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My 1970 bubblegum

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The family went to the mother city and they came across a guy selling this beauty. The whole family had fallen in love with her...see that silver bmw it kept up with it up the windy bends too fish on the rocks...so this is my pride and joy that we saved...its a stock 1970 1600 single port with very minor work done. Original interior... woohooo 3 years later woth little resto work done we changed door skins bonnet n knocked dents out the fenders and rust sorted by battery (very common you guys know)after that my grease monkey garage brother n i dropped it cleaned it up and added a zenon light kit...we still working on improving it. We have another project will keep u buggers updated
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:10: Wow that is one sexy bug - well done!
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Thanks alot pine
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congrats on your Beetle :) may you have many lekker aircooled trips together .....

now, tell us more about that red bus ;)
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She is looking good
now you need to add some power ;-)
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:bowdown: I will say it again, the look that you created is beautifull.
:hangloose: WILL WE EVER KILL THE BUG?!?!?!?!? :hangloose:
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I love that you stuck to the original colour, steelies and bumpers. Very neat little machine. Congratulations!
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Well done, nice job,.....

Kinda miss the duct tape from your 1st pic.... :lol: :lol:

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@ Jolas thanks I enjoy this car than any other...aircooled all the way!!!that red beauty belongs to a colleague of mine if you wana see it you will find this duo at every car show fŕom now on....@ Tony z thanks a lot bud hope to meet up soon to discuss that power issue well not for this low and slow but for another project hidden in my laboratory...@ Gerhard and drusky thanks guys...@ retrovan thanks bud actually with the duct tape the car was faster like I said it kept up with that bmw in the beautiful mother city after the restoration my bug got slower can't keep up with the bmw but I don't care I will drive dat bug every single day if I could...thanks guys once again this whole build i took advice from family n it turned out like this hope you guys love it and allowing me into this family
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Volla works wrote:@ Tony z thanks a lot bud hope to meet up soon to discuss that power issue well not for this low and slow but for another project hidden in my laboratory...
Come visit sometime - if the two cars I have running wont convince you about the joys of power, then there is no hope for you
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@ Tony z wher in S.A. can i find you?
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Look under my profile picture... and maybe update yours
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Have been quiet for awhile now busy helping my brother start up his customising garage we needed a few changes so my bubblegum now known as letty to be hip with the current fashion and to blend in with the company we widened the rear rims and did tyre lettering just some of the cool customs that can be done @simplicity customs jhb...next mission air ride its what we do😎
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