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Mooresy
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13 Jan 2014 : 22:33:15
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Well, I'v done it. I'v bought a classic. Problem is its not a Rapier. I'v been looking for a suitable one for the best part of two years now and looked at some real crap. So, with a heavy heart I break the news of my purchase. Its a 1971 bright orange coupe. A Karmann Ghia I'm afraid.
It was local and in pretty good condition as in polish and drive with a few detailing jobs to pass the time.
I have enjoyed being part of the forum and would have loved a H120 but they just don't come along very much.
My problem now is, the VW crowd ! ?? I find them a strange perplexing lot, almost cult-like (that's cult with an 'l' not an 'n')in their worship of all things VW. I mean who, would get a VW beetle tattooed across their chest ! (I'm talking about the women here, that's got to be bordering on mentally ill? ). And whats all that ear-gromit ****e ? No, I'm afraid I'll be keeping away from that lot. It's an old car I have bought into not the bizarre cult of 'vork sprung dirk technique'
I will certainly be logging back on here for some genuine and grounded
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Arran
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 Jan 2014 : 00:06:26
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Congratulation to your purchase, the Karman Ghia is certainly a great wee car. An aunt of mine had a couple of them for about 10 years or so. But «Vorsprung durch Technik» is Audi, not VW.
A typical VW-Slogan was «And he runs and runs and runs and runs and runs and ...», this a whole tabloid newspaper page long from top to bottom, followed only by the VW-Logo.
Another one was a picture of a real bread (continental, not british) in form of a Beetle and as headline «Was man täglich braucht, muss gut sein» (What is used daily, must be good). Both created in the Ad agency I was working in the seventies. As I had then my Fastback, I was not allowed in the VW-Team.
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arrocuda
United Kingdom
501 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jan 2014 : 08:19:05
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Good to hear that you have found your car even if it's not a Rapier. I will miss your 'market reports'. (even if I already have 2 Rapiers). Don't forget to drop by every now and then cos you never know you might just end up buying a Rapier yet, once you've had your fill of the 'vorsprungers'!
I've still got this Audi GT coupe on as a daily at the moment and it's beginning to embarass me a little now...... but it's ok cos I have a sneaky feeling that 'BigT Glen' and 'HunterGLS Dan' are secret dubbers so I might just get away with it.
Building the 'Mark II' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda'). |
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JPSH120
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 Jan 2014 : 08:38:01
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Glen's Audi collection is very impressive!!
Good news about the purchase Mooresy, nice little motor the Karmann Ghia, and something else you don't see very often a bit like the H120. Don't forget to show us a few photo's.
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bigt80
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 Jan 2014 : 18:22:24
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Hi Mooresy,
Yes, sorry to hear we won't be seeing you on here: thanks for all your contributions.
Yes, Arrocuda is right, I and GLSDan are Audi men too 
Do let us know how you get on with the VW and maybe when you sell it for a big profit they'll be an H120 around for you to dabble with 
Cheers.
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What have I bought into !
