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I never thought I would do it, but the time has come. I have not driven the car more than 10 miles inthe last 2 years. When I built this car 13 years ago I tried to think like a 20 year old living in Orange County in 1979. The car has had a couple Shots in Hot VW's Magazine and Ultra VW. It has won a couple MidWest events ( Northern VW Nats Pro Winner and Michigan Bug Out Winner ). I will give a quick run down on some highlights. You can PM for more info. If it sells great, if not no biggie either.

68 w- 66 fenders and tail lights ( I have Perfect Southern California replacement 67 front and rear valance, hood , and decklid )
Paint is PPG Single Stage Concept VW Bright Orange all trim holes welded up
2 sets of wheels 15 x 4.5 and 6 Detailed Fuchs and Ercos w 6" Stones
Aluminum T-Bars and Blade Bumpers
Filled Dash with VDO oil pressure and temp gauge 8 Bug-in Dash Plaques from 76 to 83
Empi wheel with Padded horn button (wheel still has label on it )
Early Berg Shifter
Interior is Black BMW Viynyl and Velour ( looks period correct )
1 piece windows

Motor:
2276
Bugpack 82 wedgemated crank that has been magnafluxed and polished when purchased by Moldex
94 MM Cimas
Eagle rods with ARP 2000 bolts
Italian Weber 48 IDA's
Engle 125 Cam w VW 1.25 rockers 10:1 cr
CB 044 heads 40 x 35 valves full port and polish
1 5/8 ceramic coated header with A-1 Muffler
All tin has been professionally painted Black

Trans is a Steve Beecher Built box with a 4.12 R&P WITH A 1.48 3RD AND A 1.14 4TH
All Berg Mounts including intermdiate mount and traction bar

Front Suspenion has avis adjusters up front with Comp Eng 90/10s
Rear has Boges with limiters and Bus Snubbers

I built this car to be a street car with the ability to keep up with most of the American Iron we have here in Detroit. I Love this car but its time to move on.

Forgot a price $10,000.00 OBO

Matt,
Say it ain't so !
 :'(

 Take it for a drive,  that always changes my mind about selling things... Bill

Always liked that car. If I had some money and didn't have a kid on the way... ::)

Anyway, yeah what Bill said. I almost sold my '67 after having it in storage for 18 months. Got it out, washed it, gave it a tune up and now drive it and love it more than ever.

This is the only site I have it on. If it sells I would love to see it go overseas. These guys are unreal with their enthusiasim for Cal Look VW's. One of the best things of owning the car has been all the great people and freinds I have made over the years. I still love hanging out mith my fellow Cornpanzers and making fun of one another. Maybe I just need a trip back out to California to re drench myself in the scene. Richard dont worry we will still hang out every year in Lansing looking for parts and talking "HAIR" Music and no I am not buying a Porsche ;D 

Wow!  Too bad, but I cant say that I am suprised.  Whats up Matt, your wife looking at living room furniture again?  LOL

This is a perfect opportunity for Richard to finally have a Cal-Look car.   ;D ::)

Its a good ole car and the price is certainly fair.  For those who may be worried about it being abused, I can assure you that Matt drove like my grandmother.  In fact, in that "wheelie" photo you can look close and see that Matt is actually picking the car up by the steering wheel!

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Thanks for posting those Dave. I will call you today to take my lumps

All this for $10k?

Bargain, ive spent almost that on my 2276cc motor,

Would you ship to the uk?

Lee

May I ask why you havent driven it?

Because he is a big (rhymes with Agina and starts with a "V")  ;D :D

If you arrange the shipping it could b ein the UK. I havent driven it baecause at one point it was blocked in by construction materials for my home. This year I was a $AGINA like Dave said. Family, increased work responsiblity, other interest all have cut down on my driving too.

Blimey that's alot of car for the money.

Don't sell it Matt.. The money run will run away before you know it & you won't have the money or the car. If you decide to get back into it, and you will.. it will cost you 3 times more than what you sold your car for.

I agree. Go for a drive, that will cure you of wanting to sell it.

