Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-05-07 Thread Kristof Carton
- From: Dave C. Bolen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Kristoff, I just checked my first saved mail from this list and it was from May of 2000. Guess that still

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Kristoff, I just checked my first saved mail from this list and it was from May of 2000. Guess that still makes me a newbiegrin. I see Zundfolge(Jim) every once in awhile. He is doing well and working on several projects. I am doing the same, but have trimmed my stable a little cause I

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-22 Thread rayvwbug
vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 1:08 am Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug i signed up on the vintag vw list because an 18 year old girl that had all the clowns on ramva sniffing after her,told me i had bad spelling,bad sentance structure,bad english and on and on. her name

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread No Quarter
One other thing I failed to mention is that I remember when I first signed on the list, it was on my Amiga 1200 computer. We still have it and it still boots up however the hard drive fails to be recognized. I know when we converted to using the PC, the Amiga had emails on it from the PINE

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread No Quarter
I never knew you were from Australia! Or for that matter anyone on this list. Id be therowing up a new thread with a link to see the story of an Aussie bug we rescued here in Karachi. Stay tuned folks! Please tell us more about this Karachi find! Erin

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread No Quarter
Erin! I stand corrected, you are not from aussie land, only you gal is. Still Im sure folks would enjoy the Aussie bug rescue story. Asad Thanks for the kind words Asad. :) I saw many bay windows Kombis there (as they call them) with roo bars on them. Probably more

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread asad ishaque
. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:48:11 -0600 Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug One other thing I failed to mention is that I remember when I first signed on the list, it was on my Amiga 1200 computer. We still have it and it still boots up

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread asad ishaque
had plans to share this with you guys. Still if anyone has any confusion regarding any word or description let me know please. Asad. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:06:56 -0600 Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW BugI never knew you were

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread Bill May
the same could be said of usa--- look at school shootings and etc. - Original Message - From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug You know Asad

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread No Quarter
Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Erin, You are most welcome! its interesting to note the novelty of RHD dubs for you guys. For us the opposite is true, Pakistan being a RHD country. A LHD VW or any

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread Dean
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:48:11 -0600 From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug this would have been Feb 1997/1998 time frame. The list had only been online for a few years then. Erin By a few years you mean 10 right? I know I was on the list when I

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread asad ishaque
to be faithful to Li'l Red forever. Asad. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:57:06 -0600 Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug I remember Suleman! What is he doing now? Hope everything is fine with him. I went back and looked at your

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread asad ishaque
food for thought. Wishing sanity would prevail. Asad. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:14:43 -0800 Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug the same could be said of usa--- look at school shootings and etc. - Original Message

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread Potter, Tom E
That sounds like the U.S. Tom Potter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of asad ishaque Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:38 PM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread DR Wahlgren
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, DR Wahlgren wrote: I remember migrating from the ramva Usenet group (rec.autos.makers.volkswagen... ?) Aha! How could I forget! rec.autos.makers.volkswagen.aircooled There was a watercooled group, too. Their acronym, nicely enough, was ramvw :)

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-21 Thread Bill May
: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, DR Wahlgren wrote: I remember migrating from the ramva Usenet group (rec.autos.makers.volkswagen... ?) Aha! How could I forget! rec.autos.makers.volkswagen.aircooled There was a watercooled

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-20 Thread Kristof Carton
: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Hey I had a site visit to make today for a fiber network extension into a building and lo and behold who is there to open the building... Rob Kuhn if anyone recalls him? He's still steeped in Hondas but recalls many folks especially Bill May! Brien

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-08 Thread asad ishaque
Erin! I stand corrected, you are not from aussie land, only you gal is. Still Im sure folks would enjoy the Aussie bug rescue story. Asad From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:54:59 -0600 Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Yes

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-02-08 Thread asad ishaque
, 24 Jan 2008 11:18:04 -0600 Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Yeah that was me that had the Mexican VW bug body on top of my Suburban. http://incolor.inebraska.com/elassley_bie//temp/ I threw them back up if you'd like to see them again. :) Hard to believe that was back in 1995

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-26 Thread brbrookhouse
@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Yep Ray - I told her last night I have a 1963 out in the country needing restoration and that it was the same exact year as Herbie. She got all excited and said, Oh I loved Herbie! I was sharing my

