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Title: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: rick m on January 31, 2010, 21:53:12 pm I know that the DKP (Generation 1) guys probably have the first official Cal Lookers...even though the official look seemed to be coined in the HVWs issue in 1975. Lets see some of your first lookers that were built in late 60's or early 70's. Share some of your history with others.
This was a 67 I built with my newlywed wife Anne (in 1977). It had original EMPI 5's on it, crazy plaid interior, OPEL GT VDO gauge's, 1688cc motor with dual Weber's, ported heads (Stock Valves), merged Fourtuned exhaust, 010 Distributor, Sig Erson cam and rockers, stock trans originally. It was a great freeway car. We drove it to events and I bracket raced it periodically. Not my fastest bug to that point but a good driving car. Rick M Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Kaferdog on February 01, 2010, 00:46:08 am My "66" in "78" and My "71" in "94".......And my 66 after I got rear ended......Late "78"
Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: karl h on February 01, 2010, 07:57:16 am my 63 in the mid eighties (i know the frenched taillights are not cal-look :-\, and yes, i cut the roof off of a no rust 63 :P), still have the chromed sprintstars ;D
Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Bewitched666 on February 01, 2010, 12:48:27 pm These are mine in the early eighties
The pink one is a 69er with a 1679 double 40mm dell engine The red scallopped one is also a 69er with a 1914 ida engine in it. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: mg on February 01, 2010, 17:39:08 pm Photo by Mike Dunphy at an OCIR Bug In or Drag Day around 74/75.
My 2nd VW this one had a Close ratio box from Mike Dunphy and single port 1600 w a QP ran 18.40s. :) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: johnl on February 01, 2010, 17:56:42 pm Here is a shot taken at Irvine Park in 1969 or early 1970. This is post original Ruby Red and pre Butternut. The 69 x 88 engine was built by Ron Fleming when he and Greg Aronson worked at Gene Berg. This also featured a 110 Engle, flycut heads with high compression (you couldn't get away with it today's fuel) and a Holley Bug Spray. Ron always refereed to this engine as "Teats Two Barrell". In this configuration the car ran mid 15's at OCIR.
Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 01, 2010, 18:57:41 pm John,
Butternut is an icon, but I sure like how it looked here! Dig the original 356 rims... long before Brazilian wheels. Did you custom build the wide rears? ~Dave Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: OgCalLook on February 01, 2010, 23:48:31 pm Not pre-75..... but, here is my 67 I built in 1977 Riverside CA.
De-chromed, fresh Java green paint, original Empi 5s, 1835, Berg C/W crank, engle 110, Zenith carb, FourTuned exhaust. Guess I was influenced by Feb 75 Hot VWs Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: rick m on February 02, 2010, 01:05:27 am John,
Love your car with the chrome wheels. The first 66 I bought in 1969-1970 had all the chrome, was the factory red, white interior and had chrome wheels. I will have to dig up a shot...(if I can find it). I sucked a valve on #3 from twisting that old 1300cc stock motor too tight that only had an extractor and 010 distributor on it. That led to my first bigger street engine (92x74/1968cc). Rick M Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: rick m on February 02, 2010, 01:08:11 am OgCalLook,
Looks like you finished your 67 the same year I did the white one. I liked the article in HVWs too. Was a great time. I had a 66 that was the color of yours. I will have to post some shots. Actually, you can see it on my facebook page. Query Rick VW Mortensen on Facebook and it will take you to my page. I have some shots of some of my cars shown there. Rick M Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: SPEEDWELL66 on February 02, 2010, 02:25:42 am These are mine in the early eighties is that the TECATE,BAJA DRAGSTRIP on the second photo? (http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/SPEEDWELL66/index.jpg) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: OgCalLook on February 02, 2010, 17:17:26 pm OgCalLook, Looks like you finished your 67 the same year I did the white one. I liked the article in HVWs too. Was a great time. Rick M It was a great time....... hard to believe that was 33years ago Damn! Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Fastbrit on February 02, 2010, 17:51:47 pm Early 1976 - not really Cal Look but influenced by it! Fresh from the paintshop (OK, my friend's single-car garage, with a borrowed compressor…), my European ’67 early in 1976. 1500 with dual-choke Weber, cam, headwork and Ansa glasspack muffler. Lowered in front, dechromed and with Lucas turn signals. Still on stock wheels, but widened to 5.5J on the back with 165 + 145 radials. Yeehah! ;D
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/MyBug165.jpg) Oh, and my dad's metallic green Renault 12 in the background. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: streetvw on February 02, 2010, 18:18:26 pm my 1st attempt
