The Cal-look Lounge

This is a shot of 48IDAs stacked like an endless sea of shiney horsepower makers.  I was at Art Thraen's house in Salt Lake City one year visiting and he had them laid out for a magazine article being done on modifying IDAs to make them driveable.  I could not resist taking the picture while he had endless pairs setting on the table.

Before you ask, this was not a photoshop modification. He had at least 10-15 pair of IDAs he was doing at the time.


Rick Mortensen

Here is another great shot from the 1997 BERG CRUISE from So Cal to VOA headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. You can see our BERG CRUISE banner in the circular entry way of the VOA Corporate Headquarters.

My teal old teal 67 is in the shot (2110cc motor), Art Thraen's 66 (2 litre motor),the BERGLAR, Don Bulitta's 66 (2 litre motor), Jim Kikuchi's red Ghia, Matt Joy's oval, and many other cruisers who joined us as we went from So Cal, over 2500 miles to Michigan. It is another of my fondest memories in the hobby.

The second shot is one of my wife driving my 67 with DEE BERG as her passenger. I was riding in Art Thraen's old 66 bug when I clicked off the picture.

Rick Mortensen

Gee, I remember those.  What fun we had!

I took this picture on my way to work, actually it's the driveway to the golf course I worked at in North Carolina....hey jobs were tough when your from out of state....
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Here's my favourite - Seen many times before ::) :)

Very Cool Pictures.

Rick M

Here is another favorite of mine.  Don Bulitta and I are on our way to Salt Lake City to meet up with Art Thraen, Steve Hollingsworth and others for the 1997 Berg Cruise to Detroit, Michigan. It is 107 in Las Vegas and we are at Boulder Dam taking a rest. I had "0" sleep the night before leaving and was really burnt out. Don and I drove our cars through the blistering hot desert with 2 litre motors and had no over heating issues. Of course, due to the exceptional tuning.  :-)

Enjoy. Two lookers taking a look at the dam.

Rick Mortensen

There's a couple of pictures on here I remember from a few years back over on the CLF, nice to see them again.  8)

Hello

This is my 63 bug at spa race track some years ago

That's awesome!

I must make it to Spa someday!

I take crappy pictures. But this has got to be the favorite one of my car. It just looks fun, doesn't it? :)
(http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/241/zachdb5.jpg)

One of my favourites is this one from Sacramento in 2007. The Saturday evening there was awesome and this was taken late during the session.

 :)

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Nice pic Matt. You have quite a few fine shots. I think I remember that night. Not sure if I was running the Zwit when I completley ruined the motor on the last pass of the night for the TnT.

one of my favourites from Das Drag Day 2007 ;D

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I've always dug this one of my car.... 

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Another fav.

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Thanks!, Some of them may be Sal's though, especially recently. You had the Zwit there and I don't remember seeing it out on track on the Saturday so that would make sense. Unfortunately I didn't get a shot of it on the Saturday and I was wanting to as it's a '53 I'd like to have! Awesome car.

Here are some of my favorite shots I've taken at the Classic over the last couple of years.

DKP line up at Nicks Burgers - VW Classic - 2007
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Everyone wants into the Classic - 2008
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DKP lineup at the Classic - 2008
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Splitsville at the Classic - 2008
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A few of my pics

Wes 65 at Kelly Park

Mike's Ghia

Cant resist the lineup shot

have you more picture of this one ??? she look nice (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9216.0;attach=30746;image)

Wow.  Some great shots. Keep them coming.

Rick M

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have you more picture of this one ??? she look nice
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Unfortunately I don't, it was a great car. That is Bryan67's old car, (well, one of many ;D). He might have more.
I did not take too many of pics even though I use to see it all the time. Now I wish I had.

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/myoldcar-1.jpg)

Boom Boom's old Ride

Why was it parked so close to the blue box??

Lol, that was at the Kingsburg car show and it was pretty much the only place left to park.
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Thats about all I have of it. These are the chromies that were on it when I bought it.

