Anyone see the write up in the hot vw's magazine about Jessie James getting together some vw guys (Clyde Berg is the only one i can remember at the moment) to build a drag bug out of a split window coupe? Ought to be pretty interesting. The air date is either the 22nd or 29th.
I've got to be the a-hole to start this. I WILL not, and have refused to modify ANY pre '57 bug in a manner that cannot be easily undone. Why in the hell cut up a split or oval to build a damn drag car, when there are oodles of 60's on models out there, as well as "kits" to build an oval. If this is true I have lost what little respect I had left for the Berg family. I have NOTHING wrong with modifying a bug ion any way unless it is a split, oval or a 67. To add insult to injury that a-hole James goes home to Sandra Bullock every night................
Not a real split window ? lit OK
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VW created them- We saw them up and make' em worth a damn.....
Its my mission to piss off every purist I see- usually in a cloud of tire smoke with an engine running cooler than their stocker!
Jake you need to put the Blue Bonic car on pinks. Watch them shit a brick after sand bagging the 1st two runs.
Anyone can restore em, It takes a real man to cut one up! BTW: We have a 57 rag were building for my youngest Rat Style like this!
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I love the rats I don't consider myself a "purist" I have no problem with lowering, bigger engine, shiny paint, etc. It's the tubbing and chopping on the pre '57 cars that pisses me off. I just feel like massive alterations that render the car "unrestorable" are tsupid. If you want to chop a top go get a 63 that isn't somewhat valuable. I made my first custom as a rod look '64 (never did finish it though ). Just don't destroy the splits and ovals PLEASE, and if you do Nice vert by the way Jake
QUOTE (rick 918-S @ Aug 15 2005, 05:07 PM) |
Anyone can restore em, It takes a real man to cut one up! BTW: We have a 57 rag were building for my youngest Rat Style like this! |
QUOTE (scotty b @ Aug 15 2005, 03:54 PM) |
I've got to be the a-hole to start this. I WILL not, and have refused to modify ANY pre '57 bug in a manner that cannot be easily undone. Why in the hell cut up a split or oval to build a damn drag car, when there are oodles of 60's on models out there, as well as "kits" to build an oval. If this is true I have lost what little respect I had left for the Berg family. I have NOTHING wrong with modifying a bug ion any way unless it is a split, oval or a 67. To add insult to injury that a-hole James goes home to Sandra Bullock every night................ |
I had a 1955 sunburst Telecaster (sorry for guitar analogy) and they made like.. 15 sunburst '55 Teles.. and I didn't really get the Tele thing.. so I cut it into the shape of a fishing lure, and painted it so.
I would do this to any 700-800 dollar guitar... it was worth about that, before I did it, and now, it's worth about parts, instead of $15k.
Oh well, win a few, hack a few.
Funny thing is, I still didn't like it much.
M
hell, it was probably rusted anyway.
besides, hot rods are a folk art.
QUOTE (scotty b @ Aug 15 2005, 03:54 PM) |
I've got to be the a-hole to start this. I WILL not, and have refused to modify ANY pre '57 bug in a manner that cannot be easily undone. Why in the hell cut up a split or oval to build a damn drag car, when there are oodles of 60's on models out there, as well as "kits" to build an oval. If this is true I have lost what little respect I had left for the Berg family. I have NOTHING wrong with modifying a bug ion any way unless it is a split, oval or a 67. To add insult to injury that a-hole James goes home to Sandra Bullock every night................ |
QUOTE (i love porsche @ Aug 17 2005, 06:29 AM) | ||
why are you guys giving him a hard time, he has an extremely valid point... tons of older cars are becoming more rare, pre A 356's, pre 57 vw's, etc and to cut them up and make rat rods out of them is taking away the historic value of the car and making them more rare. i know i want to see a pre A in person..and one that is privately owned, and even show my future son one.. cars like this are very important to history..and id wrather not see them dissapear into modified hulks. |
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