cort16 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 14 hours ago, HMC said: I prefer my fuel systems to come unexploded rather than exploded, that can come later. Loving the Mexican beetle is it one of the fuel injected ones? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 14 hours ago, bunglebus said: I'm really hankering after another Beetle now though Get one! Do you want to be a person who did stuff, or a person who didn't do stuff but wanted to? DOO EEETT bunglebus, 500tops, juular and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 16 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: This is my old 67 in the very early 90s, just before I bought it. I always liked it like this and knew the car well. Unfortunately the PO resprayed it in peppermint green and removed the the banded steels before selling. Love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimesy Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 15 hours ago, jonny69 said: Full pineapple on the Beetle please. Those hand-painted plates, you tend to see them on much older stuff. I usually see them on VSCC-age vehicles or older, Brooklands kind of stuff. Cool find. Being an unsociable old fart, I have no idea what the term "Pineapple" means when applied to cars, can some kind soul enlighten me please? horriblemercedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazfr69 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 27 minutes ago, Vimesy said: Being an unsociable old fart, I have no idea what the term "Pineapple" means when applied to cars, can some kind soul enlighten me please? It’s a bit of a catch all term for the mods that people don’t like (lowered, stacked roof rack etc) but I always think of this… Vimesy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, Vimesy said: Being an unsociable old fart, I have no idea what the term "Pineapple" means when applied to cars, can some kind soul enlighten me please? "Ruined" is usually a pretty good equivalent. Edit: In fairness, there are a fair number of actually tastefully modified Beetles out there on which the work has clearly been done as a labour of love. However there are also a huge number of what were lovely clean cars which have been slammed to the floor in the cheapest way possible and had a ten minute blow over of fake patina because that's the trendy thing to do. I have nothing against owners modifying their cars... they belong to their owners after all. Beetles just seem to fare badly in this department. 95 quid Peugeot, Vimesy and LightBulbFun 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimesy Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, Bazfr69 said: It’s a bit of a catch all term for the mods that people don’t like (lowered, stacked roof rack etc) but I always think of this… 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: "Ruined" is usually a pretty good equivalent. Ah, it's all a bit subjective then 😉, thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Thing is a lot of the stuff people consider ruined on a beetle is absolutely reversible. You don't need to chop out any of the original metal work to fit a decent engine in, unless you're going for a wider stroker engine and massive carbs, but frankly given that people have made nearly 200bhp on a 69mm crank, unless you're racing it, you really don't need to. Dropped Spindles mean you don't have to chop into the suspension beam at the front, in order to fit suspension height adjustment, and even if you did, you can still keep it at stock height, but have the option to go a bit lower. Other stuff is a case of remove the bits you don't want and store them, and bolt on performance things. But that's me.. everyone is different. bunglebus, coachie, Nyphur and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I thought it was originally about the stuff piled on the roof rack (vintage suitcases, oil drum, random old tyre, bmx, hay bale etc) from that era of modded VWs in the 00s, but it has evolved to refer to the look as a whole (lowered, camber, poke & stretch, roof rack + pineapple additions, sticker bomb, 1 rusty wing, fake patina, whiff of Ankor wax etc etc. tooSavvy, DVee8 and Nyphur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Just now, jonny69 said: I thought it was originally about the stuff piled on the roof rack (vintage suitcases, oil drum, random old tyre, bmx, hay bale etc) from that era of modded VWs in the 00s, but it has evolved to refer to the look as a whole (lowered, camber, poke & stretch, roof rack + pineapple additions, sticker bomb, 1 rusty wing, fake patina, whiff of Ankor wax etc etc. I found a tin of ankor wax the other day that I paid £9 for.. It's good for stopping things rusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazfr69 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I’ve stuck to reversible changes on mine tbh. Discs, drop spindles and electronic ignition but I also absolutely love my Zoom Tube. 😄 500tops and djim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I think I might have mentioned that I have been a VW fan in the past. I learnt in a Bug, that I crashed 5 months after passing my test. 5 months later it looked like this. Pics taken at VW Action in Stoneleigh Park, 1982. In 1986, when Cal-Look hade been imported to the UK I had this 1200 Bug Beach shot was taken on the first Run to the Sun at Newquay beach. My last bug was sold in 1992, my 1963 Ruby Red Delux In the 10 years or so that I had air-cooled VWs I tried all types, including the 1303S, Type and Type 4s. Of all of them I think the 1963 was best. It might have been the slowest of the lot, but for some reason it was the quietest. I never had a South American VW, but they are know for rusting quicker than a patinated German one. coachie, Dick Longbridge, Datsuncog and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 8/31/2023 at 7:39 PM, barefoot said: Don't, it'll ride like shit. Ride quality is overrated tbh... Glad you're back @HMC HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 Fleet shot whilst i was tinkering with the beetle today…. tooSavvy, dome, somewhatfoolish and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Lol, how come the garage doors look so wonky? That’s not the angle of the picture doing funny business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazfr69 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 4 hours ago, HMC said: Fleet shot whilst i was tinkering with the beetle today…. I hope you’re finding time to drive along with tinkering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, jonny69 said: Lol, how come the garage doors look so wonky? That’s not the angle of the picture doing funny business! Tilt your head a bit? Hope the Beetle is behaving! Love the look of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Sunday at 11:30 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 11:30 AM Solid shifts being put in by both the VW and the jag, both offering something different for a person that just likes driving cars. A clash of styles, earlier. Both are also approved by Dobby (new canine friend) a Beagle x cocker spaniel. Eyersey1234, MiniMinorMk3, Nyphur and 33 others 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted Sunday at 01:55 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:55 PM Great Beetle and Jag combo and the puppy is very cute. Reminds me of my ownBeetle/Jag pairing from back in the day (I also had a Mexi that is out of shot) Bazfr69, Carl1981, MiniMinorMk3 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Sunday at 04:29 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 04:29 PM 2 hours ago, w00dy said: Great Beetle and Jag combo and the puppy is very cute. Reminds me of my ownBeetle/Jag pairing from back in the day (I also had a Mexi that is out of shot) brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazfr69 Posted Sunday at 04:37 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:37 PM My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. MiniMinorMk3, HMC, Spiny Norman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted Sunday at 04:39 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:39 PM Bloody hell, this is a trip down memory lane. First car was a Ruby red 1961 Beetle,202 ENP. Second, a 1966 Bahama blue 1300,FJF750D,as in the last photo, next to the Jaguar. How come I can remember their regs, but not the car I drive every day? Bazfr69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted Sunday at 04:44 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:44 PM SYR194F, BWT772S Simples - the modern stuff is just so much more forgettable? Either that or it's early onset gifferdom (in my case it likely is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted Sunday at 07:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:54 PM 4 hours ago, Bazfr69 said: My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. Perhaps he's mistaken it for a Moggy (Minor) - still if you break down you can get him to puss it home. Or perhaps it's the purr of an air-cooled that appeals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted Sunday at 08:02 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:02 PM 6 minutes ago, lesapandre said: Perhaps he's mistaken it for a Moggy (Minor) - still if you break down you can get him to puss it home. Were you a script writer for the Two Ronnies? lesapandre, yes oui si and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted Sunday at 08:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:07 PM Some great motoring jokes...and the Two Ronnies. Six-cylinder, MiniMinorMk3, Vantman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted Sunday at 11:03 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:03 PM 3 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said: Were you a script writer for the Two Ronnies? Nah, CATastrophic, old mews EyesWeldedShut and lesapandre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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