people use to laugh at crazy people that would drive one.

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for the type 3 lovers  ;D
is it the same car ??
first one own by mark hansen and second mike fischer there some difference like the flit front on mike fischer , the wheels etc..

very slick looking fastback. First edition.

where is it now ? the fasty ?

here's some old new pictures  ;D ;D
ron vs keith

I just came across these whilst looking through some old Bug Jam photos....

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sum fun in 84 8)

 ;)

 ;)

 :Pe

same car but last year at EBI#1

SUPERB PICTURES THANKS FABIAN I COULD MADE SUMFUN IN MODEL WITH ALL THIS NICE PICTURES

Trying this out....
Papa Bear gold bug and the current Pro Stock babywindow bug in Hilo.
Aloha, Frank

Wow...I didn't think the pics would come out that big!
Here is the T-Bug Guava Jam bug, Hot N Sticky speedster from Maui
and Uncle Ken Fujimoto's daSting dragster. All old skool!
Aloha, Frank

IP 2 8) 8)

another one from the net  :o

Try again :D

here's some pictures of the tar babe those one are on the entrnace wall in FAT performance

 8)

Fabian, Ill need to start charging you for using my cars to advertise your camera and scaning skills !!!! ;D

ok russell let me know  ;D

the buzzin bee first stage , before the chop top  8) 8)

 8)

Now thats what I call COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL 8) :)

isn't that an old IECO engine lid, or maybe motion car?

here's the species of that engine :solex carbs , race brown camshaft and lifters , empi valves and oversize 11.2/1 empi pistons  power estimated at 165hp  and best ET at 13.15 /105.6mph
motion minicar help leonard when the car had the chop top (car on the pictures ) watch the front fender)

Bob Kosnoski out of Long Island, NY car ran 10's in K/Gas. Engine was Billy Mitchell motor and Kosnoski ran a Can-Am gearbox rumored to be have cost over 5,000 USD in
1976.

Car is being rebuilt by owner of Holeshot Photos in North Carolina, USA.

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is it the same kg ???

No that Hans Huber car is a California car. I think it ran last time in 04(?) at the Reunion(?) race in Bakersfield, CA.

As far as I know this car was on the East Coast of the USA and belonged to Kosnoski, then James Varn of Autobahn Imports (A/D HotVWs 1/8 Record Holder), then an unknown guy out of Charleston, SC. Now it belongs hole shot photos. This is how the car looked before being taken apart. Yes it is the same car, someone round cut the rear quarter panels.
(http://www.holeshotphotos.com/ghia2/untitled1_std.jpg)

thx for the info  ;)

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More Info  ;D

not see this one .
"Gallopin' ghia" built in 66'

and this one is from a good friend "duff" .
This is a 72' fastback , built in 2006 with a 2332cc , is running in France .

I've seen the 'Gallopin Ghia' in person.  Its a cool piece!

v8 ??? and fiberglass body ???

Yep.  Very '60s drag car.

gasser display at DDDay .

waouuww in 2005 now  ;)
here's some of mine  ;)

 ;)

 ;)

Nice Fabian , more from DDDay but 2004'  :o :P

some of my favourites ;D

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here's some photos of the raceshop ghia : wunderbugII
but here it's not john preston the owner but rickie MC garity and rick drove & owned the car until the mid 80's  :o

 :o

and here's the advert when the car was for sale in the 90's

Hans Huber's car is alive and well and still runs selected events. He lives a stone's throw from me here in Central California. It's last outing was the 2008 Bakersfield March Meet. There's a photo of Hans in action at the March Meet in the link below, as well as Mike Ognibene (Italy 1) and myself

http://spect8foto.com/2008%20march%20meet/2008%20march%20meet.html

Here's a couple more of Hans Huber's car taken last September...  :)

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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Sacramento%20Bug-O-Rama/SacramentoBug-O-RamaL2025.jpg)

nice picture matt 8)
why those car like this ghia ,frog guts and some other never had photos or Never made speak  them except nowadays? ??

And a couple of Mike Ognibene's...  :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Sacramento%20Bug-O-Rama/SacramentoBug-O-RamaL2028.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Sacramento%20Bug-O-Rama/SacramentoBug-O-RamaL2030.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Sacramento%20Bug-O-Rama/SacramentoBug-O-RamaL2029.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Sacramento%20Bug-O-Rama/SacramentoBug-O-RamaL2031.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Sacramento%20Bug-O-Rama/SacramentoBug-O-RamaL2001.jpg)

It's a great car!  :)

Mike's car looks the same as it did 30 years ago. Still has the Deano front end, wheels, and is still all old school, only recently making the change to a 3.88 ring and pinion.

