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Old 01-27-2017, 02:00 AM   #11 (permalink)
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This thread reminds me, earlier this month I saw these:


1953 Studebaker Champion, customized by George Barris; across the room from this:







And this interesting thing:



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Old 01-27-2017, 03:10 AM   #12 (permalink)
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That's some of Barris' more tasteful work. Was the Opel not in Tacoma? This picture was taken there and I believe it to be a Studebaker (pre-Loewy)



And a 1951 bullet-nose Starlight (not Starliner) coupe with it's 4-piece back window

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That right there is a beautiful vehicle.

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That right there is a beautiful vehicle.
Stance, wheels and tires. Or is it that the right-hand wiper has been ecomodded away?

Tuzil — My first (& only convertible) Beetle was a 1958, Black on Black. That's the 1303 in Marino Yellow (L20A).

My favorite VW color is Shantung Gold (L12D), here on my current 1302. The flat-screen Superbeetle had two years of production and the old steering wheel and dashboard.

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Just for RedDevil:



"The designer was Robert E Bourke, an employee of Raymond Loewy Associates. Loewy recognized the genius of the design, and represented it as his own."

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Mostly I think would own/drive as many as possible, then get something different.

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Mostly I think would own/drive as many as possible, then get something different.
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But I've always wanted a 356 Speedster replica.
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