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Post by catman on Feb 26, 2010 7:22:55 GMT -5
Is a 50's or 60's beetle TRaK'able?
Sort of a restolooker/ soft custom
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Post by paraphrenic on Feb 26, 2010 11:51:48 GMT -5
Hi there Catman... I'm sure if you posted a picture of the build in question (which is what a lot of folks do in this section when they are uncertain), Bob 'RodBurNeR' our administrator could give you a quick and accurate answer... ;D Incase this may help, here's a recent VW/Beetle build that seems to have passed the TRaK test: trakinscale.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=on&action=display&thread=7862 |
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Post by catman on Feb 26, 2010 12:07:59 GMT -5
Thanks Jon.
If that one passed, so will my Blue/white '56 Oval.
Gonna put it up today in "On the freakin' shelf!".
/Tom
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Post by paraphrenic on Feb 26, 2010 12:26:28 GMT -5
Your Blue/White '56 Oval is a great build with plenty of style...
I think the fellows here on TRaK will love it Tom! ;D
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Post by RodBurNeR on Feb 26, 2010 12:49:03 GMT -5
this is pretty cool! I have not really looked at Bug's much, but there are some neat things to do.  |
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Post by catman on Feb 26, 2010 13:01:00 GMT -5
Your Blue/White '56 Oval is a great build with plenty of style... I think the fellows here on TRaK will love it Tom! ;D  Thanks |
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Post by catman on Feb 26, 2010 13:05:55 GMT -5
this is pretty cool! I have not really looked at Bug's much, but there are some neat things to do. That's the look I want to get on my next Beetle. But first I'm gonna try and make a very, very sunfaded Karmann Ghia. It's not gonna be TRaK'able due to the very modern engine and wheels I'm gonna use. |
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Post by chuckmost on Mar 10, 2010 18:20:28 GMT -5
Bug rodz are the shizzz-nite! (Translation: Bug Rods Rule!)
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Post by chromecop on Mar 25, 2010 9:17:07 GMT -5
Here's a little history-lesson concerning hot rodded and kustomized VW's in the US: The Bug-In saga started way back on the 20th of October 1968 when the First edition was put on by Vic Wilson on the famous Orange County International Raceway (OCIR) wich sadly closed down on 30th October 1983, and that was the end of the Bug-In Shows aswell. The 31st and last Bug-In there was held on 9th October 1983, this was the last of the longest series ever of uninterupted VW shows ever put on, the Bug-In saga ended with a bang and got its legendary status, today these shows still are the example of what a show should be all over the world. (source: www.europeanbugin.com ) So, as long as it's a pre 1970 VW, built in a "traditional" VW hot rod/kustom/drag style, I can't see any reason it shouldn't be TRaKable, right? |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Mar 25, 2010 14:34:56 GMT -5
Here's a little history-lesson concerning hot rodded and kustomized VW's in the US: The Bug-In saga started way back on the 20th of October 1968 when the First edition was put on by Vic Wilson on the famous Orange County International Raceway (OCIR) wich sadly closed down on 30th October 1983, and that was the end of the Bug-In Shows aswell. The 31st and last Bug-In there was held on 9th October 1983, this was the last of the longest series ever of uninterupted VW shows ever put on, the Bug-In saga ended with a bang and got its legendary status, today these shows still are the example of what a show should be all over the world. (source: www.europeanbugin.com ) So, as long as it's a pre 1970 VW, built in a "traditional" VW hot rod/kustom/drag style, I can't see any reason it shouldn't be TRaKable, right? exactly! |
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Post by chromecop on Aug 3, 2011 14:49:50 GMT -5
BTW, the fenderless "Volksrods" that are very popular at VW-meets today are NOT considered "Traditional" if You ask me. They may be traditional by todays guidelines, but surely not traditional as in pre 1970!
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Post by poprodder on Aug 4, 2011 23:37:27 GMT -5
If I may add my two cents worth here...Raised in So.Cal. in the 50's and 60's , at no time ever, did I see anything VW that looked like the volksrods being made so popular today..ie: chopped, fenderless, channeled, stretched, dropped axles in front, etc. OK, well chopped maybe...but still, nothing like today. Now granted, they LOOK traditiional, they LOOK like a chopped 48 ford 2door sedan, like the 544 volvo's, they LOOK like something that SHOULD have been built back then, and I gotta admit, they are totally bitchin' lookin little hot rods. BUT, IMHO, they are definately not traditiional for the fact that they just weren't built like that then ..period. But do not let that stop you from building one...there are other forums to show 'em!
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Post by customcory on Aug 5, 2011 20:17:57 GMT -5
This was a bug done in the fifties, the first one to be chopped, and had hand operated hydraulic lifts on the front! It was also channeled over the frame and still exists. There were other ones made into drag cars, the earliest one in a 56 or so R&C mag. It had a flathead where the front seats would be and a set back driver. Now whats really crazy is if you look in the early 60'2 Car Craft mags at the model contests, a lot of guys used bug bodies on their drag creations. I'm a lurker I know. And it would be a stretch to say fenderless bugs with stretched front ends would be fifties or sixties styled vehicles. I don't know what ought to be on here, I'm glad I don't have to decide. But anyway, here is a actual bug fixed up in the day. Didn't get into the magazine until 62.  |
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Post by customcory on Aug 5, 2011 20:26:58 GMT -5
And heres a diorama from a model contest in on of those Car Crafts . I've drooled over this pic since I was a kid. I think these old builds are so inspiring. The VW is a gray area , but for sure people used them for drag car material. They probably always used the Pyro model or a PMC friction for a body most of the time I bet. Best Damn model site!  |
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