Heres a few of my faves
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(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/271965.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/257846.jpg)
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(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/242205.jpg)
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/166952.jpg)
Well, I didn`t take the last two but I still like em.

It's an age thing. You can never be too close to the john. Ask Sarge... :D

thx for the pict bryan  :o the car look good with the chromed sprinstar , very mid 70's look  :o :o

Thanks. It had that look because it was actually built in the late 70`s. I bout it from the guy who built it. And yeah, I liked it better with the Sprints too. But I don`t remember ever seeing any cars from that time actually running them.

There were lots. The car the got me into Cal Look was a Black '67 dechromed, lucas lights t-bars and with chrome Sprint Stars.

I took this one of Tim C's old car on the way to Das drag day a few years ago whilst driving along!

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This one of H's awesome 67
 on the way to german Day at Goodwood hanging out of Chirs Lincon's 54 rag

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And one of mine I'm fond of  ;D

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Well, I`d love to see them. I don`t think I can remember seeing any pictures of any Cal Look cars running sprintstars from the 70`s.

Let me see if I can find any pictures.

That black 67 has a killer look and stance. Very nice cars!

Rick Mortensen

Here is another couple favorites of mine. While in SOLVANG one year we found a bakery with my namesake on it.  Also, could not resist posting a shot of my motor. It woke up the RV park as I cranked it up in the morning to drive our. I even had some flake leave a nasty note on our RV about being so rude.  Go figure. FLOWMASTER mufflers are hard to keep quiet! :-)

Rick M

some of my favorites...

(http://www.luftkraft.ch/ddd6/42.jpg)

(http://www.luftkraft.ch/hotsummer08/12.jpg)

(http://www.luftkraft.ch/bergtour/12.jpg)

Great looking shot in the mountains. Where was that taken?  What a beautiful drive.

Rick M

If you look close you'll see a VW in this picture -- It is from a very early Bug-in at OCIR where we had spent the night in line -- had to have a reason to party LOL

You old dudes might recognize the guy at the right in the blue shirt sporting a major hangover as Jim "The Buffalo" Bangs.

It's in the western part of the swiss alps. Yeah that was a beautiful drive, breathtaking sights, and not much air for the big engines.  :)

thank you 8) I tried to do something contemporary, like a shot for a modern day sales brochure  ;)

I need to take a photography class.

It is cool to see another pic of this car and with the sprint stars to boot.

Here is a great shot of my car at the top of a huge grade as we worked our way into Denver for one of the Denver Bug-Ins. I was crusing with fellow VW owners Art Thraen and many others from the Salt City Air Coolers club. I drove up from Phoenix and met them.  We then drove from SLC to Denver. I had to have this shot of my 66 dual carb motor at 11,000+ ft.

Rick Mortensen

This is another shot of us as we waited in line for traffic coming from another direction.  They were doing road work on the pass we went over into DENVER and we had about a 15-20 minute wait. If you look close enough on my 66 you can see the specialized Arizona plates that say BGRAMA.

Rick Mortensen

Good-looking '66, Rick.  Didn't know about that one.

Here is the new version of my racer!!
Here were one of the most beautiful photography taken for the moment.

here're some of my favorite i took last year during my chino/anaheim trip with sarge  8) 8)

red car rocks  ::) ::)............... ;D ;D

like the new paint scheme very gasser  8) 8)

Here are two Pictures Of My Old Red 67 Kafer 8 spokes before Fuchs After

Thanks  ;)

posted this before but it rates as one of my favourites I've taken

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/img043.jpg)

I can see why. Great looking car. :o

Hey Shubee,

Great looking car with both sets of wheels.  When did you build that one?

Rick M

 :-* :-* :-* ;D  Your train load of beer is on the way, bro! ;)

Thanks Rick had that one back in the early 80's

Some fine lookin' jewelry  8) 8) 8)

This shot was taken at Williamson Motors, a VW dealership in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was during one of our stops on the 1997 BERG CRUISE to Auburn Hills, Michigan. We were hosted by the dealership and this was a great nigth shot as we got ready to leave and drive to the hotel.