--louis

This is what Im getting at... is it an easy car to drive? Does it have close gears?? Require race gas?? Maybe it could use a de-tune to make it a little more daily driver friendly? A car that goes 13's that you can drive every day gives alot more enjoyment than a car that runs 11's and is a finiky bitch on the street!! Look at Jim Ratto- I remember reading on the CLF years ago on how burnt he was, now look at him! He's got more enthusiasm than ever I think.

I think Bill Schwimmer made the best point though... read that over a couple times ;)

Car runs and drives fine. A 1.14 4th isnt going on cross country jaunts. It runs great on premium gas, we get 94 octane at the pump here in Michigan. I have found another car that I have wanted for awhile and with the terrible economy in Detroit I can finally afford to buy one. I have always loved traditional Rods and Customs and found a car done back in the 60's here in Detroit and would love to own it. I cant justify having 2 cars in the garage. I also want to get into something the whole family can enjoy i.e. larger, trunck, alble to go on long distance i.e multi state runs. I am not turning my back in VW's and will one day probably build another one.

Ahh I see! ;) I cant blame you for that- Ive got a serious hankerin to build a traditional hot rod too  ;D

No Interest? Bad time to sell?  ???I got to think the price is right. I should point out it's a super solid car from out west. Original floor pan and sheet metal except for fenders and I have 67 Front fenders for it too.

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Looks like Big Bad Orange is going to see what Life is like across the Pond. I hope she gives a good showing at European Bug-In. I wanr a picture of the Car with the DAS cars around it. European Cal-look meets MidWest Cal-Look. ;D

I'm sad to see it go !
 :'(

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Richard buy it from me. I will deliver it this weekend ;D

The times, they are a changing... :'(

Sorry to see this and to now see Mike's car for sale. ???

When I lived in SoCal I grew tired of having to hassle with the smog laws and the difficulty I had with keeping the car registered every other year.  I sold my 70 without regret and figured I'd get another VW someday.  I wanted a break.  Well, it didn't take long (6 months) before I was checking out the recycler ad's again and came across a rough little 62 and bought it.  Not sure why it took me so long... ;)   Over the next 6 years all sorts of things came along from kids, a job, a home addition, to you name it.  Then one hot summer afternoon I drove the car out of my driveway under its own power, and that feeling of enjoying an old VW came rushing back.  That was about ten years ago and I still have old VW's.

Matt and Mike, I hope you guys don't drift too far away from the VW scene. 

Not me. I will always habe s soft spot in my hear for these little cars. Mine is more of fufilling a desire I have always had and that is to own a traditional custom car. I found one locally and can't afford to have 2 cars. I need to sell the VW. It looks like she is going to a good home in Norway. The future owner promises to have it a European Bug In and DAS Drag day. I just thnk it's cool a Cornpanzer car will be in the mix over there.

Matt, e-mail me with the details on the new ride.   8)

Well looks like Big Bad Orange is going to a new home in Norway. I am so happy to see her go to a good home and will make an appereance at the European Bug-In 2008. She will be on a boat November 27th and arrive on December 13th. All I ask is that anyvbody over there that get some nice shots of her with other Cal-look cars please post them here for me too see. I think it would be cool to see a Cornpanzer car racing a DAS car

I´ll mail you a few snapshots, the new owner usually travels to a LOT of vw shows  ;)

Thanks in advance. I hope the new owner enjoys the car as much as I have over the years

Lets see some pics of the Kustom ;D

Got her all cleaned up for her big voayge. Changed the oil, checked the pugs, ran some stabil in the fuel, put 2 gallons of 94 octane in for the trip. Fired right up ideled like a stocker. I must say there is something about the sound of straight cut gears. My family has had some good meorie in that car. My daughter and I went to alot of car cruises in that baby :'(

Incredible, that is more work than you have done to it in three years!  :D  Its kinda like the neighbors who finally cut thier grass and plant flowers so that they can sell the house.  LOL

I agree on the pix - it will be cool to see that Cornpanzer car racing ANY car!  :P  (sorry Matt, but you had to expect this)  ;D

