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Cal-look/High Performance => Cal-look => Topic started by: vwhelmot on July 24, 2016, 16:40:57 pm



Title: The best Cal Looker
Post by: vwhelmot on July 24, 2016, 16:40:57 pm
Who has built the best, most detailed, purposeful cal looker, whether it be a show car, race car etc.  Randy gates, Dave Rhodes, Bill Schwimmer, Bernard Newbury etc?
For me, Bernies dark lord oval is up there, it may not have been the best detailed car but it is the most purposeful.   There are others, so what's your favourite ?

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/vwhelmot/A5C33B67-0D8B-4979-99D9-503ECB233EF8.jpg) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/vwhelmot/media/A5C33B67-0D8B-4979-99D9-503ECB233EF8.jpg.html)

Obviously a favourite too

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/vwhelmot/FAAFF98D-6582-4FCF-8E9D-6029624C45A4.jpg) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/vwhelmot/media/FAAFF98D-6582-4FCF-8E9D-6029624C45A4.jpg.html)


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: leec on July 24, 2016, 17:17:26 pm
I like Alex Taylor's black 67  ;D


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: vwhelmot on July 24, 2016, 17:36:27 pm
Good choice

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/vwhelmot/02D035E7-A04D-48B5-A3DB-CD5F4CE9574F.jpg) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/vwhelmot/media/02D035E7-A04D-48B5-A3DB-CD5F4CE9574F.jpg.html)


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: leec on July 24, 2016, 17:39:47 pm
Bernie's oval is close. At least i can say the header and muffler on my oval came from it ;D


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: karl h on July 24, 2016, 19:29:04 pm
i always liked the berglar
but the best one is always the one i´m going to build next ;D


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: max Der Bahnstormerz on July 24, 2016, 19:34:17 pm
Guys you should all be lovin' your own creations. They're the only way ones with your blood, sweat and tears in the build.


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: vwhelmot on July 24, 2016, 20:58:50 pm
Yes but other cars have influenced our builds.


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Neil Davies on July 24, 2016, 21:12:41 pm
All three of those, plus the Mike Billings '67 and Roger Grago's Ghia.


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: vwhelmot on July 24, 2016, 21:39:43 pm
Old pics but more influence

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/vwhelmot/Bug%20jam/2008-10-12_20-28-42_12102008660.jpg) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/vwhelmot/media/Bug%20jam/2008-10-12_20-28-42_12102008660.jpg.html)

Loving Mike Pye's oval at the min too. Very nice.

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/vwhelmot/66002314-4762-4F4B-BF92-D58FEE7C6F19.jpg) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/vwhelmot/media/66002314-4762-4F4B-BF92-D58FEE7C6F19.jpg.html)


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Rocket Ron on July 24, 2016, 21:57:27 pm
This


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Jos on July 25, 2016, 08:17:31 am
I always love when this question comes up.... My favorite cars are....

1. Dave Conklin's Cornpanzer
2. Bernard Newbury's Dark Lord
3. Kurt Van Perre's old school Cal looker
4. Wally's '62
5. Roland's '68
+1 Keith Goss' chop top.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LBSNMtGSWAM/T5adSJLRvRI/AAAAAAAAAyg/pMTGrWtmaAI/s1600/Beetle.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pskD7Namykk/SQdTEMmWfHI/AAAAAAAAALo/mGS-3dW3q50/s1600/Dark+Lord+1.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Nuta_CQvImI/TAbwqCACs4I/AAAAAAAABvE/mpvoY1s1Ahg/s1600/Volkswagen-KurtVanPerre.jpg)
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1578.0;attach=4947;image)
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1300.0;attach=18380;image)

(http://static.skynetblogs.be/media/86488/3608379049.2.jpg)


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Balocco on July 25, 2016, 10:18:51 am
Jyrki Launes Jungle Green oval. Looks hardcore!
The rake, rim/tire selection and how the tires positioned to the fender edges are what perfects it to me. And a motor that backs it up.
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Also as mentioned above, Cornpanzer, Berglar and Dark Lord (especially with the rims in Jos post above).



Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: xavier on July 25, 2016, 14:40:09 pm
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Always loved the colour and the finish of the wheels.


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: xavier on July 25, 2016, 14:47:28 pm
One of the nicest for me

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Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: HERB on July 25, 2016, 16:57:22 pm
The two Cal Look beetles as featured in Hot Vw's mag, back "in the day' owned by Scott Bakken and Kris Klingaman


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Doktor on July 25, 2016, 17:28:56 pm
Best Cal-Looker - hard question, indeed !

My list:

1.) Greg Brinton '67

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YCsBlM15D_8/Tq0bk2cbVQI/AAAAAAAACnw/4Wvd6GmnZtw/s1600/gb.jpg)

2.) Bernard Newbury's Oval:

(http://i7.tinypic.com/6f5d6ig.jpg)

3.) Keith Goss / K.Seume's topchop (no pics, you know what it is...)

4.) This black '67 featured in Volksworld in '98, with 160bhp 2007ccm engine:

(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1216.0;attach=3930;image)

5.) Bill Schwimmer's DKP car, and so on...

Brinton's car influenced my build on a late model from 1970., painted in black, of course.

Greetings from Croatia,
Doc  ;)


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Paul Bahnstormerz on July 25, 2016, 17:45:57 pm
Mike Smith Red 67

Keith Seume's Flashback when painted black, that car looked hard

Paul Rui Split the one where he buried the BRMs to age them





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Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Martin S. on July 26, 2016, 16:07:04 pm
My car.  :D


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Mike P on July 27, 2016, 02:07:50 am
Jim Ratto's '67, it was the first car that I was able to touch and ride in that has infected me forever with the disease of "less is more, fast, air-cooled."  The old 2275 in that car was the first time I heard straight cuts and 48's.


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Straight Time on July 27, 2016, 21:11:51 pm
Hector Bonilla #1


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Jim Ratto on July 27, 2016, 23:31:31 pm
Thanks Mike
your car went like hell too

Nobody mentioned Larry McKenzie's black '67-   so I will.


Title: Re: The best Cal Looker
Post by: Mike P on July 28, 2016, 01:39:11 am
Or Larry's red '67 with the dual QP's.  Didn't it have some old 1900ish CC stroker in it?  Regardless really cool car, and also influential to my "infection."