Wicky
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I was on the search and found this one on craigslist and had to click on the video and was glad that I did. lmao.
You guys are all to old to be in high school, quit playing with the cars and study. LOLView attachment 611490 ...The originator of the Baja Bug ...Gary Emory...is seated in the lower right-hand corner of this pic...I am in the upper left hand corner...Our high school car club...The Pagans...You guys probably have never seen high schoolers with gray hair???..
...The first Baja bug pictured above is still in Gary’s family... View attachment 611488
You guys are all to old to be in high school, quit playing with the cars and study. LOL
Let’s do dis!I am getting tempted, I have to say. RV, then a buggy... so I can be like Bill and Chip.
69 Bug, slightly modified. Still Air Cooled, which is important to me being an old school VW racer.Very nice. Please post more details.
What is it? 3x3 or ? front arms? Love the car.69 Bug, slightly modified. Still Air Cooled, which is important to me being an old school VW racer.
5x5 in the rear, 10" over front beam with 4" arms.What is it? 3x3 or ? front arms? Love the car.
Dump station leaving Cal City![]()
Where is this at?
I'll post a reply tomorrow AM from a PCBeen checking Craigslist, not entirely sure what to look for... LOL
Cool thread.... I know of Emory via his sons company that does some very cool old Porsches called Emory outlaws. Mostly 356's.
his sons company: https://www.emorymotorsports.com/outlaws
Cool thread.... I know of Emory via his sons company that does some very cool old Porsches called Emory outlaws. Mostly 356's.
his sons company: https://www.emorymotorsports.com/outlaws
View attachment 611941 Here is a pic from the 5 car I rode in with Mike, we started the race in Frt of Evan Evans, we ended up breaking the Frt end and drove over the edge /cliff after passing Mikes Sky Ranch!
Luckily the brush /sage was so heavy /thick it held up the car and a jeep ended up winching us out, we hit a bump and the Frt end lifted hit the ground and went straight instead of turning to the left and following the switch back around the corner we drove almost straight off the side of a mountain!
Bill ended up selling the car and it went overseas to the sand lot!
It's tough, takes patience. Most the cars I see on CL are either beaters or stock bugs with their fenders cut. As you know from experience, it's WAY cheaper to find a car built nice, or close to completion and just deal with the details, rather than try to build a car from scratch.Been checking Craigslist, not entirely sure what to look for... LOL
Cool thing about VW Bugs is how structurally sound they were/are. I remember several instances of guys in HS rolling them in accidents, getting out and a group of guys rolling them back to wheels down, firing them up and driving away with minor dents and dings.It's tough, takes patience. Most the cars I see on CL are either beaters or stock bugs with their fenders cut. As you know from experience, it's WAY cheaper to find a car built nice, or close to completion and just deal with the details, rather than try to build a car from scratch.
Finding a car that has the cage and suspension work done right, are few and far between. If you don't mind the cold and dust, get a razor, turn key and be done. Baja's are WAY cool and I like the sealed cabin, but they are a expensive hobby.
...I think one of the original outlaw badges sold on E Bay for $3500 or $5000 or something like that a few years ago ...they have now finally patented their configuration of the outlaw name...
...I think they learned their lesson after Volkswagen Of America had billboards and advertisements all over the US...possibly the world???...with a big picture of Gary’s Baja...Someone suggested that he should be getting paid...When VW was approached on the matter...they simply took down all the billboards instead of throwing a couple of bucks Garys way???...Dunno???...
Been checking Craigslist, not entirely sure what to look for... LOL
Cool thing about VW Bugs is how structurally sound they were/are. I remember several instances of guys in HS rolling them in accidents, getting out and a group of guys rolling them back to wheels down, firing them up and driving away with minor dents and dings.
Not claiming them to not require roll bars and bracing, but solid stock vehicles were pretty damned solid and safe.![]()
Cool thread.... I know of Emory via his sons company that does some very cool old Porsches called Emory outlaws. Mostly 356's.
his sons company: https://www.emorymotorsports.com/outlaws
Turned out really nice Bill.