Rick M

My Fav photo that i've taken recently,

Sneaked onto the Banked Track @ Brooklands :D

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Current Fav stolen Pic, Just before Prasi piloted the Wheeler Dealer Barn door to it's first 12 ;)

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Jesus,

What wheels are you running on your bay window? Could not tell by the picture.

Rick M

Driving from Chicago to LA for the 2001 classic, we stopped on Loveland pass. The trip was a blast and I hope to make the drive again in a year or two. 14 days, 5500 miles, across death valley in the heat of the day. Who says a 2 liter can't be driven!

Hey Chuck...another real life story of 2 liter road trips are real.  Great shot!

Rick M

5.5J Cheap BRM's at the front

6J Race Weight Erco's on the rear, (they have a great offset so i can run 205/70's rather than the 195/65's i can fit on the BRM's, stupidly this mean my track wheels are better for the motorway and the BRM's are better for the track!)

(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc1/4254_181726530443_813030443_7002263_2612122_n.jpg)

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I took these on the way to EBI 1 a few years ago

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(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/JG54%20Stuff/EBI010.jpg?t=1245363646)

(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/JG54%20Stuff/EBI007.jpg?t=1245363664)

(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/JG54%20Stuff/EBI003.jpg?t=1245363678)

Great road shots and nice stance on the cars too. They all sit great!  Good examples of Cal Lookers.  It is really cool to see another whole generation of VW fanatics keeping this madness alive. Nice work guys.

Rick M

Hey Chuck I'm with you dude, maybe (just maybe) next year....if I keep moving on my '64 Sunroof

That's my old white '65 in front of Chuck's green car, before it was redone by Buddy Hale and now it's been sold for 1.5 years.....it had a stock 40hp for that trip....Chuck had a 2017 and our friend Tom's Herbie '65 has a 1776 I believe....I had the "small" engine, I was the pace setter.   ;D ;D ;D

And today it looks like this...

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Having spent a weekend in it at EBI3, it is still as cool as the day it was done. Comfortable, 5 speed box, ripping 2387cc motor and tough as hell.  8)

I'm cheating because Funky Pete took this weekend before last of my car  8)

(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/IMG_1330.jpg?t=1247218755)

Proof that even snotters can look good....

I always like this one.  :)

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some i took at EBI 3

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Yes that once was a kennedy clutch  :D

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Tim, what's going on with the wheels in this picture? I really like it. Looks different and makes the car look mean.

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I just love this car!  ;)

sorry to say this I think i prefer it with polished lips on the torquers, but it defo looks better than when it erco's on it ;D

Hey!  My buddy Tim currently owns that car!!!!!  He bought it about 5 years ago and is getting ready to sell it. 

 :o :o the inside look similar , :o :o

Still around! That's cool 8)

I love the look of a '67 decklid with no license plate/license plate light and thought of doing it to mine.

The one thing that stops me is that there's no other place to mount the license plate that looks decent.  :(

Very nice car, will be an easy sale I think.

Favorite picture of my old car-

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WfCoy6mmPwA/SYsneO9KWCI/AAAAAAAAFW0/zzUMhVCn7pk/s800/100_2611.jpg)

Best pic of the new car so far-

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Some others I took-

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WfCoy6mmPwA/SOvJH46rTTI/AAAAAAAAEKs/ZIMxFHq2e68/s800/IMG_3403.JPG)

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Hello Dick It is alot like My old 67 But is not the Same Car

more interior shots of both

Thats Right Fred 28 years ago they did not make repo early ones enough said!!! now get back to your Rattle Cans ;D ;D ;D

Like you always say Its My Car And I Like it that Way!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D

One of my favorites....

it look like your head  ;D ;D ;D

That ex-Bernard Newbury is one of my favorite cars of all time !
I still remeber front cover of '97 september issue Volksworld like it was yesterday.
Other great car from same issue was Greg Brinton's '67 that influenced me to paint my car black !

on my way up to Sespe Creek north of Ojai on one of my "once a month" trips up there.

