1963 VW Beetle

RandomUsername · 3rd December 2007, 14:14

Hi, And i'm new to this forum, i discovered this place a few months ago, i've just been browsing it, so i deiced to join:

...and in the pic above is my '63 beetle!!!, how's it?

iraghava · 3rd December 2007, 15:11

Welcome to the forum Santaji!! For a 13-year old young man, that's a nice car you got there! You allowed to drive it??

And yeah, nice blog too! Have fu here & do remember to read the rules.

P.S. I don't know why but somehow I think you're going to be a great understudy for Karl!

S@~+#0$# · 3rd December 2007, 15:30

Welcome to T-BHP!!!

That is a nice beetle you got there! Also, was reading in your blog that you have just bought a VW Microbus. Congratuations on the rare find.

Have a pleasant stay!!

RandomUsername · 3rd December 2007, 15:40

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Welcome to the forum Santaji!! For a 13-year old young man, that's a nice car you got there! You allowed to drive it??

My dad lets me drive our other car(tata indigo marina) sometimes, but not the beetle, cause i always leave the clutch too quickly xD!, and it has been months since i last drove!

peeve · 3rd December 2007, 19:28

Hi,
Nice to have a 13 yr old guy who is crazy about bugs

.Nice car ..please post more pictures ...interior etc..Enjoy your time spent with Team BHP.

karlosdeville · 3rd December 2007, 19:55

Santaji, Finally you are here. Welcome aboard.

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Originally Posted by iraghava

P.S. I don't know why but somehow I think you're going to be a great understudy for Karl!

Understudy? This kid knows more about VWs than all of us combined!

moralfibre · 3rd December 2007, 20:13

Hello Santaji. We met at the Beetle club rally in Lonavala this year. I am thankful to you for my profile picture here - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/members/moralfibre.html . You handle the Mac like no one handles their Beetles. You know of VW's at par to people twice / thrice your age. Thats a perfect foundation to be a VW head with quad turbo's. Way to go and enjoy your stay here.

Here's your beetle at the VCCCI rally Bombay -

VW Bug 1
VW Bug 1
VW Bug 1

DirtyDan · 3rd December 2007, 20:18

Welcome aboard Santaji. I have a historical question for you. Do you know what infamous man was the general designer of the V.W. bug? I will give you 3 hints. His initials are A.H. and he died in 1945 in Europe.

karlosdeville · 3rd December 2007, 20:37

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Originally Posted by DirtyDan

Welcome aboard Santaji. I have a historical question for you. Do you know what infamous man was the general designer of the V.W. bug? I will give you 3 hints. His initials are A.H. and he died in 1945 in Europe.

Can we rephrase that? He commissioned it, not designed, though he did make these raw sketches on a napkin.

Akshay1234 · 3rd December 2007, 21:29

welcome to the forum.. lots of people around my age are joining now.

Stanher · 3rd December 2007, 21:58

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Originally Posted by DirtyDan

I will give you 3 hints. His initials are A.H. and he died in 1945 in Europe.

Uh, sorry I sound picky but these are only 2 hints...

Whats the 3rd.....? Anyways, someonez already revealed it! And who else could it be...

esteem_lover · 3rd December 2007, 23:05

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Originally Posted by RandomUsername

Hi, And i'm new to this forum, i discovered this place a few months ago, i've just been browsing it, so i deiced to join:

...and in the pic above is my '63 beetle!!!, how's it?

Is that "Herbie, Fully loaded" ? i do hope that you have watched that disney classic, being a teen. It is the same car.

rr_zen · 4th December 2007, 00:54

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Is that "Herbie, Fully loaded" ? i do hope that you have watched that disney classic, being a teen. It is the same car.

John, you must also give due regards to the older ones viz 'Love Bug', 'Herbie Rides Again', 'Herbie goes Monte Carlo', and 'Herbie goes Bananas'. 'Herbie fully Loaded' is the latest of the lot.

I presume you have tried matching his age with the movie that was released at that time.

Naren4140 · 4th December 2007, 15:59

what a strange coincidence.......he shares my birthday too !!! welcome aboard !!

Stanher · 4th December 2007, 21:53

Incidentally, santaji's beetle reminds me of one in a similar colour I've seen junking away at an abandoned petrol pump that has quite a few classics (including the fiat 1600 estate as identified by ram) and a coupla '20s-ish cars!
No idea if that beetle's the same model but it looks like an old one only...

3rd December 2007, 14:14	#1
RandomUsername BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 215 Thanked: 176 Times View My Garage	1963 VW Beetle Hi, And i'm new to this forum, i discovered this place a few months ago, i've just been browsing it, so i deiced to join: ...and in the pic above is my '63 beetle!!!, how's it?
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iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,993 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Welcome to the forum Santaji!! For a 13-year old young man, that's a nice car you got there! You allowed to drive it?? And yeah, nice blog too! Have fu here & do remember to read the rules. P.S. I don't know why but somehow I think you're going to be a great understudy for Karl!
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S@~+#0$# BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 700 Thanked: 43 Times View My Garage	Welcome to T-BHP!!! That is a nice beetle you got there! Also, was reading in your blog that you have just bought a VW Microbus. Congratuations on the rare find. Have a pleasant stay!!
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3rd December 2007, 19:28	#5
peeve BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 57 Thanked: 27 Times	Hi young bugman !! Hi, Nice to have a 13 yr old guy who is crazy about bugs .Nice car ..please post more pictures ...interior etc..Enjoy your time spent with Team BHP.
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3rd December 2007, 20:13	#7
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,578 Thanked: 14,519 Times	Hello Santaji. We met at the Beetle club rally in Lonavala this year. I am thankful to you for my profile picture here - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/members/moralfibre.html . You handle the Mac like no one handles their Beetles. You know of VW's at par to people twice / thrice your age. Thats a perfect foundation to be a VW head with quad turbo's. Way to go and enjoy your stay here. Here's your beetle at the VCCCI rally Bombay - VW Bug 1 VW Bug 1 VW Bug 1 Last edited by moralfibre : 3rd December 2007 at 20:16.
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3rd December 2007, 20:18	#8
DirtyDan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dharamsala, H.P Posts: 2,109 Thanked: 1,671 Times	Infamous man Welcome aboard Santaji. I have a historical question for you. Do you know what infamous man was the general designer of the V.W. bug? I will give you 3 hints. His initials are A.H. and he died in 1945 in Europe.
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Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,327 Thanked: 12,920 Times	welcome to the forum.. lots of people around my age are joining now.
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Naren4140 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bendakaalooru Posts: 126 Thanked: 3 Times	what a strange coincidence.......he shares my birthday too !!! welcome aboard !!
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4th December 2007, 21:53	#15
Stanher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad, AP Posts: 6,491 Thanked: 2,098 Times View My Garage	Incidentally, santaji's beetle reminds me of one in a similar colour I've seen junking away at an abandoned petrol pump that has quite a few classics (including the fiat 1600 estate as identified by ram) and a coupla '20s-ish cars! No idea if that beetle's the same model but it looks like an old one only...
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