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Title: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Lids on October 01, 2007, 20:08:14 pm http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nhHgwsCnxEs
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Lids on October 01, 2007, 20:14:23 pm keep a look out for the goss chop top and the two crashes
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Frank LUX on October 01, 2007, 20:17:38 pm Ivan looks so Gay in that Clip... ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Frank Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: speedwell on October 01, 2007, 20:18:26 pm ;D ;D ;D too funny there's a young yvan at 1.27min ;D ;D
cheer ;) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: leec on October 01, 2007, 20:23:19 pm Great video :)
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Diederick/DVK on October 01, 2007, 20:25:23 pm cool vid!
the best part is the run of the chop top and the in-car conversation before it ;D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Kobus on October 01, 2007, 20:53:17 pm coool! this was my first show in the UK with my 64 bug :-)
and i think i spotted the roofline of it, behind 2 other beetles the front one being Biaggio's Java Green Brm'd bug and the middle the Twins 62 (stolen and never recovered!) great memories to that show! it was a wild one!!! Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: ballbag on October 01, 2007, 21:12:46 pm Excellent vid, i had a type 4(411) then, it threw a rod through the case on the way there and we had to go back and get my wifes nissan micra :D, i loved beetle bash
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Martin Greaves on October 01, 2007, 21:25:03 pm That it its all coming back to me this is why my car is shit because the Holley came off Rick's turbo car that rolled there.
Dam good show well what i can remember of it. ;D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Lids on October 01, 2007, 21:32:26 pm I had a blast at that show. Remember seeing that video on TV back in the day.
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: richie on October 01, 2007, 22:55:35 pm That it its all coming back to me this is why my car is shit because the Holley came off Rick's turbo car that rolled there. Dam good show well what i can remember of it. ;D What T F? Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: flatfire on October 01, 2007, 23:31:14 pm Happy days. Lined up against Dave Rhoads in my ''cal looker'' right stance, gas burner wheels, 1776cc ,der-transaxle close ratio box. Only problem was the champagne pink colour :-[ Which Ivan reminded me of at VW action ;D
He must have been dazzled as he broke an axle shaft coming off the line. :o The biggest bummer that weekend was the pro-turbo cars crashing which made even more annoying as some folk were more interested in watching the European football in the big tent. I felt so bad for these guys. Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Carlos De Alba on October 01, 2007, 23:48:22 pm Great Video......... 8)
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: 63 ripper on October 02, 2007, 10:25:57 am (http://i21.tinypic.com/15ga1b6.jpg)
great show. first time i ever heard the whine of straight cuts in street beetle ;) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Neil Davies on October 02, 2007, 10:40:28 am I've got that on video somewhere too!
If I remember rightly I'd got my beetle with the '67 lid, long bonnet (and upright wings!), dechromed and painted appliance white, but was still on stock wheels and a lowered rear end. Got home and raised the back end and decided that I'd go racing at some point soon! Took another three years, but I got there! Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: perthpanel on October 02, 2007, 11:08:04 am That was a top weekend , shame it the last proper BB :D
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: nicolas on October 02, 2007, 11:42:55 am nice, but i at the time i didn't even know beetles existeted (except for the two 1302's in the woods near my grandfather) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
wish there would be a hippy/beetle gathering these days ::) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: streetvw on October 02, 2007, 12:44:41 pm went to this show with my brother and and girlfriend of the time took our ratty bug and ranthem both into the 15's with daily driven 1776's and had a great laugh with our mates unfortunatly we didn't take our cameras too busy thinking about running our cars ::)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/shitters.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/shitters1.jpg) I remember meeting flatfire and having a right good chat, seem to remember one of your mate running a stateside 2110 in his car and having some trouble with it? Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: nicolas on October 02, 2007, 13:08:50 pm coool! this was my first show in the UK with my 64 bug :-) hey, did you have a license yet? ;) and that red bug with the sprintstars here on the picture is a fine looking machine. maybe not a showstopper, but i really like it and the more is see them the more i like those sprintstars. Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: streetvw on October 02, 2007, 13:13:53 pm got restored to this
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/DSCF1082.jpg) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Neil Davies on October 02, 2007, 13:15:36 pm went to this show with my brother and and girlfriend of the time took our ratty bug and ranthem both into the 15's with daily driven 1776's and had a great laugh with our mates unfortunatly we didn't take our cameras too busy thinking about running our cars ::) (http://images28.fotki.com/v1032/free/7948c/2/277815/1074181/shitters1-vi.jpg?1191280119) (http://images30.fotki.com/v1037/free/7948c/2/277815/1074181/shitters-vi.jpg?1191280135) I remember meeting flatfire and having a right good chat, seem to remember one of your mate running a stateside 2110 in his car and having some trouble with it? I remember the cars - you'd just had a page in Volksworld if I remember right and I though that the '67 was so cool! ;D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Martin Greaves on October 02, 2007, 13:28:35 pm That it its all coming back to me this is why my car is shit because the Holley came off Rick's turbo car that rolled there. Dam good show well what i can remember of it. ;D Sorry i been a B end it was Ron townsend car also it was good to see Dave Rhoad's car in the UK and not sat in a garage some where. Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 02, 2007, 13:31:59 pm Cool vid. 8)
Loved that show. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96b.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96a.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96p.jpg) Ivan... (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96c.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96e.jpg) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 02, 2007, 13:42:21 pm Somebody might also remember this one....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96k.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/mr_fonzerelli/nostalgia/BB96j.jpg) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Tim C on October 02, 2007, 14:12:30 pm What a difference 11 years makes! Still got that fugly ariel though!! :D
(http://i24.tinypic.com/14dlead.jpg) Great pics Fonz. Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Black Sheep on October 02, 2007, 17:51:00 pm I remember that show Bill Swimmers car and Dave Rhode's car , the Keith Goss chop wow 8), it all was going great till they wanted to go home ? wasn't this the show the funds went a bit wrong ?
