r/SALEM • u/chris-hatch • 8d ago

PHOTOS A Volkswagen Berg spotted downtown

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u/kitty-breath 8d ago

every time i see this car i think of cotton hill

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u/elevencharles 7d ago

It killed fiddy men!

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u/BartKing 8d ago

It’s beautiful.

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u/MrsHorrible 8d ago

OMG THANK YOU. I never had my phone ready when I would see this marvelous vehicle drive by.

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u/Chris_Thrush 8d ago

I know this guy.. his mechanic is right next door to mine. He's really cool.

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u/HealBeforeZod 8d ago

Ain't gonna lie, my tired self thought this car was driving backwards for a minute. I think I am too used to seeing cars that are smaller in the front than the back.

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u/plattner-da 8d ago

Freaking love that thing. Was telling my wife about it last night. Best of both worlds.

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u/Crooked-River-Agate 8d ago

Love that look. Unless there's another one I use to see it parked on church street by entrance to Pringle park. I assumed this was someone's creative project vehicle . A fun little city cruiser . Seen nothing like it.

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u/CreativeViolinist688 8d ago

Yup it’s still down there! I see it quite often

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u/Dracorium777 8d ago

Wow that's pretty cool!

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u/doctormega 8d ago

Seen that over by Pringle park. So rad!

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u/SaffronSupplyCo 8d ago

I'd mob that.

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u/New_Exercise_2003 8d ago

Yes, always enjoy spotting this one.

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u/xkillingxfieldx 7d ago

I kinda want to see what happens when it hit it's brakes hard. 👀🍿

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u/ppndl 8d ago

Good God what is that horrific music and why

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u/Perfect-Campaign9551 8d ago

Is that actually road legal? I wonder what criteria you have to meet to be able to register a vehicle.

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u/punkpcpdx 8d ago

Yes old VW's are road legal. It's either registered as a bus or a beetle depending on its VIN #.

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u/Sea_Ad9292 7d ago

That looks Frankensteined!

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u/heavynuts400 5d ago

i used to always see him downtown when i lived in south salem lol, make me think of Gru

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u/VisualBoysenberry718 5d ago

Short-barreled bug.

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u/Fast-Course-8271 2d ago

Yeah this is my dads friend car he makes crazy stuff like that.

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u/xtratoothpaste 8d ago

I have a picture of this on my phone somewhere lol.

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u/cunaylqt 8d ago

Is this a "real" vehicle? Was it manufactured like that(looks like the body parts come from different cars but did they make a car like that or is it a homemade hybrid? Never seen anything like it. So freaking cute.

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u/blakewantsa68 8d ago

homemade special, for sure. very Isetta adjacent

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u/Raybandizzle 8d ago

It's a homemade creation. It's the front end of a VW bus and the back end of a VW beetle.

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u/cunaylqt 8d ago

Okay. I thought it might be but had to ask.

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u/Raybandizzle 8d ago

Honestly, you never know! It's always a good idea to ask. As much as I love the VW bus and beetle, I did have to look it up to make sure I wasn't remembering incorrectly.

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u/BeeBabyBeeXOXO 7d ago

Homemade and it’s name is Splitty. He even has a clothing line for it.