Have you ever owned a VW Beetle? - Page 10

longriderdesign · 11-04-2009, 12:25 PM

I drove a white '67 Type 1 for a couple years prior to getting my first BMW. Since it was the last of the older style bodies with the new in '67 fenders, decklid, and 12v electrics, I got a vanity plate, BUXOTIC. It's a word I heard in the intro to Mondo Topless by Russ Meyer. At the beginning of the film, a stripper is piloting a large Mopar around the hills of San Francisco as Russ talks about the charms these ladies have. I felt it fit the VW since it was an exotic Bug (or bugxotic).

Fun car to drive. Hot in the summer and cool in the winter. I liked how well it handled the snowy hills of Arlington, VA when the tank was full. Alas, I sold it and bought a new Corolla in 1992. My first Beemer was added to the stable in 1993.

View Poll Results: Did you ever own a VW Beetle?
Yep, sure did.	179	73.66%
Nope	39	16.05%
I've got a New Beetle does that count?	4	1.65%
I had some other kind of aircooled boxer motor like a Porsche or a Bus	21	8.64%
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11-04-2009, 12:25 PM	#136
longriderdesign Lookin' good, America! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 65	'67 Beetle here I drove a white '67 Type 1 for a couple years prior to getting my first BMW. Since it was the last of the older style bodies with the new in '67 fenders, decklid, and 12v electrics, I got a vanity plate, BUXOTIC. It's a word I heard in the intro to Mondo Topless by Russ Meyer. At the beginning of the film, a stripper is piloting a large Mopar around the hills of San Francisco as Russ talks about the charms these ladies have. I felt it fit the VW since it was an exotic Bug (or bugxotic). Fun car to drive. Hot in the summer and cool in the winter. I liked how well it handled the snowy hills of Arlington, VA when the tank was full. Alas, I sold it and bought a new Corolla in 1992. My first Beemer was added to the stable in 1993. __________________ Robert Peterson \| Cary, NC \| 68820 cat herder and pixel pusher