I find this aspect of the car more fascinating than anything else and that's not to say the car isn't awesome in its own right either, it is. It's got such a fantastic history and I just found myself stood there looking at it over and over thinking about all those visits to the track.

 :)

the BABE , i'm hurry to see the car next year at ebi#3

 ;)

mike smith at the bug run II in phoenix

That was the very first VW show that I attended.  I loved the Mike Smith car!

one of my favorite topics  ;D . Now we have seen all the wicked gassers from the past. What about brand new old scool style gassers from france ? I have seen them at the ,,RUN DAYS,, in july. Hope see more innovative build cars from nowdays in near future

Here's a couple of oldies from Bug-In 12. Love the tail lights on the car from Texas!   Sorry about the quality of the shots :-[

Cool seeing the Economotors car! Also, Here come Da Bug in the sawed off trailer is another cool one!

curtis seems to be a VERY good shot !!!  :o

Now that you mention it... :o :o :o ;)

lee leighton & berg at bug run II

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/210637.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/210638.jpg)

Is it how Stutt Bee is nowadays ?

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And a few more

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(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/325026.jpg)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/industryvw/square_wheeilie2.jpg)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/industryvw/gasser5.jpg)

And again  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/CMD/snoopy1.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/289441.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/66227.jpg)

And more here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=187455&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

 ;D

 
Dennis McCance's 

"The Pied Piper"  1970

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Dennis and dean built the Mouse Trap at Dennis's dads shop Quality Auto Bellflower ca
The mouse trap is on the other side of the Pied Piper in this Photo

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g32/pip90808/scan0009Medium.jpg)


Before it was chopped
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Staging lanes Pied Piper & Mouse Trap
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Cool pictures pip 8)
I`ve never seen the pied piper before, does it still exist?? ???
Cheers,
Kev

talking about the mouse trap before it was chopped  ::) ::)...................................... ;D ;D

Verry nice topic!!!

So here a few of my personal fotocollection  ;D.

...

...

Dyno Don...

Thanks Kev,
It's long gone... But who knows.. maybe I can talk Dennis into building a recreation with me...
Soon as I finish the five other rides,  I'm working on.. :P

fabian, Don't get me started :-*

fabian, Don't get me started :-*
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 ;D ;D....................... ;)

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Nice knees  ;)
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ip II

never seen before a colored pictures of the inside only b/w

great topic.... more &more photos... pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....


 ;D

Yes !!! more &more pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....  ;)

super bug '2' info.. pleaseeeeeeeeeeee...  ;D
motor?

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S8NzUWeTRT0/SNyyJtl12jI/AAAAAAAABB4/MD1MViogvbs/s400/super+bug.jpg)


(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S8NzUWeTRT0/SNyx5959zEI/AAAAAAAABBw/WmUNXX1qQA0/s400/SuperBug2_1.jpg)


(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S8NzUWeTRT0/SNyxv2cLYiI/AAAAAAAABBo/kYN-4s5RTQo/s400/SuperBug2_2.jpg)

Here you go!

http://www2.cal-look.com/nostalgia/bugz.html

 ;D

 ;D ;D

 The pied piper body still exsist. It is known now as the ever so famous SUM FUN. I read the article on sum fun in vw trends that Shultz Sr. purchased the car and replaced the pan and chopped the top.

waouww what a new  :o

 8)  I'll let Dennis know...

deano dyno soars II

 ;)

 :o

 ;)

 8)

 ;)

 ;)

 8) 8) 8)

 ;)

more infos on my blog http://speedwell55.skynetblogs.be/ (http://speedwell55.skynetblogs.be/)

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anyone know what the story is with this car I've seen a few photos of it dotted about the web but no one seems to remeber it racing?

FANTASTIC pictures Fabian!!  Talk about a straight axle in the DDS car... I got a shiver in the gasser leg out of it!  ;)

SUPERB PICTURES FABIAN

i never seen a picture of this one in any magazine like hot vws or vw greats
is it a 70's gasser or an 80's ??? he is too clean to be the truth , for me it's a really well built repro  IMO

Square flange merge header, cool!!
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1112.0;attach=21993;image)

Frog Guts was parked in the Throwback section at Bug-In 33, looked perfect.

Ok this is not a Gasser (according to Keith  ;)) But I think this fits in this thread. 8)

 :o :o :o pepco supercharger
here's the car in color  ;)

where did you find this report ???

