Saturday, May 30, 2009

Woodburn VW show





  aside from the ocean of beetles and transporters, there was an impressive T3 showing, including at least a dozen notchbacks. some highlights:

  one of the several "rat rod" beetles... this was the most radical of them to me, like whoever put it together just did whatever came to mind on the pot that morning; suicide doors, NOS, and a split front window? fuck it, bro:



  once again, OE wheels on a lowered chassis...nice. this one didnt appear to have been driven there; the front shocks were missing, no windsheild etc. i really liked the look of it, though:



  check out the spikes...this car was the cleanest 'rod... and a ragtop:


 this guy wasnt actually part of the show, he was just in the parking lot area, but there was something i liked about it. i guess i'm weird, i like stock wheels on a lowered chassis...


  this was one of the many notchbacks on display. not the nicest, but i like the ones that actually get used. and Porsche wheels:

 
another notch', very clean. gotta love EMPI 5-spokes:



  the T3 row... there were more elsewhere, but the highest concentration was along the fence. that orange late-model squareback had a full-length ragtop:


this single-cab was in the parking lot, too, and should have been in the show. behind those bitchin' 5-spokes are drilled, slotted, ventilated disks with Wilwood calipers (!):



and finally, in the back corner, i found a type 4. a '74 412, actually, and when i saw the $300 price on the window i did get a little excited until i saw the engine compartment:



  not only was everything melted, but the whole cargo area was covered in shattered safety glass, even though the rear window was intact... i guess it figures that the only type 4 there would be a burned up wreck on a trailer:



  in fact, it was inspiring. next year I'll be there with my kick-ass 4-speed lowered '73...