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Title: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Jim Ratto on July 25, 2008, 00:09:28 am is the VW popular at all in Russia?
Carlos? Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: stealth67vw on July 25, 2008, 00:52:00 am I did not know Carlos was Russian ???
Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Rennsurfer on July 25, 2008, 03:49:37 am Carlos... you hide your Russian accent rather nicely. I would've never guessed.
;D Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Black Sheep on July 25, 2008, 07:36:16 am is the VW popular at all in Russia? ??? But they like their Trabants 8) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/untitled2.jpg) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/scan0056.jpg) Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: JS on July 25, 2008, 07:41:35 am Well, do they? The top car is Polish and the bottom German... :D
Interesting question, never heard of a proper Russian cal-looker. But many of the neighboring countries have lots of them. Just look at Scandinavia!!! ;D Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Black Sheep on July 25, 2008, 14:57:37 pm Well, do they? The top car is Polish and the bottom German... :D Interesting question, never heard of a proper Russian cal-looker. But many of the neighboring countries have lots of them. Just look at Scandinavia!!! ;D Picky picky ::) ;D Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Rennsurfer on July 25, 2008, 15:46:28 pm Lose the roof mounted boat anchor... I mean, roof rack and that beige Trabant would be a cool little car. Nicely done and I dig the color.
Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Dave Galassi . on July 25, 2008, 16:36:17 pm I looked rather hard when I was there last year. Not a single air cooled. Some late model stuff, but nothing pre 90's. Amazing country.
Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: John Rayburn on July 25, 2008, 16:45:44 pm I'm not sure that Russia would allow much in the way of something that had an Adolph connection. They're a little sensitive in that area. And Carlos is a big Commie.
Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: beetletom on July 25, 2008, 17:46:49 pm theres a russian guy on the restowagen forum.
he said a while back, beetles are hard to find and pretty expencive over there..? Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: Carlos De Alba on July 25, 2008, 17:59:27 pm I'm not sure that Russia would allow much in the way of something that had an Adolph connection. They're a little sensitive in that area. And Carlos is a big Commie. I hear Russia is a hobby of Carlos'. what a hobby that is!!! ::) Trying to go down to Russia every friday is fun......... :P ;D they like the cal-look style!!! Title: Re: Is there a Cal Look following in RUSSIA? Post by: plasticblack on July 30, 2008, 20:22:34 pm I'm in Budapest (Hungary) and the VW Scene here is very small indeed.
I'm English and worked in the VW Industry for many years. Russia has few old cars and as here in Hungary, a car was seen as a luxury for many years and most were kept running on Spit & Sawdust for years. It's not uncommon to see a single car with 4 (Yes 4) completely different wheels (sizes & make) If it keeps the thing running then they are well happy. The VW scene here is divided into people with money and people without and the gulf is massive believe me. As far as I'm aware, Russia is pretty much the same and there people with money like to show it off with wheels that reflect their wealth. However Cool a Bug is... It's sadly just another old car to these guys. |