Page 1 of 11
Gypsie Bug
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:38 am
by Gypsie
I just bought this little super:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/1017441408.html
gonna start the Gypsie lovin' this weekend. I will post some pix after I git all up in her bid'ness.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:48 am
by dtrumbo
Woo hoo! Very nice!
Two questions, though.
What's up with the exhaust?
Is the sunroof factory or aftermarket?
Regardless, it's a sweet little ride. Congrats!
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:50 am
by hambone
Congrats. Hope this doesn't cut into engine-rebuild-help!
Sunroof is aftermarket. Stock was metal. Maybe a stinger exhaust?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:14 pm
by zblair
YAY! for the Gypsie fleet!
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:41 pm
by IFBwax
Wow.. nice bug. Can I drive it????
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:47 pm
by Oregon72
Did you say '72???? We're family now!!!!
and brother don't shake hands - brothers gotta hug!! (a brake pad salesman from Sandusky once told me that).
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:25 pm
by justgimmecoffee
sweet, what a nice find!
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:28 pm
by Westy78
Not bad at all. How's the body?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:01 pm
by Vdubtech
The exhaust is a single quiet pack, a stinger comes straight out the middle. Pretty common aftermarket cheap replacement muffler. The sunroof is deifnitely aftermarket, no Bug ever came with a glass sunroof.
Nice lookin Bug!! My search continues here in the salty Northeast for a decent Bug to rip around in.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:03 pm
by Bookwus
Hiya Gypsy,
Way to go!
Speaking as a Bugowner myself, welcome to this particular corner of the fraternity. Nothing like having a Type 2 and a Type 1 cluttering up the driveway. You and VWB can share notes on your 1302s. We ought to get the PDX Bugs together sometime.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:21 am
by hambone
Was lucky enuff to drive it yesterday, ya got a good solid foundation. Remember the Gee Bee Super Sportster?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:10 pm
by Bookwus
Hiya Bob,
hambone wrote:...... Remember the Gee Bee Super Sportster?
Shades of Jimmy Doolittle! The flying engine that killed a number of its pilots. Fast (very fast) but super dangerous.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:06 pm
by tristessa
.. there's pikshurz? I didn't see any on that CL ad .. in fact it went to a listing for a Baja project, so the link is obviously farked.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:16 pm
by Westy78
tristessa wrote:.. there's pikshurz? I didn't see any on that CL ad .. in fact it went to a listing for a Baja project, so the link is obviously farked.
Link works for me.
Pac-Man
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:42 pm
by spiffy
NICE!!!!!
Gypsie and LiveonJG are the only two folks that can keep their excitement in and not spill the beans on a new find.
Congrats buddy! Now ya wont have to futz with yer AFM as much for better mileage
Need more pics.