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If you could somehow share that clip, that would be cool.
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2003 TDI Beetle
2002 TDI Beetle
currently parked - 1996 Dodge 2500 Cummins Turbodiesel
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10-25-2013, 05:38 PM
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Phil - glad to hear you're recovering well after going under the knife.
Bummer that you've been out of work so long, but I suspect you're living off savings accumulated from not spending as much on fuel through the years as you might have otherwise. 
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10-25-2013, 06:26 PM
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savings
Yes,exactly.
The vehicles and home have very low Coefficients of Dollar transfer so I'm able to stretch things rather far.
Which is perfect for a lunatic like myself,who's attempting to vibrate way beyond my assigned frequency. 
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10-25-2013, 06:29 PM
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clip
I'll try 'n dig it out tonight and get Al to scan it tomorrow.
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10-26-2013, 03:09 PM
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1955 German telescoping trailer for Bug
here is the telescoping trailer for the Beetle from April,1955 Mechanix Illustrated Magazine,pgs. 100 & 101.
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10-28-2013, 06:13 PM
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When I stare at the bottom left picture long enough I notice plan taper. Door's on the back, right?
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10-28-2013, 06:40 PM
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When I stare at the bottom left picture long enough I notice plan taper. Door's on the back, right?
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Thanks,yes,I believe there's a smidgeon of taper,and from the available images,one would have to deduce that access was from the tail.
Not a lot to go on. 
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10-29-2013, 02:11 PM
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I think there's a little taper bottom to top in the lower section, too. Probably to accommodate tapered ribs to stiffen it in the direction the curve doesn't help.
The Beetle tire is ~2ft in diameter, that make the overall length ~8ft. Two 5x10ft sheets of PolyMetal or MaxMetal, cut into 2 and 3ft strips would skin it.
It reminds me of a smaller, more manageable Airstream Basecamp.
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10-29-2013, 06:57 PM
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Base camp
I ran across the Base Camp in a history of Airstream.Nissan Design did it,yes?
Have they ever put it into production?
I've never seen one up close and personal.I'd like to.
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10-29-2013, 07:13 PM
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I ran across the Base Camp in a history of Airstream.Nissan Design did it,yes?
Have they ever put it into production?
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According to their website, seems it was only made fer 2 years, 2007 and 2008. 
Here's a video of one that was fer sale back in May 2013. 
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