tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395862097551549367.post4894137447228702060..comments2024-03-28T13:19:47.313-05:00Comments on Flyover Country: Not original equipmentMark Churchillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12953322913824828711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395862097551549367.post-47766171552752209882008-09-20T19:14:00.000-05:002008-09-20T19:14:00.000-05:00Definitely the classic Bug/Beetle/Type 1.Definitely the classic Bug/Beetle/Type 1.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395862097551549367.post-61430041930721164052008-09-19T13:09:00.000-05:002008-09-19T13:09:00.000-05:00There are only a few vehicles for which this sort ...There are only a few vehicles for which this sort of thing might be appropriate: the Outback, of course, and maybe the Subaru Forester; the Land Rover—and here I mean the <I>old</I> Land Rover, not the new, godawful expensive yuppiefied version; the Toyota Land Cruiser, with the same caveat; and maybe certain Jeeps. The VW Beetle, I must admit, I wouldn't have thought of, but the way you describe it, I can accept. (Again, assuming we're talking about the classic old Bug, and not the 21st century reincarnation.)Mark Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953322913824828711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395862097551549367.post-41968401403492684042008-09-14T21:37:00.000-05:002008-09-14T21:37:00.000-05:00When I was a student at Reed College, a classmate ...When I was a student at Reed College, a classmate used springy Douglas fir samplings as bumpers on his VW Bug. <BR/><BR/>Worked great -- he drilled holes in them and ran carriage bolts through the standard bumper-mount brackets.<BR/><BR/>And they gave the Bug a certain Pacific Northwest vibe.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.com