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-25 Thread rayvwbug
NQ, This is a very good idea.? Any relationship that is built in parallel with a Bug restoration can only turn out good!! Ray I do have a 1963 beetle out in the country that needs restoration and I'm going to try and convince her that is going to be her bug. ;)

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread No Quarter
Yes I remember Rob Kuhn as he hosted my pictures for a spell of the VW shell on top of my suburban I had at the time. And I've met Bill May personally. When he moved to California, he stopped here on his way out west. I still have his louvered decklid on my 67 bus. :) When I was out in

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread Brien Hamrick
and she can bandage uf your knuckles when a wrench breaks loose... No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah that was me that had the Mexican VW bug body on top of my Suburban. http://incolor.inebraska.com/elassley_bie//temp/ I threw them back up if you'd like to see them again. :) Hard to

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread rayvwbug
Hey NQ, Excellent seeing those pics of the Mexi Bug again.? Is the girl you met online the one in the pics with you in Australia? Bill May- jump in here anytime! Ray More new features than ever. Check

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread No Quarter
LOL! Good point - as a nurse, when I hurt myself, she'll be able to take good care of me. :) Erin ___ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread DR Wahlgren
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008, Brien Hamrick wrote: Hey I had a site visit to make today for a fiber network extension into a building and lo and behold who is there to open the building... Rob Kuhn if anyone recalls him? He's still steeped in Hondas but recalls many folks especially Bill

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread DR Wahlgren
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, No Quarter wrote: We used to have a quite a few listees who replaced the support rails but where have they all gone? I know Jeremy Vreeman (Mr. VW) who is out in Colorado has done it but I think his days on the list are long gone. He's making a living doing VW

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread No Quarter
Yeah Dennis I remember that when Jeremy did the church choir thing! He went through here and performed at a church in Aurora, NE. He stayed here at our house for a day and back then, we were looking for a place to hold a nationwide VW gathering. Well it never panned out but I still remember

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-24 Thread Phil Murphy
ALL AIR COOLED! YEE HAH!!! '92 Mazda MPV (for the wife) ;) - Original Message - From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Yeah Dennis I

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-21 Thread Bill May
Who??? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Hey Erin, Great post and great Australian pics.? Quite a lovely young lady that accompanied you there!!? I wish we

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-21 Thread Brien Hamrick
Hey I had a site visit to make today for a fiber network extension into a building and lo and behold who is there to open the building... Rob Kuhn if anyone recalls him? He's still steeped in Hondas but recalls many folks especially Bill May! Brien No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-20 Thread Sharkey's Garage
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of No Quarter Sent: January 19, 2008 6:31 AM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug It seems like only yesterday that I can remember the new VW Beetle was to be released by Volkswagen and the Concept 1 cars were to be seen in the magazines

[vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-19 Thread No Quarter
It seems like only yesterday that I can remember the new VW Beetle was to be released by Volkswagen and the Concept 1 cars were to be seen in the magazines and in Matchbox form. I remember back in 1996 when it was 2 years off yet. Now here we are in 2008 and the new beetle is 10 years old. I

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-19 Thread Brien
Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug It seems like only yesterday that I can remember the new VW Beetle was to be released by Volkswagen and the Concept 1 cars were to be seen in the magazines and in Matchbox form. I remember back in 1996 when it was 2 years off yet. Now

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-19 Thread brbrookhouse
- Original Message - From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:31 AM Subject: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug It seems like only yesterday that I can remember the new VW Beetle was to be released by Volkswagen

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-19 Thread Gerald V. Livingston II
Piece of trivia stuck in my head. Motorcycle shop. Jets for a Mikuni (?) carb. If they don't have the size you need buy small and drill to spec (with a proper set of jet drill bits). If you're good enough with a torch to avoid destroying your current jets you should be able to fill the old jets

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-19 Thread rayvwbug
Hey Erin, Great post and great Australian pics.? Quite a lovely young lady that accompanied you there!!? I wish we could get Jim Zunfolge1432 and Bill May back in some active discussions too.? I have been mostly lurking, but try to help when I can.? I still recall the picture of a Bug body on

Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug

2008-01-19 Thread brbrookhouse
. Has anyone on the list replaced the support rails on a convertible? - Original Message - From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug Hey