Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Bugs were the cheapest wheels out there, and there were _lots_ of
them. Made them an excellent choice for such fooling around. It's
just that not so many have survived until now that makes the
modification work now seem criminal.
Don't they still
: Re: [MBZ] OT: Chopped van
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Bugs were the cheapest wheels out there, and there were _lots_ of
them. Made them an excellent choice for such fooling around. It's
just that not so many have survived until now that makes the
modification work now seem
They were made in Mexico for a long time, but could not be brought to US
because of safety and emissions problems. They were used as taxis
there, with the front pass seat missing. Mostly painted lime green and
maroonish I think. I read that in Mexico City the govt was doing some
sort of
On 9/16/07, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
WAIT. Do you mean Ikea? That is the only thing I miss about moving from
Woodbridge VA to Iowa -- if you are near an Ikea, you don't know how lucky
you are. I would love to have access to one (moved into new office spaces
last Tuesday and want
A couple of weeks ago someone was talking about a chopped up van. I had
seen this one in the town where my dad lives, was visiting a couple of
weeks ago and snapped a pic. I don't think it drives, but maybe. Looks
like a vdub.
--R
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That's a chopped buss.
Tom
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An interrupted kiss
--R
Tom Hargrave wrote:
That's a chopped buss.
Tom
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It looks like that treatment should be reserved for vehicles with much
shorter overhangs. The wheelbase is so short on that one that I can
imagine the front bumper hitting the road in an abrupt stop.
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The original buss looked much better shortened.
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It looks
If by chopped up you mean a shortened VW bus, then yea, they were pretty
common in the late 60s. From the same mentality that destroyed mint Bugs to
make dune buggies.
On 9/16/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A couple of weeks ago someone was talking about a chopped up van. I had
seen
Please tell me that doesn't really say Payday Loans on the side. Was it
parked in a lower middle class neighborhood?
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Parked in a little strip mall next to a bank and likka store and
Wendy's, the whole town is sorta marginal. I could tell you stories
based on my sitting in court several days trying to get some thieves
convicted -- they stole a lot of money from my elderly parents. A sad
commentary on
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Parked in a little strip mall next to a bank and likka store
WAIT. Do you mean Ikea? That is the only thing I miss about moving from
Woodbridge VA to Iowa -- if you are near an Ikea, you don't know how lucky
you are. I would love to have access to one (moved into new office spaces
last Tuesday and want some Ikea bookcases).
On 9/16/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL
If by chopped up you mean a shortened VW bus, then yea, they were
pretty
common in the late 60s. From the same mentality that destroyed mint
Bugs to
make dune buggies.
Bugs were the cheapest wheels out there, and there were _lots_
of them. Made them an excellent choice for such fooling
WAIT. Do you mean Ikea?
No. Likka. Likker. Liquor.
-- Jim
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If by chopped up you mean a shortened VW bus, then yea, they were
pretty
common in the late 60s. From the same mentality that destroyed mint
Bugs
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