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Wide5 pic-o-the week

2009-10-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

Party at the ranch II

2009-10-17T19:18:00.001-07:00

Well once again we all met up at the Wide 5 ranch for some good times. We talked VW's as usual and drank beer......as usual. Once the food was out and everyone was fed, Mike's golf cart took to the streets. It did come back in one piece though. I busted my ass on skateboards several times and Serina also came out with some damage! (sucks getting old). A good time was definitely enjoyed by all. Thanks to Mike and Serina for hosting us. Next party is at my place!

Cruise to the beach

2009-09-21T19:36:00.001-07:00

Here's a few pics of a cruise we did a month ago after we went to the race track. Weather turned out to be great and the waves were perfect for body surfing. That's my white ass out there!

Wide 5 at the track............park-a-cue

2009-08-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

Plans were to meet up at the track, share some stories, have some cold beer and grill up some food. Mother nature had some other plans. A tremendous downpour came and just didn't let up. Some of us waited out the rain in our nearby VWs, but others gathered in a nearby school bus named peas and carrots. Eventually we filled up the entire school bus and had a good time despite the weather. Once we found out that the racing event was called off due to the weather, we decided to head back to the hotel where we were all staying. We had one hell of a "park-a-cue" in the parking lot of the hotel. We had no complaints about our somewhat drunken rowdiness which ended with us stealing Dans bus after 2 am sometime.......Sorry Dan!

The girls

Al and Ant laying down the law!

"Club peas and carrots"

The "offical" muddy doughnut

The first coarse....

Chef Al working his magic.

Empiflake mug shot

The guys having a good time!

Florida track day

2009-08-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

Sometimes in Fl it gets hot. I'm not talking about the temperature but rather about the trash talking. Recently on the Samba a thread went up over who had the fastest car. Not only did it become a hot thread but it also sparked one hell of a track day. Everyone met up at the track on Sat afternoon. There was over 50 VW's there. This is a non VW event so we had a good turnout to say the least. All different clubs wee representing and lots of familiar faces were there. There was some serious in your face trash talking at the track, but unfortunately the score didn't get settled. After everyone got to do a test and tune run, it started to rain and the track called a rain out which means there will be a redo. I will be there for sure!

Cars in the stagging lanes

Alex with his "game" face on!

Mr Clean with helmet

HMMM! Me like!

Mr. Cleans motor.

Turbo beetle in the 12s

Another turbo in the 12s

Smack talk showdown.

Test and tune.

The "shot caller"

Nice Nova!

Twin turbo TA.

OK...... This is the ultimate wedding pic!

2009-07-30T15:20:00.000-07:00

Well I posted a question.Is this the ultimate wedding pic, and of course it's referring to a VW theme. Well Dan and Cristen Bristol upped themselves with this wedding pic. Nice work guys!

Mikey's Motometer

2009-07-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

One of our own self admitted accesory collector Mike Hedrick "Empiflake" just scored this real nice 55 Motometer rally pack. It's in great condition and would look great on my car.......Err Mike's car.

Are you going?

2009-07-16T17:54:00.001-07:00

Wide5 Hangs with Miami V-Dub's Dubs on the bay

2009-07-09T18:46:00.000-07:00

Summer in Florida is definitely hot. Not much going on in the way of VW shows. But one event definitely worth attending is Miami V-Dub's Dubs on the Bay! Starting out in Miami's Tropical park it involves a cruise to the beach for a hang out style BBQ. Several Wide 5ers attended and really enjoyed it. From the cruise to the beach it's always fun mixing it up with old and new friends. Here's some pics from the day which don't actually show the scope of the event. " Hey guys, send me some beach shots." Also there were no reports of Pat rummaging through any ones beer stash...........or at least he didn't get caught!

Wide 5 on the water

2009-06-20T19:28:00.000-07:00

Fellow Wide5 member Capt. Tony Stewart took a few members on a boat ride. From what I heard it was a fun trip with lots of beer and some good laughs. A good time was had by all and the three hour tour was without incident as Capt. Tony is very professional. HMMMmmm......Anyway The yacht arrived at its new home on the water with all hands still accounted for. Tony, do I hear us hitting an England show in style? It's just on the other side of the pond!

The Ultimate wedding photo?

2009-06-02T07:13:00.000-07:00

Here's Members Dan and Christen's wedding photo. Could this be the ultimate wedding photo?

Some guys have all the luck

2009-05-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic from Capt. Tony, of two of his rides. "Tony, what size motor did you say you had?"

Welcome post

2009-04-24T20:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome everyone to the new blog! I wanted to start something to keep track of what we are doing and where we have been. You can check up from time to time to see whats new or for some pics. If you have anything we have done that you think would be good up here E-mail it to me and I will get it up as soon as possible. Also, I would like to post pics of our projects. It would be cool to see the progress......err....lack of it!

Wide 5 Club Bio

2009-04-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

Wide 5 Vintage Volkswagen club was “officially” formed in 1995 when a local group of VW enthusiasts from other local VW clubs (and some high school friends) decided to have weekly meetings held every Sunday at the Suntrust parking lot on Bird Rd. and 84ave. in Miami, Florida. Phil Weiner suggested we call it "67 and down" since we all had vintage VW's. Then Danny Tito chimed in and said "Why don't we call it Wide5". And there it was, a new club was born. We weren't a big club at first but people started to take notice and pretty soon our weekly gatherings would draw about 15-30 VW's. The club consisted of about 50 members over the years with a few hardcore members such as Bill Dwyer, Patrick Gomez, Mike Hedrick, Alvaro Rodriguez, Kevin Schmucker, Danny Tito, Jason Walters, and Phil Weiner. Some have come and gone but we are all still heavily into VW's. Some new guys have joined in the last year or two and they include Captain Tony Stewart, and Mike and Serena Reed. Since its inception Wide5 was formed around the love of early pre 67 VWs. Not excluding other years, but emphasizing early “Cal Look and Resto Custom” cars and the movement of Resto custom that was hitting the East coast in the mid 90s. Wide 5 is headed up by roughly 5 members (or lugs as the joke was). This eliminated the problems with one or two members trying to push their own agenda and to eliminate the politics we had seen in other clubs. Our club is about the history, the fun and the building of vintage VWs, with pride in doing our own work and maintaining lifelong friednships. Members can and do belong to other clubs and we meet at most shows in FL. We have members throughout the country and on both coasts. Now in our 14th year and many members strong we appreciate our past and look towards our future. Along with the Palmetto bugs of Miami, we started Volksblast Miami. Now in it’s 11th year, it has raised nearly$100k for Habitat for Humanity and many other local charities. Many current members are working on other shows and events like WinterJAM weekend in Daytona Beach. We hope to further expand the scene and continue maintaining and growing friendships based on the common love of the VW. We love building VWs and have many currently being built, as well as having built magazine feature cars thought the years, but mostly concentrating on drivers. We’re all about having fun and building, driving, and talking VWs. Contrary to what some may say, we are not defunct and never were. Some had kids, some moved away but we always had our VW's, stayed in touch, and live on in the VW hobby we all love. This thread is for Wide5 members, friends, and other vw related chat. We hope to see you at a VW event in the future, stop by and say hello!