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/streetvw_4-1.jpg) well it was considered cal look when i built it ??? 2nd attempt never got finished and got sold to a mate (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/img053-1.jpg) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: benssp on February 02, 2010, 18:30:19 pm Mine ;D
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/benssp/bug2.jpg) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: johnl on February 02, 2010, 19:02:08 pm John, Butternut is an icon, but I sure like how it looked here! Dig the original 356 rims... long before Brazilian wheels. Did you custom build the wide rears? ~Dave Dave, Thanks for your comments. I guess the Butternut car is an icon and I'm still mystified about that one. Someday when times are better I might try to do a "tribue car" to my original. I've always liked the Porsche style wheel. As I recall these were simply the 15 x 5.5 which are the same thing I have on my current '63 sedan. Did you catch the logos on the nipple caps? Those were taken from "Original" DKP decals and it took some doing as the cap wasn't flat and the cut decal didn't want to lay down correct. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: johnl on February 02, 2010, 19:06:47 pm John, Love your car with the chrome wheels. The first 66 I bought in 1969-1970 had all the chrome, was the factory red, white interior and had chrome wheels. I will have to dig up a shot...(if I can find it). I sucked a valve on #3 from twisting that old 1300cc stock motor too tight that only had an extractor and 010 distributor on it. That led to my first bigger street engine (92x74/1968cc). Rick M Rick, As just stated I've always liked that wheel with either the stock cap or Porsche style. Jim (Sarge) Edmiston has told me more than once he liked my car in this configuation more than any other. When the car was like this I sure had some fun times with all of the guys back in the day. Great Memories :) :) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 02, 2010, 19:10:38 pm John, Butternut is an icon, but I sure like how it looked here! Dig the original 356 rims... long before Brazilian wheels. Did you custom build the wide rears? ~Dave Dave, Thanks for your comments. I guess the Butternut car is an icon and I'm still mystified about that one. Someday when times are better I might try to do a "tribue car" to my original. I've always liked the Porsche style wheel. As I recall these were simply the 15 x 5.5 which are the same thing I have on my current '63 sedan. Did you catch the logos on the nipple caps? Those were taken from "Original" DKP decals and it took some doing as the cap wasn't flat and the cut decal didn't want to lay down correct. I noticed the emblems looked a little different! I can see it... nice touch! I thought the rears looked a little deeper than the basic 5.5" rim... Hard to say, but whatever it is it sure looked good. ~DR. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: jamiep_jamiep on February 02, 2010, 19:13:06 pm My old 59 Bug, now now more unfortunately.
It was a shed, but I loved it. Basically stock engine with a velocity stack, power pulley, 010 dissy and a glasspack muffler. (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/643072.jpg) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Zach Gomulka on February 02, 2010, 19:20:07 pm Early 1976 - not really Cal Look but influenced by it! Fresh from the paintshop (OK, my friend's single-car garage, with a borrowed compressor…), my European ’67 early in 1976. 1500 with dual-choke Weber, cam, headwork and Ansa glasspack muffler. Lowered in front, dechromed and with Lucas turn signals. Still on stock wheels, but widened to 5.5J on the back with 165 + 145 radials. Yeehah! ;D (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/MyBug165.jpg) Oh, and my dad's metallic green Renault 12 in the background. Hey! You got the Lucas' in the right spot! Top work! :) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 02, 2010, 19:25:06 pm Promise not to laugh! This is a photo of the plaque that used to reside in the Keep on Buggin' clubhouse. I recently ran across it along with the glovebox door I kept (because of rally plaques) when I later sold the body (long story). Anyway, the photo was taken in 1974... I was the tender age of 16 (told the club members I was 18 ;)) Photo was taken at El Dorado park in Long Beach, CA at a club outing. The car is a 1964 Sunroof, plenty low front and rear, 1500S engine, mystery cam, Holley Bugspray 010, and S&S exhaust. I had two other early Cal-Look cars in quick succession before this one, I'll try to find photos. Needless to say, at 16 I was on a budget. I had no help from my parents, so what you see is what I hustled for... I used to eat, drink & sleep VW's back then... good times ;D ~DR. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Shubee2 (DSK) on February 02, 2010, 19:26:06 pm Here is a picture of my 64 beetle in 1973 in 1974 it was lowered and buggy bumpers installed also here is my 69 Cal Look in 1975/1976 when I was in DVB
Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: streetvw on February 02, 2010, 19:38:58 pm hey shubee how about some bigger shots of your 69?
