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likaroc13 · 09-30-2012, 01:47 AM

I decided to sell the Blazer because I still had this itch to find a classic truck. I ended up taking it to Cruisin' the Coast (MS Gulf) in 2008, which is the exact place where I had sold my C-1500 the previous year. I came across a lady who asked if I would be interested in any trading. She had a really cool rat rod '48 Ford F1, but she also mentioned having a '63 VW Beetle back at home. I ended up scheduling a time to check out both of them, eventually making about a 1-hour trip west to Silverhill, AL to see them. After driving both & looking them over, I started to seriously think about trading for the Beetle. The F1 needed a little more work than I really wanted to do. I also wanted something that I could rely on as a backup daily driver to the '89 VW Cabriolet my grandfather gave me. So, I decided to trade for the Beetle since I wasn't having any luck selling the Blazer. Here's some pics of the '63 Beetle:

More pics here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...20VW%20Beetle/

09-30-2012, 01:47 AM	#55
likaroc13 Rollin' Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 5,371	Re: Project "Black Betty" (bam-A-lam) I decided to sell the Blazer because I still had this itch to find a classic truck. I ended up taking it to Cruisin' the Coast (MS Gulf) in 2008, which is the exact place where I had sold my C-1500 the previous year. I came across a lady who asked if I would be interested in any trading. She had a really cool rat rod '48 Ford F1, but she also mentioned having a '63 VW Beetle back at home. I ended up scheduling a time to check out both of them, eventually making about a 1-hour trip west to Silverhill, AL to see them. After driving both & looking them over, I started to seriously think about trading for the Beetle. The F1 needed a little more work than I really wanted to do. I also wanted something that I could rely on as a backup daily driver to the '89 VW Cabriolet my grandfather gave me. So, I decided to trade for the Beetle since I wasn't having any luck selling the Blazer. Here's some pics of the '63 Beetle: More pics here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...20VW%20Beetle/ __________________ _____________________________________________ Phillip My Build threads: 1966 Chevy C-10 "Black Betty" shortbed, fleetside, BBW, 327 V8/ Powerglide (under construction) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=betty 1997 Chevy Tahoe, 2dr/2wd, mild custom (Daily driver) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=601142 Pics: '66 C-10 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjHWD4h9 '97 Tahoe https://flic.kr/s/aHsjGZ7wKP '93 C-1500 https://flic.kr/s/aHskxdpdnQ '88 S-10 Blazer https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYGx4Md Previous Rides: 1993 Chevy S-10 ext. cab, 4.3L, 4/5 drop (Sold) 1993 Chevy C-1500 short/step Retro-Rod (Sold) 1988 S-10 Blazer 2dr/2wd mild custom (Sold)