AWESOME ! I wondered what the bronze color looked like.Where did your pic come from? I will have to look through my mags to see issue that was in. It says it is a 3-71 Gmc 1600cc ,210 on methanol with occasional 75% nitro dose. 220 pound chassis .Freeway volkswagen was in Seattle.

i found the pictures 2 years ago on the web , don't ask how I found it , it is the pure fate that I found the page with these photos  ::) ::)

You have more pics?  The article is from Feb 1970 Dune Buggies a.k.a Hotvws.  Looks like a 1 peice empi body on it.

nope just this one , and the feb 70 is one missing issue in my hot vws collection  :'(

here you go :)

 ;)

It has a very nice subtle chop.

Michael

Anyone know any info on this dragster?  It was in the last issue of Hotrod .  Porsche powered by Jack MacAfee motors.  Was featured in june '61 Hotrod . Anyone have that issue?

nope and never seen before  ::)

 :o

 8) 8) 8)

comics strip

Nice one, Fabs! 8) ;)

thx bro  ;)

jim sibley 54 oval with 49 split windows rear glasses

4x16" chrome porsche with 3.25x16" avon tyres , at the rear are 4 x130stock wheels with A250 M&Hs slicks

the engine was an 2000cc based on an 1600cc 70's unit

the crankshaft was an okrasa , pistons/rings came from empi , these , combines with a pair of 48 ida webers , gene berg manifold and rockers arms , the camshaft was an engle 160 gene berg flywheel and weber clutch,on the dyno the engine pump out a 171hp

the gearbox  had a close ratio of 4.37/1

inside we had 2 buckets seats with harness , the steering wheels is an original unit , doors & dashboard alu panel are hand formed

pict from the past

sibley's 54 and underdog II

don' have any idea about the year of that picture  ??? ??? is it after or before the white paint ???

Pete Peek's '53 split rag choptop was turbo'd and known for his 3 rd gear wheelies here on the east coast!

 ;D

That is a good looking chop! Love to see more pictures!

;)

here's the report from the vw trends oct 84

 ;)

Thats a clean looking car 8)
I like the chop a lot, looks like plenty of time went into it.
Does the car still exist?
Cheers,
Kev

Sure does and still being raced ! Although not with the turbo motor anymore. :-\

any info about that gasser :the chimpance
i took the picture at berg office

 :)

That should be my Gasser  ;) :)

;D ;D ;D

(http://)http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=195768&d=1150079824


hmmm?    click on the above to see the photo....it lends an air of anticipation. either that, or I cant work my machine.

dig those front wheels and stance!

 ;)

thanks dude!    :D

You're welcome
 ;D

Here you go  ;)

 ;)

 ;) :)

 ;)

Thanks Tero!   8)

Speedwell those pics are sick! 8) 8)

THX  ;)

here's an advert in 87 for the sale of WHIP IT ex mouse trap
 ;)

Something I made a few years back... Mouse trap through it's history 8)
Jelle

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I called the number. It's sold. Bummer. :(

not sure the top picture of mouse trap is the same car i thinks it mousetrap 1 which is now blue obssesion, mouse trap 2 and whip it are the same car.

empi dragster at the 3rd national vw drags organized  by dkp

last bug in  :'(

red rider doing a burn out  :o :o

I think I am right in saying the rear wheels off that ghia are now on the back of Rob's Bronze Manx  :o :o :o

nice to see lil woper sneeking into shot..... lol

Drag car wheels on all for corners then! ;)

Yep - you've seen the wheelies he can do  ;) oh yeah did I mention they only cost $1.47 + shipping :o :)

 :o :o

Cool shot.  8)

A shot that's not wholly unrelated...  :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/General/EuropeanBug-In2-001.jpg)

I know its not a VW, but I think that shot is really cool!  Bitchin period photo.   8)

No No No

The Mouse trap in the 1st picture is the now Blue Obsession, the 2-5th photos are Mouse trap number 2, which currently stays in France with a 1600cc in it !

1974 Norway:
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russell who said that the 1st mouse trap was blue obession after ??? first owner was howard muse and the car was an 54 and blue obession is an 55 and owned by jack blanckenship.
 mouse trap(top chop) with dean lowry behind the wheels ran at bug in 11 and jack blanckenship too (maybe in blue obsession???)

it was jack who said that is was the original mouse trap but is it truth  ??? who know ???
here's 2 pictures of both car
found the difference  ;) the dash several gauges inside  and blue obsessionhad a normal dash
blue obsession had chrome trim , mouse trap no , vent wings(deflector doors) on blue obsession  , mouse trap no , I also know that these parts there could be changed since time

 ;)
fabs

matt have you a picture of the dash of blue obsession
thx
fabs

forgot the result of the bug in 11

Don't think I do but I can take a look at some point.

