Now i have to admit, that it's brilliant news that the car is still around, and has been kept from going abroad, but all of the 'boasting' type posts have taken the wonder off the whole story for me.
It's almost as if you think you now have 'lengendary' status in the VW world due to buying the right car. But in my eyes the whole thing was Tony & Rattletrap. It would be a bit like buying the original "Emu" puppet and then thinking that "Rod Hull & Emu" could now magically convert to "John Smith & Emu" ...but it doesn't work like that.
Rattletrap became famous due to Tony, and trying to retake the limelight just by getting your hand in your wallett just seems wrong to me.
Enjoy the car, but please drop all the "look at me, i own the best vw in the world" stuff, as it really does taint what is a great vw story.
I guess i might have taken the whole thing the wrong way, but that's the way it comes across to me.
tguk wrote:
Gee, such a rant, and all my last post was about getting in the swing of things as its Christmas.:p 😛
Surely a return of the greeting I placed would be nice, followed by a couple of comments if you feel the need, that you think my love of dear old Rattletrap is maybe a bit too much for you to stomach.
The
'megastar' term was used by Tony himself to describe Rattletrap. It does appear in Tony's stories once or twice in the
VW Motoring articles on his well-known and loved Beetle.
However your
'retake the limelight just by getting your hand in your wallet ' remark is well below the belt, and to be honest really pi**ed me off, is insulting and one reason for not taking Rattletrap to a VW show, as it bears out a friend of mine's advice about the sort of flack I'd have fired at me.:evil:
If you had looked through the Rattletrap thread you wound have seen this, written by me:
'Rattletrap was the first Split I ever saw. Back in 1977, and the Queen's Silver Jubilee, while we were waiting for the Queen's open carriage to pass, Rattletrap managed to run across the road junction just before it was closed. It was more of a treat for the young Standard Split than seeing the Queen pass afterwards. That sowed the seed for me to own a Split-Window Beetle when I was able to drive. More fascinating Rattletrap history. Can't spell out the excitement at seeing the thing back then, I easily remembered the unusual and short registration.'So you see, Rattletrap was a boyhood fascination for me, and the chance to buy it many years later was incredible, and not one to miss 😎
Your comment
'what is a great VW story' is about the only part of your post that is correct. Rattletrap
IS a great story, or legend if you like, a car that in my and many other's opinion, has done so much to raise interest in the wonderful old cars that we enjoy. With his television appearances and many news and magazine features and articles, Rattletrap has done more than his share to further the love and interest of early VWs 😎
One thing I have learned in recent times is that a scruffy maybe non-original old car with a story to tell is more interesting than the low mileage all original car that's done little. My '49 Beetle is an all original, one previous owner, low-mileage completely untouched car
(no boasting or hand-in-wallet jibes please), and the nicest Split I have owned or know of. But up against Rattletrap its a little dull with no great history – I know which I would take to a non-VW vintage car show, because I know which the general public would be most interested in, then maybe one or two of them would like to have an early Beetle afterwards too :!: :beer:
And its not "
look at me, I own the best vw in the world", as you wrote, that's how you think – I don't have an ego to feed. Despite having some head-turning cars I prefer to travel by bicycle or public bus than show-off in the street as I suspect you might like to do –
Its look at Rattletrap, a real VW legend and fantastic old car. I'm only Rattletrap's keeper at this time, and it is owed to Tony and this incredible old car not to let the legend fade away, forgotten :beer:
Well tguk, I hope that you have joined us for more than firing off like that – add some interesting items to the forum 😮
Once again, Season's Greetings, and from Rattletrap too :wink:
There's probably only one person who thinks that Rattletrap is the best VW in the world and he's the one that now owns it. Sure he tries to cause a bit a stir with it every now and again, but thats because that's the only way he can add to it's history - unlike Tony who actually used to drive it :lol:
pre67vw wrote:
Thanks for the support Rob, I do think a lot of Rattletrap, he's great, but I seriously don't think I'm alone:!:
Yes I did let off with both barrels here, and yes our new friend should see that most of us are into our hobby for some good fun, non serious enjoyment and a little good humored leg pulling :lol:
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Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
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