1965 21-window

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1965 21-window

Post by whc03grady » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:56 am

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Re: 1965 21-window

Post by tristessa » Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:13 pm

It's not *quite* lowered to the point of uselessness....
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Post by whc03grady » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:24 pm

I guess I should've commented this much: go to the link and check out the amount it sold for.
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Post by asiab3 » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:37 pm

You'd think for a 300k selling price they would have… something… ANYTHING other than this…

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Post by Bleyseng » Tue Jan 24, 2017 5:45 pm

What no clear dizzy cap! For that kind of money I want to see the spark damnit.
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Re: 1965 21-window

Post by asiab3 » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:04 am

Good thing they'll have a nice trail of oil mist on them wherever their road draft, err, pipe(?) goes.

Or maybe they could have pushed the spark plug boots on all the way.

Then again, maybe we're just bitter because we know that we work harder for our shit to work better/properly, and we don't make that much money on it.
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Post by Amskeptic » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:14 am

asiab3 wrote:maybe we're just bitter because we know that we work harder for our shit to work better/properly, and we don't make that much money on it.
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Post by hambone » Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:08 pm

How will the future judge our polluting beasts???!?!?! Will they be dragged from our cold, dead fingers clutching a .006" feeler gage? Internal combustion is both elegant and obscene. Alcohol, how can we convert our Buses to alcohol? But that is still a greenhouse contributor, the crops and burning the finished product. Solar, if that nut gets cracked then all we need is electric motors, small ones at each wheel, instant 100% torque. I can't wait.
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Post by whc03grady » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:22 pm

Uh, I think you got lost on your way to post to a different thread, hambone. Or maybe not.
Ludwig--1974 Westfalia, 2.0L (GD035193), Solex 34PDSIT-2/3 carburetors.
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
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Post by Amskeptic » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:04 pm

hambone wrote:How will the future judge our polluting beasts???!?!?!
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Post by chachi » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:36 am

asiab3 wrote:You'd think for a 300k selling price they would have… something… ANYTHING other than this…

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so, i'm not an upright guy so bear with me but what is it about that engine you don't like?
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Post by whc03grady » Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:07 pm

Tasteless chrome, mech-only distributor, carb set-up. Speaking for myself.
Ludwig--1974 Westfalia, 2.0L (GD035193), Solex 34PDSIT-2/3 carburetors.
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
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Post by Jivermo » Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:11 am

The bus, and the price, is just rude. Someone has overdosed on greed. It's going around now.

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Re: 1965 21-window

Post by asiab3 » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:04 am

chachi wrote:
asiab3 wrote:You'd think for a 300k selling price they would have… something… ANYTHING other than this…

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so, i'm not an upright guy so bear with me but what is it about that engine you don't like?
The selection of parts and specifications involved can never be tuned to give an Authentic Volkswagen Experience. I pay decent money and do lots of work to have my car start right up, every time, and run economically, in the harshest environments no matter what the conditions are. I do not think it would be possible even for Mr. Weber himself to get those carbs and distributors to run half as smooth as a Real Volkswagen is supposed to.

It makes me sad that someone is O.K. spending that amount of money for a sub-quality experience.
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Re: 1965 21-window

Post by whc03grady » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:11 pm

My question is, is the vintage VW scene the only automobile scene where faithfulness to originality isn't particularly valued? For example, do bone-stock perfect 1957 Chevy BelAirs go for more or less than 1957 Chevy BelAirs that're the equivalent to this bus: wrong paint, wrong engine, wrong interior, wrong, wrong, wrong (not matter how well-done)?
Ludwig--1974 Westfalia, 2.0L (GD035193), Solex 34PDSIT-2/3 carburetors.
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
Read about their adventures:
http://www.ludwigandgertie.blogspot.com

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