When is a Beetle NOT a small car

Baha (Shawn) · October 23, 2010, 02:36:52 PM

Went to visit a buddy today. He just got a new air-cooled

This is NOT an optical illusion

VWPANZER1 · October 23, 2010, 10:03:21 PM

It looks French???.

Bob(Herbie) · October 23, 2010, 11:54:30 PM

Or maybe Italian-Fiat

Baha (Shawn) · October 24, 2010, 02:23:57 PM

Nope... I'll give you a hint:

Put a beetle motor in it and it will be a bug-a-ru

bugs2much · October 24, 2010, 06:20:25 PM

I think I saw them in Japan. Is that possible?

Baha (Shawn) · October 24, 2010, 07:36:15 PM

Quote from: bugs2much on October 24, 2010, 06:20:25 PM
I think I saw them in Japan. Is that possible?

Not only possible but likely

Ant (Pop's Garage) · October 24, 2010, 09:54:06 PM

love the real vw in the pic, would love to get a vert

Baha (Shawn) · October 25, 2010, 09:32:18 PM

Quote from: BarileBug on October 24, 2010, 09:54:06 PM
love the real vw in the pic, would love to get a vert

If you're going to do it...That's the one. White on white on white (Tripple Whites are the 2nd most desirable...Tripple Blacks being the rarest). It's all stripped and ready for prep. The pans are done. It runs like a top & comes with a chitload of spares. He's only asking $2500. It'll be worth 4 times that when done.

You can PM Bugaru if you have questions

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/2000654180.html

Ant (Pop's Garage) · October 26, 2010, 06:31:32 PM

i would love to but too much $ for me. (and not enough rust) thats the kind im looking for, or a thing

jthw8 · October 26, 2010, 08:54:11 PM

Its a subaru 360. I had the van version

Next to a Smart car

Did someone say they wanted a Thing? Might have one for sale....

Ant (Pop's Garage) · October 26, 2010, 09:11:44 PM

yes but I'm in the market for a cheaper restore

jthw8 · October 26, 2010, 09:18:18 PM

Quote from: BarileBug on October 26, 2010, 09:11:44 PM
yes but I'm in the market for a cheaper restore

Yeah, this one is not on the cheaper end, although not on the top end either.

Baha (Shawn) · October 26, 2010, 09:22:40 PM

Quote from: jthw8 on October 26, 2010, 08:54:11 PM
Its a subaru 360. I had the van version

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! It is indeed a Subaru 360!

"Had" being the operative word...So you don't "have" one right now? Jay's trying to figure out who nabbed a pickup model while he was on his way to get it (sort of)

jthw8 · October 26, 2010, 09:54:11 PM

Quote from: Baha (Shawn) on October 26, 2010, 09:22:40 PM

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! It is indeed a Subaru 360!

"Had" being the operative word...So you don't "have" one right now? Jay's trying to figure out who nabbed a pickup model while he was on his way to get it (sort of)

Sold it about 2 years ago, picked it up for a song up near Trenton but really had to many other projects going on and a friend from the GRM community really wanted it. Haven't seen any pickup models recently. Amusing little cars. After sizing up the van with the Smart I realized a drivetrain swap from a Smart would have been a perfect fit. At the time I had a donor mustang and wanted to put a 5.0 in it but the 5.0 and T5 even if pressed against the drivers seat still overlapped the rear end by 6 inches.

Baha (Shawn) · October 27, 2010, 10:10:25 PM

You really are twisted...I like it

Ladies & Gentlemen I present jthw8 a true evil-genius :-)