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Title: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 21, 2007, 00:16:57 am Hello from Texas..!!..i see a bunch of names from the CLF from the U.S.A..on this site which seems a million miles away..!!!!!..what a great big world we share.!!!!..just thought i would drop in..and say HI and thanks..!!!..thanks for keeping it growing and getting stronger day by day.!!!!...you have some awsome CAL-LOOK cars and race cars..!!!!..i'am a 70's freak.!!!!..to know a VW bug was roaming the streets of CAILFORNIA in the late 60's & 70's,, and picking off some of Detroits "BIG THREE" gives me goosebumps.!!!!!,..and then it to bleed into drag racing..and have cars like LIGHTING BUG,,,,DEANO DYNOSOURS,,,INCH PINCHER,,RACE SHOP GHIA....is just mind blowing..!!!!...what's even wilder is to see alot of the old gassers being bought and ship to your lands and keeping the spririt alive.!!!!!,,take the Kieth Goss chopped show winning bug..,,the "RACE SHOP" ghia,"SNOPPY"gasser (you do not know how close i came to buying this one!!),up to a modern day Mark Herbert's(RIP) "SUPER SHIT BOX"..I know there is alot i missed and cannot recall at this time,,but it;s nice to know that there is a bunch of us worldwide that have to keep this hobby going!!!..stronger and better each and every year..THANKS AGAIN....Mitch Pullen....
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Martin Greaves on January 21, 2007, 00:32:13 am Welcome to the lounge ;D
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 21, 2007, 00:36:14 am THANKS..!!!!!....YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT SITE..!!!!!!I keep a eye on FRANK LUX....I'am a old magazine collector myself.!!! ;).... ;D....
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Turtle001 on January 21, 2007, 01:04:30 am welcome to the lounge cowboy
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 21, 2007, 01:27:31 am Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Rick Meredith on January 21, 2007, 02:14:26 am Hey Mitch... Good to see you found the "real" Cal-look board!
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Shubee2 (DSK) on January 21, 2007, 03:31:36 am Hi Mitch Welcome to the Lounge Where in Texas are you I just Moved to Texas from Calif Been in to VW's Since the Early 70's I think I am going to need to Lower the seats in my 67 So I Can Wear My Cowboy Hat when I go Curisin all I need now Is A big EMPI emblem for my Belt Buckle Hope my Spurs Dont mess up my Carpet LMAO
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 21, 2007, 03:32:34 am Hey Mitch... Good to see you found the "real" Cal-look board! thanks Rick,,,,,it is a 8). site..a bunch of great pictures and stories..!!!!!Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 21, 2007, 03:35:06 am Hi Mitch Welcome to the Lounge Where in Texas are you I just Moved to Texas from Calif Been in to VW's Since the Early 70's I think I am going to need to Lower the seats in my 67 So I Can Wear My Cowboy Hat when I go Curisin all I need now Is A big EMPI emblem for my Belt Buckle Hope my Spurs Dont mess up my Carpet LMAO now that's funny!!!!.....right between Dallas and FT.WORTH.......i think i remember talking to u last year about the move, your in the automotive biz right..? i work at a Chevrolet dealer remember.?..Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Lee.C on January 21, 2007, 04:10:36 am Welcome to the Lounge dude - I don't need to lower my seats to wear a cowboy hat - No roof you see ;) :)
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 21, 2007, 04:42:40 am ::) Now that is just to dang cool. 8).......got to love the Metal-Flake..!!!!!!..N-I-C-E..Buggy..!!!
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Sander/DVK on January 21, 2007, 10:20:24 am Welkom to the Lounge!
Do you have a picture of your car? :) Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Frank LUX on January 21, 2007, 13:04:26 pm Welcome to the Cal-Look Heaven!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
Frank Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mauro Cattan on January 22, 2007, 13:58:25 pm heeeeyy Mitch, welcome to the Lounge!!!!
Bella Mauro Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 22, 2007, 14:47:09 pm Welkom to the Lounge! (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/282182.jpg)Do you have a picture of your car? :) Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: BeetleBug on January 22, 2007, 16:29:16 pm Now that is a nice car! I can`t help it but I really like blue lookers :)
Welcome to The Lounge Mitch! Best rgs BeetleBug Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Diederick/DVK on January 22, 2007, 16:31:23 pm Mitch, your pic should go here http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?topic=963.0 ;)
cool looker 8) Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 22, 2007, 16:54:59 pm thanks.!!!!...i hope the IDA guys don't get too mad >:(.........but been collecting parts for a Turbo build-up.. ;)...i always loved Dave Perkins blue PRO/TURBO car from the mid-80's.!!!...so why not a PRO/ TURBO/STREET car. ;D....
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Roman on January 22, 2007, 17:51:31 pm i always loved Dave Perkins blue PRO/TURBO car from the mid-80's.!!!...so why not a PRO/ TURBO/STREET car. ;D.... Me too! I saw it race several times here in Sweden in the early 90's and a friend of mine has the original engine! (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/49009.jpg) Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Mitch Pullen on January 22, 2007, 18:21:55 pm my fav.. ::)..!!!!...Roman i have seen this brought up before...the car is on your land now right..!!!..the reason i remember the late Mark Herbert was in on the discussion about it was a all steel car and how the P/T cars was the most exciting racing out there..but i think the car has alot of fiberglass panels now? ...still one of my favorite....thanks for the picture...
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Roman on January 22, 2007, 18:42:36 pm It has a one piece glass fibre front end etc, you wouldn't recognize it if you saw it. :'(
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Rune on January 22, 2007, 19:55:04 pm You got any recent pics of it Roman?
Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: ESH on January 22, 2007, 20:27:08 pm (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/282182.jpg) Nice little late model Mitch, welcome to The Lounge. 8) (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/49009.jpg) Don't know what it is about that car but it is awesome. Would have loved to see it pounding it's way out of the box when it was full steel. So this is a now oficially a blue Bug thread then huh? Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: speedwell on January 22, 2007, 20:58:03 pm houston !!!! we had a problem mitch is on the lounge ::) ;D ;D ;D welcome mitch and enjoy ;)
regards speedwell Title: Re: Newbie from Texas... Post by: Sander/DVK on January 22, 2007, 21:51:48 pm Thats a realy nice car indeed!! 8)
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