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ozglxvr6
 Post subject: Hobie VW
PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:17 am 
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Someone posted this on the VW forum I frequent. I thought it was pretty cool. Did anyone on here ever own one?

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Found one that was for sale (sold now)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... p?id=66074

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I want one!!! That seems like the best beachcat vehicle!

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I saw one of those this summer here in Wisconsin.. I nearly swerved off the highway while I was drooling as I passed him...

vw forum.. eh? I gots me a vdub. It's my first baby!

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The dealer in Pinckney, MI (knida near Ann Arbor) has a set of the graphics for sale if you really want them.

They're vinyl stickers.

http://www.ms-pyc.com/

Send Michael Ehnis an e-mail at mehnis(at)chartermi.net. Tell him his Tiger skipper sent you.
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 Post subject: Hobie/VW Graphics
PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:53 pm 
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I still enjoy driving my '65 Bug AND my 1976 VW Bus. Now you've got me wondering if I can adapt your friend's dealer graphics to my bus - or were they made just for the Vanagon?

Next time you see him, ask how much he's asking for those Hobie graphics. I'm about ready for a paint job on the Bus, and maybe I should go "all out" and do 'er right with a retro look...

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Barren wrote:
I saw one of those this summer here in Wisconsin.. I nearly swerved off the highway while I was drooling as I passed him...

vw forum.. eh? I gots me a vdub. It's my first baby!

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My hobie is my second born...


Nice G60! Are those Borbet flat caps? My friend Steve has an SLC with the same wheels. Rockin.

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I've got a 1998 Silver Arrow GLX. One owner car from WI, just picked it up last Saturday! :)

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:48 pm 
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Is this the kind of Hobie Van you were talkin' about?

This is what I thought you were talkin' about, when you mentioned "Hobie Van"...

This "Hobie Van" was auctioned on eBay a few years ago. There was the front graphic (left image), and then the larger graphics on each side toward the rear panel.

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ozglxvr6 wrote:
Barren wrote:
I saw one of those this summer here in Wisconsin.. I nearly swerved off the highway while I was drooling as I passed him...

vw forum.. eh? I gots me a vdub. It's my first baby!

Image

My hobie is my second born...


Nice G60! Are those Borbet flat caps? My friend Steve has an SLC with the same wheels. Rockin.

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I've got a 1998 Silver Arrow GLX. One owner car from WI, just picked it up last Saturday! :)


Nice find! And yes, they are Borbet Type A's with flat caps... unfortunately, I lost 2 of them in a very poorly marked construction zone this fall... and I decided to go a different route. The 16x9's are hard to deal with on a car that I drive daily. I love them though, so I may buy a set in the future just for show use. Are your buddies 16x7.5? They look a little more narrow. Probably a lot more easy to deal with! My new rims are 16x7.5... so I can lower it some more. :)

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No, I think he's got the 9"'s as well... I know his tires are stretched a bit.

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nice plate btw -w00t!

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MBounds wrote:
The dealer in Pinckney ...has a set of the graphics for sale if you really want them. Send Michael ...an e-mail and tell him his Tiger skipper sent you.


Thanks "MBounds" - I called Michael (he was out of town); agreed on a sale (with his service manager); and the Hobie VW graphics arrived today.

They look great (for being 20 years old!). Now I have incentive to restore my '76 VW Bus.

Thanks for passing along the information!
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I live in Los Gatos, California, and about three times in the last two weeks Ive seen it parked at local shopping centers, and once driving around town. And I had never seen it before. It is amazing. The same white VW van, the same rainbow stripe and hobie cat graphics. I love it. Wouldnt look too good on a corolla though.

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