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Bug bites the dust - Mex factory makes last VW classic
New York Daily News ^
| July 31
| Dave Goldiner
Posted on 07/31/2003 9:08:19 AM PDT by jjbrouwer
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The last original VW Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:08:19 AM PDT
by
jjbrouwer
To: jjbrouwer
My first car I owned was a '62. Then had a 63, a 69, 74 and 82 (last 3 were Westfalia vans/campers). Sad to see the beetle go. They were fun to see on the road.
To: Tennessee_Bob
FYI
To: jjbrouwer
I owned a 66 and a 67. My first two cars. Amazingly durable POS cars. I loved and hated those cars. Couldn't find the right spring for the throttle on the 66 so I carried a pack of thick rubber bands and when the pedal went dead pulled over and applied a new throttle "band." Hmm...thicker is sportier, but I have traffic so maybe one of the thinner ones. Oh and no heat. My friend called it the rolling refridgerator.
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:40:02 AM PDT
by
doodad
To: RedBloodedAmerican
It will live on in the New Beetle. Mine is a fun car to drive and is safer than the Classic. The world's most popular car will still be produced on the updated Mark IV Golf platform its been sold on since 1998. Long live The Bug!
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:41:42 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
I own a 1974 Burnt Orange Bug. I wish I had a new one of that year.
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:41:42 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Here's to Hillary's book sinking like the Clinton 2000 economy)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
It will live on in the New Beetle. Mine is a fun car to drive and is safer than the Classic. The world's most popular car will still be produced on the updated Mark IV Golf platform its been sold on since 1998. Long live The Bug!
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:41:42 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: bmwcyle
Get a new Orange New Beetle Convertible to complete your collection. :)
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:42:45 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: doodad
The Classic Beetle could be repaired on the road side. And while people complained about the heating going out in the winter and there never being air conditioning in the summer, they had great memories of the car. No wonder it become a cultural icon.
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:44:17 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: jjbrouwer
Sniff...My younger brother had a powder blue Bug. He tried to teach me how to drive standard in it. Those were the days :)
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:44:20 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: mewzilla
Ach... today you can drive a New Beetle with an auto tranny! ;-)
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:45:29 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
I had one Beatle - think it was a 1973 model. They were a Bug-ger to drive! Thing kept stalling so I would have to rev it up all the time.
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:49:47 AM PDT
by
jjbrouwer
(Sometimes THE GREATS come back...)
To: bmwcyle
Classi! First year for the dual port 1600 engine and new suspension!
To: jjbrouwer
The ones I had had quirks, too.
To: jjbrouwer
Where do you find a '03 classic bug? I had no clue they were still manufacturing those ugly as hell things. (flame suit on)
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:53:36 AM PDT
by
smith288
('This time I think the Americans are serious. Bush is not like Clinton.' - Uday Hussein)
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To: Warm Fuzzies
I agree. The new ones look neat but they are probably a bit too easy to drive. Probably a bit like the difference between the new BMW Minis and the old Mini Coopers.
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:57:11 AM PDT
by
jjbrouwer
(Sometimes THE GREATS come back...)
To: Warm Fuzzies
So you had the oversized (95mm) pistons with a dual carb. Made it about 2000cc, right? I had those in my campers. I loved those engines, used to build them for fun.
To: goldstategop
I did look at the new ones when they first came out. After I got over the sticker shock I decided I still liked the old ones better. But heck, of all the cars I've ever driven/ridden in, my favorite is still a Ford Model A. That ought to tell you something :)
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posted on
07/31/2003 9:59:46 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: Warm Fuzzies
This guy drives one of those "chick cars" and I don't feel less masculine because I'm fond of The Bug! :)
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posted on
07/31/2003 10:04:18 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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