...and you're how old?

[Supa Ninja]

I'm curious how old the majority of people are that about German Look. This look is by far the most pricey so I'm thinking this is a more mature crowd here, but I could be wrong. oh by the way I'm in the second catagory

[Alex]

I feel so old now.

:reallysad

Alex

[vujade]

Im older then my beetle...LOL (by 2 years)

[57mutant]

Me too vujade, sigh.

[super vw]

im only 17:silly:

[Superman]

<=== 32 :eek:

[lightning bug]

I was negative 3 when my bug was made. :silly:

[Cyrus2Dope]

I was negative 19 years old when my bus was born

[MattKab]

I was 5 when my Bug left Germany in '79- that's why it's in better nick than me:silly:

[Rob]

3 years older than my bug....

It's funny that you say that the since the German Look is pricey it would have a more mature following.

Us 'old folks' always say: I wish I still lived at home and could spend all my cash on the car, no mortgage, kids, car for the wife, etc. etc. :D :D

Rob.

[Sandeep]

4 years older than my bug ... my bug and I were both born in June ! :rolleyes:

Sandeep

[Tim]

I am 5 years older than my standard bug and 9 years older than my 1303.

Tim

[Shadowbug]

My beetle was made 2 years before my dad was

[vw1303]

I was negative 9 when 74 1303 was made.
PS I still live at home and spend all my money on my car. :D

[Alex]

Well if I look at it this way......I am 17years younger than my bug.

Hmmm....make me feel young again. :hehehe: :hehehe:

Alex

[petevw]

i'm 24.
will be 25 on may 19th (victoria day).

6 years younger than my super.

pete

[chigger]

I am ancient. You may call me ancient master. I probably have more time behind the wheel of a bug than some of the new kids on the block are old. Someone asked me at college if they had pencils when I went to highschool. I think we used sharpened sticks and clay tablets. Unfortunately I am still as horny as I was in highschool. That was forty or fifty years ago. Elvis was the man. TV was black and white, music came on records, they didn't have smog, terrorists, or computers. Mac Donalds cost $3.50 to feed a family of 8 and that was outrageously expensive. But I don't care what happened then, it is being a part of what is happening now that is important.

[Split50]

My bugs 23 years older than me, currently I am in better shape but as soon as the weldings finished its going to be better than me!

Tim

1950 Deluxe

[oasis]

Man, I'm geezing in this group. I think Chigger has me beat since I never quite got the appeal of Elvis; although, I did like hunka-hunka-burnin' love and If you're lookin' for trouble ... you've come to the right place. Sorry, I don't remember the titles.

The black-and-white reference for me was The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. My brother, who is 8½ years my elder, wanted to watch. I had to watch since he basically loathed the show. My musical tastes were altered immediately.

The McDonald's reference rang a bell for me, too. I remember diving for change after morning swim practice so my friend and I could feast on our bounty.

Now, half of The Beatles are dead, half of The Who are dead, and half of my parents are dead. I have three color TVs, 150 channels, and nothing to watch. Thank goodness for my family, friends, and future.

-René, 47

[bren]

my 76 panelvan is a couple of days younger than me
my 72 and 73 bugs are older..

my dads oval was younger than him though by a good few years! ha! ;)

[NYBugman1972]

I am 20 years old. My Bug was born in May of 1972, and I was born in December of 1982, so that makes my bug around 10 years older than I am.

[Wally]

Supa Ninja,
Looks like your statement was spot on. I also thought it would be for the same reasons.
When I was born, beetles were still made with reclining head lamps... (thirty something).
Walter

[lightning bug]

Originally posted by oasis

The black-and-white reference for me was The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.

-

They made 2 tone beetles from the factory??? ;)

[hot66]

my cabrio was 7 when I came into this world :D

[oasis]

Originally posted by lightning bug
They made 2 tone beetles from the factory??? ;)

... and now for da yungshterz, lets hear it for da Pennshilvania punmeishter, Julian.:D

[lightning bug]

Thanks:D ;)

[Jim Long]

I am 58. I got interested in Bugs in the early 60s when I saw a new Bug with a new Porsche motor in it. It definitly got my attention. In '68 after a rollover in my '65 Porsche I transfered everything I could into our second car, a '66 bug..... good times.

[Slopel]

<======= -20 when my bug ws born....17 now :D

[kdanie]

That's how old my teenage daughters think I am... I'm really only 47 and life is still bitchin'!!
ken

[Moog]

I'm 33, and got my first bug when i was 16 - i still have it 17 years later so have owned it for more than half my life...

When can i start my mid-life crisis? That would be a good excuse to blow a years salary at Remelle...

[oval55]

Seems that its a popular thing. I bought my first car when I was 15 , which was a 69 beetle, and I still have it almost 21 years later. I completely tore the car apart and re-did everthing then, and now Im tearing it apart again to do it right. Funny how things change when you have a income that pays more then 6.00 an hour.
Later Darren:D


Just noticed I didnt mention anything about my 55, had it for one year and havent even touched it. Cant decide if I should finish the 69 (about 75% complete) or spend all my time on the 55(which needs some TLC) Any ideas, what would you do?

[MdR]

Originally posted by Alex
Well if I look at it this way......I am 17years younger than my bug.

