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  1. Harry Clamshell

    Harry Clamshell Well-Known Member Charter Member

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  2. Jim 68cuda

    Jim 68cuda Well-Known Member

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    Looks like a VW to me. Looks like it has the aftermarket 40 Ford front end and the aftermarket woody body.
     
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  3. Olds Weighty Eight

    Olds Weighty Eight New Member

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    I agree. Must have been a kit or something as there's a similar one here in town and one was spotted in the recent Pittsburg wagon event:

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  4. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    I remember these kits/convertion alot from the 70's. These don't look to bad (That top one looks great!) but there also was a "Rolls Royce" convertion that looked horible.

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  5. DrCAS

    DrCAS Active Member

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    Remember the kit that you could turn your bug into a flat bed pick up? There was another one called "Vandango" that turned it into a sedan delivery.
     
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  6. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    1940 vw

    Now and then we see a red VW bug running around here that looks a lot like a 1940 Ford coupe from a distance. Remember those when living in Illinois. Must have sold a bunch of those various coinversions.
     
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    Cyber-Wizard Well-Known Member

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    These were always good for a laugh though. Like when Tommy Chong pulled one out of the garage in "Up In Smoke".

     
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  8. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    The windsheild nd front fender do have a VW look to them.
    What ever it is, I like it!
    Looks clean, not cobbled together.
     
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    CapriceEstate Yacht Captain

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    EXACTLY what I thought of!

     
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    Here's a couple more photos of that one at the Pittsburgh show on June 25. According to the information card, it was some kind of kit that let you turn a VW into a Ford woodie wagon, or something like that. Note how he kept the original VW taillights and rear bumper.


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    He had a display of Ford wagon models set up in the back.

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    Lots of great pix, Jaunt!:thumbs2: Looks like you didn't miss much.:D
     
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    the Rev senior junior Charter Member

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    id luv to find one of those kits again :thumbs2:
     
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    :disagree::disagree::disagree::disagree::cry::cry::cry: somebody had way too much time on their hands!
     
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  14. Krash Kadillak

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    I take exception to him calling it a 'Lil Ford'.....
    Nothing on it is 'Ford'......
     
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  15. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Lil Ford VW Woody

    This is a cute kit car. But the stock VW tail lights are totally out of place...Actually they are in place for a VW. :whew:But a set of 34-36 Ford lites would look so cool. Even 39-40 tail lites in fenders would be nice. But it ain't mine and people do whatever they want to their LITTLE FORDS and other things!:dancing:
     
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