Dave did Melissa slip something in your morning Coffee?  ;D I believe a certain black car was on jackstands for a litle while vrooom vrooom :P

 ;) In Norway we drive like this car Matt. ::)

Hey are you sure that's not Michigan. Yikes I saw parts of Europe had snow over the weekend. I hope we dont see any white stuff until after Jnauary. Then we have about a 10 week window for snow and then spring. Time to pull out the VW and OH wait I wont have a VW. :o

Yeah, thats because it was broken from racing, not because I was too busy playing with the kiddies at the skatepark  :P  Do you have time to drive over to Milan Dragway and get a 1/4 mile pass before the car ships?

Well put it on the semi. Off to its new Home in Norway :'( I was a little more shall we say emotional than I thought I would be. I hope the noew owner loves it as much as I did

Wow, it's gone...... :'(

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If the new owner is coming to EBI 2, might be fun to race each other.......

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Christofe

Wow pretty cool. There was a Orange Late model looker in Volksworld years ago that looked similiar to my old car. The car should be arriving in Norway by the 13th of December. The new owner should be plowing snow with it by Christmas ;D

that is that awsome car that i have been talking about earlier. welcome christofe!

I got may car last day,
Thanks Matt.

Magne

Take good care of it Magne !
There's a lot of good memories in that car !
:-)
Richard

Thanks Richard ;)
I am happy now that I have the car in my garage, nice color on it as well.

I hope I will see you and Matt at Bug in April and European Bug in.

Magne

 :'(

 >:( >:( :'( It makes me sort of sad to see those photos. I realy do miss the car. I had to do an introduction about myself to a large group of new employees and I showed some photos of the car and the infamous wheelie photo. I had people asking questions at every break about "the car". I dont think I will ever get the VW "thing" out of my blood. One day I will build another. I do like my new project, but its just that a project and as we all know some projects become "long term". I hope the new owner likes enjoys going throught the gears on a warm summer day, windows down, listening to the growl of the 48's, shining up the paint and the Fuchs for a cruise night. Bye Bye old girl

So... lets see the new project already!!!

Bryan I am a computer idiot  ???( shut up Conklin ) and the photos I have wont fit. Sorry

Here ya' go Matt !
 ;D

i am wating for the summer.

Magne

where're the black t bars ??? magne

Looks like some light transport damage...  :-[

I believe the car was "pulled" by the t-bars and had some damage...

What about the door handles... ???

Frank

magne will fix this i am sure.  ;)

btw do you need a driver for that car? i have a helmet...  ;D

WOW There she is :'( Looks like the mods done to the seat will work for you Magne. I busted the trigger on the handle before shipping. Car looks good in the photo. Paint still shines up nice after 12 years.

Hi Fabian,
I will used Home made T-bars,yes i will stil have Black,
Door handel i will try too have this one Black.

cool  ;)

Please keep us updated on the car.  Like Richard said, there are a lot of memories in that car.
I remember the first time I had my 67 at an event.  I arrived in Michigan the night before and Matt met me at a Grocery store parking lot at night.  We decided to go for a cruise and the first light we came to we ended up racing.  LOL

Good times!

Hey Matt, remember making the full passes out in front of the Vintage Meet......man they were pissed!

Lots of fun was had with that car. I dont think we can ever forget the time I introduced Troy Palmer to Detroit Street racing ;D. Oh the vintage thing was great. I will never forget that kid saying " wow my Coarrado isnt sh##" They always loved as at that deal.

Does the footage of the "Hamlin Rd." races in front of the Vintage meet still exist ?
It was shot for the first Cal-look.com newsletter ?
That was fun !
 :D
P.S. Matt, get that crankshaft chromed !
 ;D

I went to Magne last weekend to look at his new car.
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Magne has three sets of wheels for it.
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Hey that car looks familiar. It's wierd to think that my car is now in Norway. I had a hard time picking the wheels I like better. I liked the stance with the Ercos and the Stones out back. I loved Deans Bule 67 with the Deanos and with the ercos it kind of has the same vibe. I hope the new owner enjoys it and puts it to good use when the snow say bye bye