Hmmm....make me feel young again. :hehehe: :hehehe:

Alex

It's great owning a split innit! I was born in '71 the split in '51

Originally posted by Moog
I'm 33, and got my first bug when i was 16 - i still have it 17 years later so have owned it for more than half my life...

When can i start my mid-life crisis? That would be a good excuse to blow a years salary at Remelle...

Yes Moog, but you act like you're STILL 16 :silly:

[Racelook]

Owyeaaaahhh

I have a super from '74.
ANd that makes him 9 years older then me.

For the fokes that were bad in math. I'm 19!!!

End my super racebug will hopefully be running when I'm 20 (december of this year)

grt. Wierband

[RLW6000]

I'm 31 and my Super is 32. My parents bought a standard new in 71. I only paid a couple hundred less for mine than they did theirs. I thought it to be kind of funny anyway. I had a 68 that had a baja kit on it when I was 17. Now that I think about it, my parents bought there first bug when they were 17 too. My Mom has had a few since; but my Dad just had the 1. They are divorced{thought that would make sence of the difference in how many they have owned}. I hope not to ever be bugless again unless I get a Ghia sometime, then maybe.

[57mutant]

Ok. I'm 47. I'm 2 yrs. older than my bug. I'm new to the GL look, but look at the spec's boy's. Ya wanna howl with the big dogs, ya gotta get off the porch. :D
Carl

[GL Sport]

My beetle was made in april of 1973 the same month and year I was born. Pretty cool huh? 1973 super beetle sport bug, in the family since 1976. 2nd sport owned.

[bugsoup]

My mother was 8 when my Beetle was built. She's a 1948, it's a 1956. Although, if I take into account all the modern equipment (996 brakes, 1969 chassis, 1987 944 rear suspension, etc), I think the bug would average somewhere close to my age. I'm 25 btw.

Scott

[73notch]

im 17 and have had my notch for a few years now, what could be better? btw, yes that icon is my notch :D

[bc1303s]

my 1303s is 2years older than me was my fathers before me you could only guess its transformations 80's 90's GL NEXT!!!!!!!!

[Vincent]

I am the same age as my bug...

[randyj]

My 1st car that I owned was a 73 Super Beetle. I am 50 now and I am currently working on a 75 1303 GL. My wife says that I am trying to recapture my past but what she doesn't know is that this car will be faster than the past could ever be. I just want to drive the car the way it should have been built in the 1st place. I can't wait to get on the road and eat some rice.:cool:

[NO_H2O]

Let's just say I'm older than all 5 of my VW's, but they all have ball joints.:D

[ShApE]

im younger than all of u. :silly:

[greenterbo]

Older than my 1971 by 5 years. It's been in my family since 1972, I used to ride in the very back luggage area! I am older than some younger than others! 37 years old the day after last bug is built.

[yetibone]

I'm 9 years younger than my Bug ('66), 4 years younger than my Girlfriend's Bug ('71) and two years younger than my "Turnip" ('73)

I'm a child of the '80s. I still have a cheez-metal rock band haircut.



Yetibone

[DORIGTT]

My Ghia and I are both celebrating our 17'th anniversary of our 16'th birthday!

Born in 1970!

Everyday I wake up and don't see a white chalk line around me I know my wife hasn't found out how much I've truly spent on my GL Ghia!!

Kevin J Hale:cake: :hehehe:

[craazy Cooter]

I'm 23 in june, my bug is 33 in august

[CLKWRK]

i am 30, born sep 28 1973.
my '71 ghia was born in 1970

so that makes me three years younger than my car

Bry

[ajracer]

What Can I say, I was in High School whe my Super Beetle was born, but in those days I drove a 57 Chevy V-8, then proceeded to VW Fomula Vee race car before moving unto Formula Ford race cars.

Well let me see, I am 40.....ish; as we get older we get a little sensitive to the age thing, but being and honesty christian guy OK... 48 years young.

Actually MY Super Beetle project is really for my daughter and she was born in 1982 so the Super is 10 years older than her. But then again I am not too sure I will want her to drive the Super that much. Since I am planning and securing the parts needed to start phase two of this project with a 2.0L type IV with some type of forced induction maybe a blower or turbo after I do my
homework and then build myself another powerplant. Yes I am really 48 and having some VW fun.

[Tom Alltypes]

What's the old line? ...."old enough to know better, too young to care", or maybe "I'm just "more mature".

Anyway, my body and my split body share a birthday.........:behind:

[Racelook]

Hahahaaa what a smilie :silly:
:doh:

[jrinlv]

Yeah, my groups in the lead 19-29...... JR

[jrinlv]

Yeah, my groups in the lead 19-29...... JR:silly:

[71sun]

yikes I feel old! But I remember seeing "Herbie" when it first came out at the old Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood...
and the hot wheels vw was the hardest car to get, but I still have mine and now I have a full-sized one too!

[Byronbug]

:) Hi All
I am the same age as my Bug.
We are both 61 models...
Sometimes I wonder which one of us is holding their age better...!
At least she has had a bit of a face lift since she has lived with me.
Pity I can't say the same!!
And she is the one getting all the compliments too...
Judy (o\|/o)