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Re: It’s……the New/Beetle Spotting thread!

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I spotted one here yesterday with a handy carrying handle on the back.
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Soapy Beetle

Visiting Caitlin

0500 departure , see you Beetle
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Post by abscate »

What’s twice as good as a classy grey New Beetle?

A pair of them!!!

Also a clever red winged blackbird…
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Nuevo Manbeetle Ragtop on the street.

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I see FCPEuro boxes in your garage... That blue tape doesn't fool anyone. :lol: I have a stack of boxes from them as well that I'm slowly working through and installing the new parts.

(I do not have a Beetle pic to share. :oops: )
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New Beetle piece on Hagerty -

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profi ... 1134a7530b
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From the archives….GodBless. You need it.
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Still makes me smile …
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This Beetle has clearly been parked in that spot for a LONG time. Spotted in Pepperell, MA.
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