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[JollySipper]

What year is that Bug? It's a sliding ragtop............

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, JollySipper said:

What year is that Bug? It's a sliding ragtop............

I think '63 was the last year in the u.s. . At least it's not an oval widow. Or a split

[Russell C]

Squashed like a bug.

I know where there is a squashed Crosley pickup. Don't know how my dad ended up with it in the first place, all I know is that in the woods part of our property, the poor thing was laying on its side with the chassis separated a few feet away. Don't have a particularly clear memory of it since I was only 7 - 8 years old at the time, but the impression I get is that it was originally a wagon like this with the back part of the roof removed. Don't think it had a rear cab wall. Anyway, relatives and their kids came to visit, didn't know we owned it or that it was on our property, and their kids smashed out all the windows. Mom declared it to be garbage that must be thrown out, so somehow it was loaded sideways onto my dad's new '72 Datsun pickup, and off we went to the county dump where I watched the bulldozer driver mash the cab flat with his blade. Couldn't watch the rest of the carnage. Should be under the dirt right around this area, square in the center of the view.

[slusher]

That’s a waste of a Volkswagen you can buy everypart of a Volkswagen.  I believe 75 was tast year of a Volkswagen in the U.S. and it was a super beetle..

[Mattilacken]

Sad thing is that many things still go the same way not just in the SAME WAY  And most our junk is being dug down or left in the open in many places in the world. At least allot of metal things get melted and re used now days. 

Many cars that we today say are cool had the same fate as the beetle above.. Wonder what cars from today that aplies to.

[johnyrotten]

39 minutes ago, Mattilacken said:

Sad thing is that many things still go the same way not just in the SAME WAY  And most our junk is being dug down or left in the open in many places in the world. At least allot of metal things get melted and re used now days. 

Many cars that we today say are cool had the same fate as the beetle above.. Wonder what cars from today that aplies to.

Most cars today, I believe, won't become icons like the beetle, mustang,ect. Most likely it will be the case: hey, look at that 2020 whatever with 3/4 of a million miles still on the road. I remember those. I still use old equipment everyday for work,  and enjoy doing so. Kinda sad how we discard our past.

Edited December 20, 2024 by johnyrotten

[Mark]

I'm surprised it's essentially the whole car (probably minus engine).  Every aspiring Dune Buggy builder (or savvy auto parts flipper) was buying up old Beetles for the chassis pans back then.

[HomerS]

Nowadays, trash has too many rules.  My city's contractor took four foot fluorescent tubes out of the trash and laid them in my yard.  I e-mailed them to ask why and they told me I had to wrap them in newspaper.  I answered back that in the electronic age, where does one acquire this stuff called newspaper?  They wouldn't take a 40 inch board (one) that was placed next to my cans but the following week they took it when I put it in the can which made it hard to roll to the truck?

Couple years ago we got forced recycling (I'm sure the city gets some kinda kickback on the program) as we can't opt out).  We are suppose to wash out containers....I'm not increasing my water bill to wash trash.  The city took away the big containers at city hall so I actually recycle less as I'm over cleaning up the stuff the contractor dumps from the curb to the truck.

[mr moto]

On 12/19/2024 at 5:16 PM, JollySipper said:

What year is that Bug? It's a sliding ragtop............

Green car with yellow fenders....might be multiple years!

 

 

 

[blizzy63]

There was a time when the VW Bug was just a cheap, throwaway automobile.

While many would love to have a Mustang, all they could afford is a used Beetle.

Later "enthusiasts" made them more desireable and valueable.

[Ace-Garageguy]

It bwoked mommy. Tuwo it awayyyy and get me NEWWWWW one !!!!!!!!

                                        

Edited December 21, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[stitchdup]

On 12/20/2024 at 2:01 PM, Mattilacken said:

Sad thing is that many things still go the same way not just in the SAME WAY  And most our junk is being dug down or left in the open in many places in the world. At least allot of metal things get melted and re used now days. 

Many cars that we today say are cool had the same fate as the beetle above.. Wonder what cars from today that aplies to.

new minis, mazda mx5/eunos/etc, vw golf, fwd vw transporters, japanese 4x4s, civics, imprezas, evos, gtrs, supras and many more. i know of 2 early new minis being restored and multiple vw vans. the old stuff just costs too much for younger folk. one new mini is only getting restored because they couldn't find an old one that didn't need a new shell

[webestang]

Oh Man.....poor old Bug. That makes me sad. 

[jaymcminn]

On 12/21/2024 at 12:44 PM, stitchdup said:

new minis, mazda mx5/eunos/etc, vw golf, fwd vw transporters, japanese 4x4s, civics, imprezas, evos, gtrs, supras and many more. i know of 2 early new minis being restored and multiple vw vans. the old stuff just costs too much for younger folk. one new mini is only getting restored because they couldn't find an old one that didn't need a new shell

Many of these are already going up in price. My '95 MX5 Miata has jumped in value over the last several years.  I can see early New Minis being the next "big thing". They're incredibly appealing little cars. Add XJ Jeep Cherokees to that list... good ones are rare on the ground these days and priced accordingly.