| The toad follies [message #292947] |
Sat, 26 December 2015 15:19  |
jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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So far, since I've owned the GMC the toads have been a Diesel Jetta (which was given me), a ratrod Ranger pickup (which I swapped a bady deteriorated Palm Beach for straight up) and the Mousemobile Kia Soul, which I had to purchase. I'nm redoing a '65 Dart 270 wagon, which I may tow a bit, if I want to disconnect the driveshaft. I'm leaning towards a Trabent 500 though - two stroke simply and very lightweight. Anybody know where one's for sale at value price as opposed to "Fully Restored Classic" price? It would be, like Dunahugh's Stingers, Different.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: The toad follies [message #292959 is a reply to message #292947] |
Sat, 26 December 2015 17:31  |
Chr$
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A Trabbi? In the USA? good Luck.
Have you ever "experienced" one? It's not what you think.
A VW Rabbit with a carbureted engine would be a better choice.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] The toad follies [message #292961 is a reply to message #292959] |
Sat, 26 December 2015 17:38 |
Dolph Santorine
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Suffered through one!
There was a joke I don't completely recall in German, and the punch line was your pregnant 13 year old and a Trabbie.......
Dolph Santorine
DE N8JPC
Wheeling, West Virginia
1977 ex-Palm Beach TZE167V100820
1-ton, Sullybuilt Bags, Reaction Arms, 3.70 LSD, Manny Transmission, EV-6010,
> On Dec 26, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Chris Choffat wrote:
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> A Trabbi? In the USA? good Luck.
> Have you ever "experienced" one? It's not what you think.
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> A VW Rabbit with a carbureted engine would be a better choice.
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> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> Scottsdale, AZ
> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
> 2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
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> Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: The toad follies [message #292980 is a reply to message #292947] |
Sat, 26 December 2015 21:02 |
jhbridges
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I'm familiar with them - I seldom venture more than four or five miles in the toad - which s about the max for a Trabbi. Friend who emigrated from E Germany in the late 90s says "There aren't many, we set most of them afire when the wall came down". I like ringdings. Can't find a Saab or a DKW... and I don't think the Whatchamacallit with the front door (was a four stroke anyway) would tow very well.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: The toad follies [message #293045 is a reply to message #292980] |
Mon, 28 December 2015 13:30 |
tphipps
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Tabbi burn easily - pressed cardboard body material.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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| Re: The toad follies [message #293050 is a reply to message #292947] |
Mon, 28 December 2015 13:59 |
jknezek
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That Trabbie 2 stroke is a crime against nature. Just build a go-cart with a lawnmower engine and call it a day...
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: The toad follies [message #293051 is a reply to message #293045] |
Mon, 28 December 2015 14:03 |
jknezek
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tphipps wrote on Mon, 28 December 2015 14:30Tabbi burn easily - pressed cardboard body material.
Tom, MS II
It's not actually. It's steel with door panels made of something similar to Bakelite I believe. The cardboard thing is a myth. The real problem is the engine. It's a crime against nature. Common joke, although not so funny in today's world, in Eastern Europe was Trabbis were used to kill off kids with asthma. Just let them stand close when one came past.
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: The toad follies [message #293065 is a reply to message #292947] |
Mon, 28 December 2015 17:18 |
jhbridges
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From what I'm told, the early bodies were made of a pressed cellulose impregnated with resin, which would of course burn like a shingle factory. Newer ones were fopur stroke and of more mainstream construction. They spew smoke like my Diesel Jettas.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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