Lets See Your Abandoned and Forgotten Vehicles

I think they sputtered out.

That's what has been claimed.
In Tucson, Arizona, when the 6th Ave. underpass flooded, there were some guys with VWs that used to swim on through.
Have heard that it was hard on the starter though.

I think this one is returning from the grave.

This child wrote in post #19312441
Along Old US 80, South of Saint David, Arizona

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It has sure sunk over the years.

Pippan wrote in post #19312449
I always thought those beetles could float!

When I was stationed in Singapore and mate and myself were wandering around along Orchard Road, going north out of the city centre. There was a VW agent there and they were showing just how a Beetle could actually float. It was bobbing about in a round swimming/paddling pool. Being right cheeky sods we went up to it and just gently pushed it around and yes, it was floating quite well. My mate was round the other side from me, and making sure that the salesman was watching, I called across to him that I wondered what it was like inside and reached for the door handle? There was a shriek of abject horror from the salesman and he came rushing out shouting "NO, NO, NO don't open the door". We just looked at him quite innocently and asked hwy not? He begged us not to and rushed back inside and reappeared with the keys and locked it.

I never did understand is concern?

Oh yes, and https://blog.heritagep​artscentre.com …pt-photographs-uncovered/

Edit : - I forgot to mention. I was talking about a VW Beetle and not the thing that they produce these days and trade on that famous name. It may be called the same, BUT a real Beetle has a flat 4 air cooled engine in the back! I know this because I have owned 2. A 1956 rag top 1100cc and a 1955 1100cc saloon in to which I shoe-horned a VW Variant 1500cc twin carb lump. It didn't arf shift too

Jonzjob wrote in post #19312521
When I was stationed in Singapore and mate and myself were wandering around along Orchard Road, going north out of the city centre. There was a VW agent there and they were showing just how a Beetle could actually float. It was bobbing about in a round swimming/paddling pool. Being right cheeky sods we went up to it and just gently pushed it around and yes, it was floating quite well. My mate was round the other side from me, and making sure that the salesman was watching, I called across to him that I wondered what it was like inside and reached for the door handle? There was a shriek of abject horror from the salesman and he came rushing out shouting "NO, NO, NO don't open the door". We just looked at him quite innocently and asked hwy not? He begged us not to and rushed back inside and reappeared with the keys and locked it.

I never did understand is concern?

Oh yes, and https://blog.heritagep​artscentre.com …pt-photographs-uncovered/

Great stories (yours and the link). I love the polite way they describe it as a "pope's nose" model. Others would have a more apt description involving the V of VW!

Pray tell Pip, or is that virgin on the ridiculous?

This child wrote in post #19312441
Along Old US 80, South of Saint David, Arizona

Now that's what you call bogged to the axles
Fantastic find and capture

Jonzjob wrote in post #19312521
When I was stationed in Singapore and mate and myself were wandering around along Orchard Road, going north out of the city centre. There was a VW agent there and they were showing just how a Beetle could actually float. It was bobbing about in a round swimming/paddling pool. Being right cheeky sods we went up to it and just gently pushed it around and yes, it was floating quite well. My mate was round the other side from me, and making sure that the salesman was watching, I called across to him that I wondered what it was like inside and reached for the door handle? There was a shriek of abject horror from the salesman and he came rushing out shouting "NO, NO, NO don't open the door". We just looked at him quite innocently and asked hwy not? He begged us not to and rushed back inside and reappeared with the keys and locked it.

I never did understand is concern?

Oh yes, and https://blog.heritagep​artscentre.com …pt-photographs-uncovered/

Edit : - I forgot to mention. I was talking about a VW Beetle and not the thing that they produce these days and trade on that famous name. It may be called the same, BUT a real Beetle has a flat 4 air cooled engine in the back! I know this because I have owned 2. A 1956 rag top 1100cc and a 1955 1100cc saloon in to which I shoe-horned a VW Variant 1500cc twin carb lump. It didn't arf shift too

Interesting reading thanks John.

Suggested homework for the week. Go and retrieve it and post the pictures

Which bit Richard? If it's the rag top? Then that wasn't cheap mate, it cost me 30 bob and the one that had the 1500 shoved in cast me 40 quid!

Last of the big spenders me

Jonzjob wrote in post #19312745
Which bit Richard? If it's the rag top? Then that wasn't cheap mate, it cost me 30 bob and the one that had the 1500 shoved in cast me 40 quid!

Last of the big spenders me

I was meaning the one in the Channel

A bloke I knew had actually tried that crossing in a Beetle. I'm not sure if he made it, but after all he was a Pongo

Jonzjob wrote in post #19312789
A bloke I knew had actually tried that crossing in a Beetle. I'm not sure if he made it, but after all he was a Pongo

What is a Pongo?

A Pongo is one of our army brethren Charles. Pongo is also the Latin for the orangutang, but I'm sure that is just a coincidence

A Fishead is an RN sailor,

Penguins are Fleet Air Arm, all flap, no fly

Royal Air Force are crab fats. Something to do with the colour of our uniform, when it was blue that is.

Rock Apes are R.A.F.Regiment. That come from when they were formed in WW2 and took to the rocks in Gibraltar to protect the island and airfield. Something to do with the Barbary apes that are there too.

Thanks. Almost passed it.

In a meadow in Bronckhorst Netherlands