There was supposed to be the Prodigy playing sat night , but no money no play . Didn't the guys have to have a whip round to get the yanks home ? Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: perthpanel on October 02, 2007, 18:52:10 pm Yeah show went bust big style most bands still played . Loads of people Stayed at home to watch England v Germany in euro 96 ::)
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Joe_G on October 02, 2007, 21:54:22 pm That it its all coming back to me this is why my car is shit because the Holley came off Rick's turbo car that rolled there. Dam good show well what i can remember of it. ;D Sorry i been a B end it was Ron townsend car also it was good to see Dave Rhoad's car in the UK and not sat in a garage some where. So who else has a bit of the Ron Townsend car? ;) Got a signed shirt somewhere, "upside down at 100mph!" Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 03, 2007, 02:02:20 am Yep....still got one of the 'headlights'. ;D
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Dirk / DFL on October 03, 2007, 07:37:25 am Hey fonz, is ot you?? Nice to here from you! Are you in aussie land now?
Its me, Dirk, you remember?? 2005 Karmann Ghia show in Georgsmarienhütte..... We had a few beer here on my balcony.....(and some pork too) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fastbrit on October 03, 2007, 08:34:41 am So who else has a bit of the Ron Townsend car? ;) Got a signed shirt somewhere, "upside down at 100mph!" I have a chunk of flip front, complete with Carter's Gerbox Shop signwriting, plus Ron's signature etc. Also have a smaller piece of the original Bugpack Pro-Sedan, along with some of its aluminium interior, following Ed Fulton's crash. Morbid, ain't it? ;DTitle: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 03, 2007, 09:16:55 am Hey fonz, is ot you?? Nice to here from you! Are you in aussie land now? Its me, Dirk, you remember?? 2005 Karmann Ghia show in Georgsmarienhütte..... We had a few beer here on my balcony.....(and some pork too) Haha! Good to hear from you Dirk.... yes it's me.... you don't need to explain who you are (it's not been that long has it??!!). I will never forget my friends from DFL. Good times. 8) Yes I'm actually undernieth you in Oz land right now. Not many people into Cal-look out here.... so far I've heard of 1. :D Hope to come back and see you all sometime soon. (I think Sven will have words to say if I don't anyway!) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fastbrit on October 03, 2007, 10:21:33 am I think Sven will have words to say if I don't anyway! (http://zing.waybig.com/reviews/RealBoys4U/04-30-06/sven-capson-realboys4u-01.jpg):o :o Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: ESH on October 03, 2007, 11:26:31 am ...Are you in aussie land now... Fonz would have been on here sooner but he only just got round to getting electricity set up at home, next year it's time for furniture! :D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: benssp on October 03, 2007, 11:44:18 am Fonz, Richie was talking about you on the way back from Das, very amusing stories ;D
Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: flatfire on October 03, 2007, 14:00:17 pm I remember StreetVW and his brother. Good times even though our cars weren't 100 point cal-lookers :)
Maybe I shouldn't have taken the photo. Ignorance is bliss. I should have been concentrating :o (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p3fa8193f73b85defbe5a19fba416be0f/e7a44745.jpg) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 03, 2007, 15:25:47 pm I think Sven will have words to say if I don't anyway! (http://zing.waybig.com/reviews/RealBoys4U/04-30-06/sven-capson-realboys4u-01.jpg):o :o :o Keith, I don't think I want to know if you had to google for that or if you already knew where to find it!! :D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 03, 2007, 15:28:20 pm ...Are you in aussie land now... Fonz would have been on here sooner but he only just got round to getting electricity set up at home, next year it's time for furniture! :D I've been learning from Richie.... the less you spend at home the more you can spend on the car. Fortunately it doesn't cost much to have one of the locals rig his bike up to the genny. ;D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 03, 2007, 15:34:35 pm Fonz, Richie was talking about you on the way back from Das, very amusing stories ;D Hang on..... I thought Martin went with you. Surely with Martin there there is no need for telling amusing stories. ??? :) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: benssp on October 03, 2007, 15:45:10 pm Fonz, Richie was talking about you on the way back from Das, very amusing stories ;D Hang on..... I thought Martin went with you. Surely with Martin there there is no need for telling amusing stories. ??? :) He'd gone to fetch Richie a cup of tea ;D Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Black Sheep on October 03, 2007, 18:11:21 pm Hey fonz, is ot you?? Nice to here from you! Are you in aussie land now? Its me, Dirk, you remember?? 2005 Karmann Ghia show in Georgsmarienhütte..... We had a few beer here on my balcony.....(and some pork too) Haha! Good to hear from you Dirk.... yes it's me.... you don't need to explain who you are (it's not been that long has it??!!). I will never forget my friends from DFL. Good times. 8) Yes I'm actually undernieth you in Oz land right now. Not many people into Cal-look out here.... so far I've heard of 1. :D Hope to come back and see you all sometime soon. (I think Sven will have words to say if I don't anyway!) Where abouts are you down there Fonz , could be three soon ::) Title: Re: ~Beetle Bash 96 Post by: Fonz on October 04, 2007, 01:16:32 am Fonz, Richie was talking about you on the way back from Das, very amusing stories ;D Hang on..... I thought Martin went with you. Surely with Martin there there is no need for telling amusing stories. ??? :) He'd gone to fetch Richie a cup of tea ;D Good to hear he's making himself usefull. :D Suppose he has to after I had to resign my post as cheif tea boy. Glenn - Am in Melbourne. Not a bad place for VWs as the old factory was based here. |