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the first event of the new empi race car "inch pincher too "
note the car was in white primer color

darrel run against don burns "super bug"

spot the VW link on this gasser
(http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=574522&d=1231727640)

Or do you mean "king and link"... :D

 :o That thing is AMAZING  ;D

Isn't that "thing" an Austin Healy Sprite(aka.frogeye)?
Looks.....euhhhh.......weird  :D

I never think that a frogeye could be turn into a dragster.  :D

I was thinkin it would make a god "Street car"  ;) :)

D you really think God would drive it? ;D

Yeah yeah yeah  :D :D :D :D
Still a F^%KIN AWSOME rid :)e though

Sorry for not posting a pic. I`m new here and ran across this cool thread. My favorit gasser/racecar is Pizzobros yellow fastback.
Does anyone know its destiny. Heard it was sold to japan and then crashed.

That's ace! My Dad has a frogeye in the garage at home... ;)

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/512808.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/289316.jpg)

 :o :o

mc manus fiat x1/9  :o :o

the car before  :o :o

hi... CHE WAGON is DURACHROME??

please can you give me more info..... ???

??? che wagon in durachrome ???

SMALL WONDER AT DDD6

Don't know if we had this before, nicked it from TheSamba:

Is this a shot of the action where the evil twin of Herbie jumps over the innocent bystander  :o

How pleasantly unsafe those time were, lying under a 600kg iron lump, only supported by some badly placed jackstands  ::)

And just under the push bar ! :o :o

that is being rebuilt on the east coast of USA at the moment I believe ;)

cool info richie  ;)

I have so much stuff to show you, BUT...  8) ;)

this picture was taken at 71 summernationals
there's the ned bug just aside the ip 3 ,i remember a report in hot vws with those car at this event  and also there the ip 2 running against the ip 3

some nice pics i found or ... stolen  ;D ;D ;D

But....  you're working on book #3 ?

8) 8) 8)

it look like a non vw drag car   ::) ::) ::)
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1112.0;attach=27435;image)

YEAH i know but is a funny picture

Bernie's car, nearly done, more here: http://callookvw.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/Stitch%20Up

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Very cool old racer....
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/553152.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/553151.jpg)

Here are some pics of IP3 in Oct 1983.

It's sad to see race cars ending their life in scrapyards... :'(

Damn ! Real Empis 8 spokes on that trailer !

Hej Nico,that car didn't end up in a scrapyard,it went to Japan and is owned by FLAT 4.  ;) ,
there's a feature in the BUG-IN handbook.

(but what happened to that trailer,I don't know  ;D  ;D )

it isn't a scrap yard, its a Ranch in Sun Valley, CA.  And the trailer is Darrell Vittone's.

The other gasser is in a scrapyard ;D.

I wonder where it is now ???

if your wondering where the trailer is dont, i know and yes is nthe answer to the next question we will see the pickup the trailer and the fiat reunite in the future

I didnt mean the trailer, I meant the car.

What about the donkey?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/General/Tach.jpg)

This is a picture of Inch Pincher 3, run out of NY.  IT is now in Japan as part of the flat 4 collection.

That Car Was the Old  Baby Huey Car owned by Hugh Kelly before it was sold to Scotty McManus

Shubee,

Whose black car is behing Baby Huey in the photo?

TexasTom

Thats Bergs Black Race Car before it was lightened up, it was stock weight full interior and ran mid 11's it just said Bergs on both Doors. even ran PopOut Windows LOL

The Berg car has always been a favorite of mine. ;D

And a radio :D :)

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just found this  on the web

doug church dragster (before  he was empi dragster)

Nice photo Fabs,
Doug Church was the owner of "Modern Specialist" independent Volkswagen / Porsche repair in Long Beach, CA... My first employers (as a VW mechanic) and VW mentors were Herb Roberts and Hugh Tietsworth of H&H Motors, again in Long Beach...  Herb and Hugh worked with Doug at Modern Specialties back in the late 60's along with some young guy named Jim Dutcher... H&H used to talk about the old dragster often.

I believe that was the same car hanging in the rafters of another VW shop in Long Beach named TNT Automotive... I met the owner, Tom Wright as his Snap-on Tools dealer in the early 80's. I'd ask him every week, "you ready to sell it?" He'd always say "not this week"

~DR.

nice memory dave  ;)

Berg who?
I've never heard of them ... LMAO!

