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joe shmoe Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: nu yawk!!
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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had a very mint empi coach wheel back in the day, but sold at englishtown for $75.00 ...kicked my self afterward..that was back about 10 or 13 yrs ago..just picked up aset of NOS delswift mirrors...Joe |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69853 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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joe shmoe wrote: |
had a very mint empi coach wheel back in the day, but sold at englishtown for $75.00 ...kicked my self afterward..that was back about 10 or 13 yrs ago..just picked up aset of NOS delswift mirrors...Joe |
I can't believe you sold a Coach wheel for $75 10-13 years ago. That seems like a lot to me. It's only in the past couple years that people have been paying stupid prices for those.
There was a guy with a gym bag of 10 of them at Pomona 2 years ago for $200. I wish I had bought it now. _________________ How to Post Photos
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Thornton EMPI Guru
Joined: August 27, 2001 Posts: 2107 Location: Portland to AZ back to Portland
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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I sold my perfect VDM wheel with empi horn button for 580.00 dollars on ebay about a year ago! _________________ Thornton |
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joe shmoe Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: nu yawk!!
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Sure did EB,sold to one of the judges.he came up to me and asked me how much I wanted,didn't know how much it was worth,I had found it at my friends Junkyard in a old flat window super..I told him a $100 he said $75.. |
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Dave Samba Elder
Joined: July 11, 2002 Posts: 2693 Location: The Forest Moon of Endor, in the Redwoods
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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My Rader wheels, like Thornton's, are rare, I guess. My speaker grille/clock for the Oval, maybe, is rare (keeps perfect time still, too). But the thing I have that is the rarest would have to be all the one-off stuff I got from Richard Guarino, who campaigned the EMPI "Inch Pincher 3" Split Window Gasser up and down the Eastern seaboard. I got the original Speedwell Restall reclining seats (No, Dave M, I don't want to sell them) and the original EMPI jacket, Nomex firesuit, helmet, and driving gloves from the Inch Pincher 3, and a Derrington steering wheel that was adapted with the Oval/Bus EMPI horn button, to Richard's daily driver, a Karmann Ghia. I got unused mailing labels, stationary with the EMPI logo and blue and orange stripes down the side of the paper, stickers from the East Coast division of EMPI (different and even more rare than the regular EMPI ones) truly one-off EMPI stuff. YUSTRN has seen all the stuff I got from Richard. I won't tell the story of how I came to be in possession of all this stuff, because it would make someone look very, very, stupid. _________________ 2003 Samba Chummie Winner- Best Story
"Those that matter, don't mind,
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 77012 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Dave wrote: |
But the thing I have that is the rarest would have to be all the one-off stuff I got from Richard Guarino, who campaigned the EMPI "Inch Pincher 3" Split Window Gasser up and down the Eastern seaboard. |
Dave... i remember a certain chrome Bosch 010.
One of my rare items is a NOS Rosco right hand mirror made during the mid 60's. I only know of one other, but want makes it more interesting is that Rosco was based in the town i live in and i found the mirror on a back shelf of the foreign auto parts store in town. Maybe 1 mile from where it was manufactured.
_________________ Glenn
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:28 am Post subject: |
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my 2 og petri steering wheels, perohaus oval dash clock and huls recliners _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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El Guero Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2004 Posts: 1197 Location: I.E. Y-QUE
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 4:05 pm Post subject: rare items |
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damn rich split popouts were those the ones on buddhas 55 those are sweet your 50 rag with those and your mirror clock forget bout it. |
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Rich's 50 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 10781 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Texasbrown, look under GFK in the gallery and you will see all the other goodies, The popout's were on this car for 23 years when i got it. Randy from palm desert owed it for 25 years |
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vw79 Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2004 Posts: 45 Location: snowlandia, Finland
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:50 am Post subject: |
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how about this? i´m not telling yet, what is this.
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justbuggin Resident Brit
Joined: April 16, 2003 Posts: 752 Location: England
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like an ultra rare NOS Hella ear trumpet. _________________ Rob
www.justbuggin.co.uk
1958 Rag Cal Import
T25 Panel Van |
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vdubaddict Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2003 Posts: 81 Location: Roaming the Philly 'burbs
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:20 am Post subject: |
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That's a tough one, but I think the rarest accessory I own is an NOS, in the VW factory box, oil filter kit for an Oval window...It's the same style as the fram kits that mount on the fan shroud like you would see on an Okrassa motor, but it's VW blue with a VW emblem on it and mounts on the firewall. Even have 2 replacement screens for it...also in VW boxes.
In 18 + years of collecting, I have yet to see another one of those.
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Chris _________________ I can recall the location, color, and condition of almost every bus I've ever seen in my lifetime but I forget where I put my keys on a daily basis ~
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Split Decision Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2003 Posts: 675 Location: Katy, Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:06 am Post subject: |
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This is pretty tame, but I wish I still had the working Sapphire VI radio out of my old Ghia.
Mike _________________ In 1966 Volkswagen pinched my loaf.
67 Deluxe
On year seven of the "I'll get it done next week" engine rebuild.
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:15 am Post subject: |
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vw79 wrote: |
how about this? i´m not telling yet, what is this.
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gotta be some ultra rare fatchick fuel injector funnel. _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Thornton EMPI Guru
Joined: August 27, 2001 Posts: 2107 Location: Portland to AZ back to Portland
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:12 am Post subject: |
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vw79 wrote: |
how about this? i´m not telling yet, what is this.
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I think its a piss funnel
You know, take a hole saw to the pan, weld that cup in place, aim at the target while driving down the road to take a leak, no more rest areas! _________________ Thornton |
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vw79 Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2004 Posts: 45 Location: snowlandia, Finland
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:52 am Post subject: |
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okay, it is a funnel for post ´75 fuelinjection beetles with catalytic converters. then it was possible use outside california leaded fuel when unleaded wasn´t available. also the catalytic converter had to be removed or it would be damaged when used leaded fuel
filler neck diameter was smaller in california models.
rare or not, but i haven´t seen others never.
ten points for superskim! |
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19675 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Back when I was around 13 my dad built us a volleyball court in the backyard and to keep the net up he used two American Racing Rim 5 spokes and filled with concrete that where 5 lug VW. The other two he had he used for hose reels.
Just Kidding. _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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VW Addict Samba Salesman
Joined: January 09, 2003 Posts: 3920
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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I have alot of rare items, a pair of heart tailights, old new toys from the 60's like a Herbie friction car, etc. Misc parts, radio grills, decklids, just some good rare accessories. |
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Macca_nzl Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2003 Posts: 367 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:43 am Post subject: |
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I dont have much but have only been collecting for 2 months
- Cool old German foglamps - metal bases and all (Hella)
- NOS Rear fender guards
- 2 x KPH Speedo's
- Blaupunkt Radio
Don't know if its rare or not but i have a wolfsburg front bonnet crest with the word special under the blue water- its kinda cool
Edit: oh and a cool old NZ Made Starline roofrack with clamps _________________ 71 1302s
wanted - Blade from ambo fans. |
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