thanx Mark, Highway 33 isn't to be missed by anybody that enjoys a good long run. The drive to get there from my place alone is worth it. next time you're up near Ventura ring me and we can take the '67's up there. You fish don't you?

here's 2 picts , i took yesterday  during another evening trip  ;)

Nice work Mr Fabs, looks like it wants to go fast.  :)

Not an especially good photo but taken at speed and it was a good evening out with the Uber Alles folk, I got my first ride in my '53 ( :P) and this was the view out of the window.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Los%20Angeles%202007/LA200704.jpg)

thx guys i love picture with sunset  , there's some special color with those one  ;)

fabs

Finally... someone gets it! I've telling people this since I was 5. It's called ORANGE.

 ;D

Thank God for you, Mark!

;D ;D ;D

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My car on borrowed 11's , Cheers Russell , nice wake up call  ;)

One of the favourite pics I took of my ex-1960 sedan... sure miss that car, but it's in good hands

(http://www.luftkraft.ch/blackbug/36.jpg)

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well, I've pretty much forgotten all Sheep has taught me about leaders, nail knots, roll casts, etc. We can always just run the cars around instead. Sarge and I have been threatening to put together a weekend back-road cruise up through Ojai, over the 33 and down into Santa Ynez valley for some blur-time.
There's an abundance of awesome driving roads up in there. I'm ready when you guys are.

Somebody say ROAD TRIP??? 8)

.... my middle name, bro.  8)

I'm ready.... let's go!!

me too

Me too  ;D

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 :D :D good one rick  ;)

I love a road trip  ;D

The first is Gary R's new ride, which Alex Taylor has just gone through. 68000 km 67, it should be out on the streets by the end of the summer. Here it is stock as a rock in a little German town on the way back from Vienna to England

(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/IMG_0484.jpg?t=1248299567)

Next up we have Lofty's standard when it was, er standard  ;D Parked up next to Walter's Rat the day we met Ernst (Dekate) at the Bug Box to collect it

(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/58standard016.jpg?t=1248299613)

And on every trip we always have to see what the old girl can do. 30 bhp 1200? Check. Crash box? Check. Cable brakes? Check. 2 idiots on board? Check  ;D

(http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o340/jimbo2109/58standard023.jpg?t=1248299743)

And to quote Alex when I was taking the photo....

Hurry up, it's shaking like a shitting dog  :o

:D :D :D

Nice one, James!! ;D 8)

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great picture of your car Glenn, where was it taken?

What's that black box strapped on the right side of the steering column??
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Local road near my house that backs a nature preserve... 2005

Life's a Beach.
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(http://www.glenn-ring.com/temp/captree.jpg)

Long Island is beautiful, isn't it!  My mom grew up in Huntington, but that was a long time ago...

not a picture i took,
but Fabs, but this is soo cool,
i just cant not show it :)

thx peter  ;)

Ya know, I think I remember that photo being used in some magazine... think it had an interview wtih Joe Vittone, and some nut job's Polar Silver Oval on the cover, IIRC

Hi Dave.
still up in God's Country?

A few weeks ago on the beach;
2nd pic is after playing in the sand a bit to much, took some manpower to get my car out again.

road trip??????

my fav's of my car

What year and model fiat is your blue car?

RM

395?

1960 600 -- You probably know who I am Rick -- I'm good friends with the LMR gang -- in fact both Fiats were built at/by Christensen -- the yellow one belonged to Mark Borden

Death Valley -- Leaving Stovepipe Wells heading north towards Scotty's Castle

my friend Derek took this of me and my '67 @ Carlsbad '99

Hey, that was the 12.66 day!  You ended up with two plaques from that event.

Nah, that's Gary Berg isn't it?

Nah, he's got a sweater on.

my friend took it for me.. "me and my ride"   ;D

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c37/Hipposleek/Change%2064/at%20safari/P4-0003_K.jpg)

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c37/Hipposleek/Change%2064/at%20safari/P4-0014_K.jpg)

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Nice pictures. Does your car have air conditioning?

yes, it does..  sunden 505   :)

Great car !

 ;)