that just plain rocks 8) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: speedwell on February 02, 2010, 19:54:33 pm mullet haircut dave ???.......................... ::) ::).................................. ;D ;D
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11625.0;attach=38893;image) just kidding ;) fabs Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 02, 2010, 20:05:52 pm No respect... I made you promise not to laugh! Thanks Fabs :-* Just long hair inside an engineers cap... ~ ;D Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: speedwell on February 02, 2010, 20:26:25 pm No respect... I made you promise not to laugh! Thanks Fabs :-* Just long hair inside an engineers cap... ~ ;D Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: speedwell on February 02, 2010, 20:29:07 pm and here's mine first ride 1200cc 1974 with old school treatment ,back in 96 after reading some magazine with bill S car and other car from a club named DKPIII
i found my way ;) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: vwcab on February 02, 2010, 20:55:25 pm hey shubee how about some bigger shots of your 69? @ shubee....bigger pics please,I like it. ;)that just plain rocks 8) @Dave..nice car back then and that low,way ahead the "feb 75-issue". Let the pics come,nice to see cars from the past. ;) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Rennsurfer on February 03, 2010, 01:11:16 am VERY cool history there, Dave. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 03, 2010, 04:12:28 am VERY cool history there, Dave. Thanks for sharing. Thanks Mark... just another po boy doing the best he could with what he had ;) ~DR. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Rennsurfer on February 03, 2010, 04:47:49 am Thanks Mark... just another po boy doing the best he could with what he had ;) I know it all too much. Having to buy and build my first car (and every car thereafter) with my measly minimum wage jobs, I did the same thing. Unless I find older images, these are the oldest ones that I have from when I first built my orange '66 in '79. (http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/Rennsurfer/Cars/1966Bug1979.jpg) Yes, that's an original EMPI glass fuel filter. I have a n.o.s. one, too. I'll probably end up selling it. (http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/Rennsurfer/Cars/1966BugHolley.jpg) 1,679cc (yes, the dreaded slip-in 88mm cylinders), dual port heads, stock cam, 1.25 ratio rockers, single Holley progressive two barrel carb, S&S single quiet pack, Bosch 6v blue coil, and a Bosch .009 distributor. It was all that I could afford at the time... but my friends and I had a blast driving it around. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 03, 2010, 05:02:43 am Nice looking car Mark! The orange was perfect... When did the EMPI 5's go on... around 81? Hard to remember that far back ;D Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Rennsurfer on February 03, 2010, 05:08:54 am When did the EMPI 5's go on... around 81? Hard to remember that far back ;D Oh, gee... I don't know. I'm guessing around '81 or '82. Bought 'em from a guy named Dave Rosique. ;D Which was after the 8 spokes and the Fuchs 2.0 Liters. But before the Porsche (real) 356 B wheels. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 03, 2010, 05:16:10 am When did the EMPI 5's go on... around 81? Hard to remember that far back ;D Oh, gee... I don't know. I'm guessing around '81 or '82. Bought 'em from a guy named Dave Rosique. ;D Which was after the 8 spokes and the Fuchs 2.0 Liters. But before the Porsche (real) 356 B wheels. They sure looked better after you owned 'em! Thinking back, it must have been around '81, that's when I bought my Jetta, sold the T3 So... no Centerlines? Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Rennsurfer on February 03, 2010, 05:32:25 am So... no Centerlines? You sly dawg... you KNOW I can't stand those wheels. So, how long has the current Oval been in your ownership? Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 03, 2010, 16:18:10 pm So... no Centerlines? You sly dawg... you KNOW I can't stand those wheels. So, how long has the current Oval been in your ownership? Oh Mark, I'm sure I saw your car with full polished Centerlines, 195/50's, and chrome three spoke knock offs ;D ;D >>Just kidding!! Anyway, I've owned the Oval about five years or so... I used to work on the same car back in the 70's at H&H... it came up for sale and I had to have it. Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: OgCalLook on February 03, 2010, 19:14:38 pm Thanks Mark... just another po boy doing the best he could with what he had ;) I know it all too much. Having to buy and build my first car (and every car thereafter) with my measly minimum wage jobs, I did the same thing. Unless I find older images, these are the oldest ones that I have from when I first built my orange '66 in '79. (http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj128/Rennsurfer/Cars/1966Bug1979.jpg) Nice 66 Mark!! Looking at that pic brings back memories - late 70s - I was just a kid who wrenched on VWs - no computers, cell phones, hell that was before punk rock! 8) Title: Re: Post shots of your earliest Cal Looker.... Post by: Rennsurfer on February 04, 2010, 01:19:59 am Anyway, I've owned the Oval about five years or so... I used to work on the same car back in the 70's at H&H... it came up for sale and I had to have it. Very cool, Dave Nice 66 Mark!! Looking at that pic brings back memories - late 70s - I was just a kid who wrenched on VWs - no computers, cell phones, hell that was before punk rock! 8) Same here, but by the time I was building this car in '79, I was already turned on to listening to punk music by two good friends of mine. Dave & Rayburn, you know one of 'em... Ray Z. The other one, my boss's older brother, introduced me to KROQ in '78. From that point, it was ON. Met a few guys in D.K.K. shortly after and was stoked that a few of 'em surfed, listened to punk, and even skateboarded. (coughSchwimmerGaskeycough) ;D Thanks for the kind words, Tom. |