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More>> Neil Ogilvy Samantha Dempsey Jean-Michel Schiettecatte |
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| Bright and colourful, is one way of describing the citrus colours of the GT Beetle. Available in Tomato Red, Lemon Yellow and Apple Green, these caras were the epitome of 70's brash! This particular car is owned by Con Kennedy and was once reputed to have taken on a BMW Z3 on the way to Carlow.....and won! |
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The GT Beetle was a limited edition of only 2500 and though based on the existing 1300 model, the GT differes with the addition of the following:
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| We interviewed Con about his car. How did you get interested in VW's? "By chance! Prior to owning the GT, my mode of transport was by mountain bike. I lived in town and worked in town, so wning a car never came into the equation....until the company I worked for moved out to Dún Laoghaire. In one our our many Friday nights in the Shelbourne Bar, my boss brought up the subject of commting, as I was the ony one in the company who did not drive, he proposed that if I "found the car" he would pay for my tax and insurance! I had a long hard think about it and some where in my head I head a voice saying "You need a VW." |
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| Is this your first VW then? "Yes." |
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| How often do you get to drive your GT? "I have to say, no where near as much as I'd like. It's been 8 years since I worked in Dún Laoghaire where I drove it every day and when I moved to another Design Agency in Mountjoy Square I contuned to drive it every day. Now I work in Grand Canal Dock, and It is far easier, quicker and economical to use the train." |
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| How did you find this car? "The good auld reliable Buy and Sell!" |
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| How old is the car, and do you know anything of its history? "It’s a 1973 model, though according to the birth cert it was manufactured on the 23rd of November 1972. The original owner was fron leighlinbridge in Carlow, but piurcased the car in Swansea and brought the car with him on his return to Ireland in 1994. The car was sold to a guy in Brat in 1997 and became mine on Valentine's Day 1998 " |
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| Are there any differences between driving after a GT as opposed to a regular beetle? "Well, with the 1600 engine and the high ratio box, there certainly is a lot more poke than your 'standard' beetle, but at the end of the day it Is a beetle and though its supposed to be the sporty model, it is sporty, but with a small 's' " |
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| What’s your favourite thing about the car? "The colour! It has caused many a debate. The colour is 'tomato red' though some colour blind people call it 'orange' but us GT owners now better!" |
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| Do you have any plans to own any more VW's? "Plans!" |
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| What’s your ideal VW? "Every one always says a Karmann Ghia & perhaps yes.. but at the rate things are going with my ever growing family, I'll probably need a microbus!!" |
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| Do you have any future plans for the car? "Well, yes, Id like to replace the front seats as the drivers seat is suffering from the 30 years of arses on it. The stereo head unit need replacing as the washer jet leaked onto it, the list goes on, but hey thats part of what its about!" |
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