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« on: May 13, 2009, 18:07:56 pm »

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-VW-Beetle-California-Drag-Car_W0QQitemZ280345082396QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item4145de7a1c&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2009, 18:18:20 pm »

lOOKS LIKE IT. I would buy if not 3000 miles away.
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2009, 19:33:22 pm »

Very eighties , like the raked B pillar , nice chop  Cool
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2009, 21:29:51 pm »

Very eighties , like the raked B pillar , nice chop  Cool

Yeah I noticed those pillars - we must be able to find out more about this car  Undecided Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2009, 07:25:07 am »

Very eighties , like the raked B pillar , nice chop  Cool

Yeah I noticed those pillars - we must be able to find out more about this car  Undecided Smiley

Fabs?? Wink
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2009, 11:18:12 am »

Very eighties , like the raked B pillar , nice chop  Cool

Yeah I noticed those pillars - we must be able to find out more about this car  Undecided Smiley

Fabs?? Wink

WE are now waiting for the info Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2009, 13:33:26 pm »

Very eighties , like the raked B pillar , nice chop  Cool

Yeah I noticed those pillars - we must be able to find out more about this car  Undecided Smiley

Fabs?? Wink
nope  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2009, 16:44:37 pm »

Very eighties , like the raked B pillar , nice chop  Cool

Yeah I noticed those pillars - we must be able to find out more about this car  Undecided Smiley

Fabs?? Wink
nope  Roll Eyes

 Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Wink
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2009, 18:22:27 pm »

Noooooooooooooo Fab's strikes out  Shocked Shocked Shocked  Huh Huh Huh
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2009, 20:12:45 pm »

sorry guys  , never seen before

but i will start scanning the 85 ->90 magazines may be i will found something  , and will post
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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2009, 21:54:40 pm »

Looks similar to a car run back in the early '90s by the Canales Brothers here in Texas. Back then, that car was called "Sliced".
I'll see if I have a photo or two I can scan.
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« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2009, 22:28:37 pm »

not sure it was the same car  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2009, 00:11:26 am »

Not the same car.  Sliced has no drip rails and the other car does.  Similiar chop though.
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« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2009, 01:37:01 am »

Talked to the seller........said he bought it to possibly build a rat rod out of it but never got around to doing it.

According to the seller.......it's an ex Cali car, named after the Footloose movie that came out in 84.  It has a dropped tubing front axle, he said front suspension was coil-overs like the simple buggy ones (not on the car) unlike the early cars that had sprint car type torsion bar with small shocks.  hood is not the original one on the car when he bought it (seems it took a hike when towing down the highway).

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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2009, 21:59:43 pm »

similar but no  Grin
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« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2009, 23:17:32 pm »

 Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

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