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VW went to those larger square profile bumpers and the large turn signals in on most models in 71. I like the earlier ones myself.
My family had a light grey Fastback when I was a kid. I think it was a 69.

My Uncle (Mums brother) had a series of VWs over my childhood. A couple of small bodied Beetles, I think an early Type 3 Fastback, then a 73 Type 3 Fastback 1600 TLE which was then probably the pinnacle of the VW lineup. Before the Passats etc. it was a very nice car and he had it probably 4 or 5 years. There were some with a semi automatic, can’t quite remember if his was or not - thinking ‘maybe’.
He got a big bodied 1969 Beetle 1500 later on, which my Dad later bought from him as a second car.

The VWs were very different from our household Holdens, but it was the Fastback that first interested me of them. Apart from sitting behind the backseat in the early Beetles - oh, and the early badge/logo design with the ‘wolf and castle’; I found that cool.


They are not connecting to anything until I have a pair of Triton Fetheads. These perform a two-fold function:

1. +27dB gain;
2. isolate the ribbon element from +48V 'accidents'/idiocy.

Patience is a virtue, or so I hear.

Yeah, but being virtuous sucks :D
 
Already been said and answered but I'll add to the chorus - I bet you get some really cool sounds out of that uberflexible set up. I'll also bet you can't repeat them easily once you tear it down and reconfigure for the next sound. So I assume high quality digital recording of everything is imperative, then use or save each track for a rainy day as needed. Certainly not gonna be part of your live rig.

Very cool, reminds me of the early pre moog days, great for Prog rock.


And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.


Yes, a number of us here have Eppi VPs. Everything you've heard about how great they are is absolutely true.
Tell the seller you’ll take it off his hands for $1500.
 
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They are not connecting to anything until I have a pair of Triton Fetheads. These perform a two-fold function:

1. +27dB gain;
2. isolate the ribbon element from +48V 'accidents'/idiocy.

Patience is a virtue, or so I hear.
I have been using Cloudlifters for that purpose. The patience thing is a mystery.
 
My Uncle (Mums brother) had a series of VWs over my childhood. A couple of small bodied Beetles, I think an early Type 3 Fastback, then a 73 Type 3 Fastback 1600 TLE which was then probably the pinnacle of the VW lineup. Before the Passats etc. it was a very nice car and he had it probably 4 or 5 years. There were some with a semi automatic, can’t quite remember if his was or not - thinking ‘maybe’.
He got a big bodied 1969 Beetle 1500 later on, which my Dad later bought from him as a second car.

The VWs were very different from our household Holdens, but it was the Fastback that first interested me of them. Apart from sitting behind the backseat in the early Beetles - oh, and the early badge/logo design with the ‘wolf and castle’; I found that cool.

Yeah, but being virtuous sucks :D
Large and small Beetles?
 
I wanted to pass this along, Christine says hello to everyone.
Here's one of her FireDragons.

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