We ended up buying it from Tom Wright in the mid 90's   It was lengthened 12" & had no motor, but it was the real deal. I remember reading about it in a old Hot Rod magazine annual that I had since I was a kid. Jim McNear had found it & a few of us went in on it & bought it  and then restored it. It was quite a thrash to get it ready for Classic 98'. I found some photos of us with Dean Lowry  & some of the owners at the time , Jim McNear, Ron Wood, Myself & Mark Herbert. It was a day to remember.  Bill

Joe Aragona's Mini Funny III circa 1980. Joe built the car back in the early 70s
(http://www.glenn-ring.com/temp/mf3_1.jpg)
(http://www.glenn-ring.com/temp/mf3_2.jpg)

And 2006... still being raced.
(http://www.glenn-ring.com/temp/et8.jpg)

Thats a very good looking car Glenn!

new pict of the ip 1 i received in a magazine some month ago  ;)

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for glenn  ;)

Is that 30lb ballast there for i gas reg's ? or traction

thats kind of a cool shot of my old yellow chop. has russell done anything with it?

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flying muppet  :o

Hope these are appropriate in the thread.. Räyskälä, Finland in 1980..

(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q302/pequli/Rayskala%201980/kosto.jpg)

(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q302/pequli/Rayskala%201980/kelkupla.jpg)

(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q302/pequli/Rayskala%201980/kuplavarikko.jpg)

 :o :o cool pict from trimco gasser tero  8)

anyone notice the Ballast Weights?? Back in the Old Days They added weight to the car, notice the placement in line with the rear axle there was a bracket welded between the frame horns with two studs so weight plates could be added of taken out. weight plates were also ran in the front of some cars  to balance out and tune the weight transfer picture shows 30 lbs added to the Inch Pincher

In around 2m 30sec in the movie you can see it running: http://www.speedkings.org/rayskala1.wmv (http://www.speedkings.org/rayskala1.wmv)

 Ole's ride  ;)

some very rare shot of NED bug TOO
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Now they are some very cool and rare shots Fabs  ;D

Anyone know what that oil cool is  ??? ??? ???

darrell vittone build/help  the engine  ;)

Beautiful pictures Fabs!! But breather lines from the case only... come on  ;)

Monki, is it a oil cooler or a oil filter?

Hehehe...good one ;D

no one have more info about this car ???

mary taylor

Don't be too sure about the weight of those lead plates. Often, racers write on them what they want "others" to think they are using. While in reality, they could be a LOT more. Same thing applies today with RPM chips. Open cars with exposed MDS boxes are often looked at very closely by other racers. So, the labels are often changed to throw them off track.... "Hmm, a 2500 rpm launch chip..." Just FYI.

After browsing thru 25 pages of Gassers, I'm surprised to not find any pic's of DKP I racers like Don Crane, Dave Patrick or Whit Haydon, who ran in L or K gas. As per the rules I'll post a couple of pic's of my old (pos) club racer. 

Phil, I redid your first photo of the famous Gruntcakes...

 :) Thanks Dean!  ;)

nice one phil  ;) thx for sharing with us
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fabs

How about Doug Haydon... and a certain green Split-window?
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    "GRUNTCAKES"

What a cool name for a race car...

Thanks for the photos Phil.

~DR.

Here's one I found in the HVWs vault. Notice who is standing behind the Revmaster car? All kinds of cool things in the background....

Looks like a Ron and a Greg – but who's the other guy to the left in the striped top??? Darrell?

Oh, and Elvis is sat in the blue Bug at the top left of the photo.

wow that revmaster car kicks rear!

It's a East Coast car.  There is a picture of it in a chop-top version in Ultra VW acticle about gasser race trailers.  Dont rememder now if its this month or last.

thx for the info , don't have seen the name on the quater panel  :o
those aren't the same car , watch the  rear window the 1st one is a 67 and top chop is an oval 's car
second is very strange she 've big mount , but no oval door handle and the rear decklid is an 67 or late model ???

(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1112.0;attach=37176;image)
 

From left to right; Mike Mahafey, Greg Aronson and Dave Patrick.

is th e first van was the dds one ??? no sign writing on , and behind it's the auto haus one so it was bug in 6

First white van belonged to Audley Campbell and his Stuttgart High Performance shop in Culver City,CA. His car, the famous Stutt Bee was there at Carlsbad, and I will post that photo later on. Schley told me that VoA told Audley, he could not call his car "Stutt Bug" so he changed the name to Stutt Bee. Can you believe that!

Check out the double stinger... :o