Well I have a blue 87 GL and leave right off I-75 in GA, But it wasn't me!
But you could have saw it was me with my BIG South EASTERN vw cLUB Sticker
on the back window.
   Send me the picture. I might can tell who it is.
Kathy Jacobs
South Eastern VW Club
www.sevwc.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Horace K. Sawyer <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:16 AM
Subject: Blue van FLYING I-75 Georgia Sat 6-10 - photo's!

> Volks und Komraden,
>
> A good looking Vanagon GL appearing to be about an '88 model came up
behind
> me Saturday, June 10, heading south on I-75 between Chattanooga, TN and
> Atlanta, Georgia.  I was moving on:  doing about 75-80 mph.  This blue
> vanagon comes up and passes me.  I was shocked.  This has NEVER happened
in
> my 24 year history of driving.  It was loaded down, and had two people in
> the front seats visible.  Both wearing hats.  Had a pack of cigarettes on
> the dash.  I thought it was one of the list stickers on the rear window,
it
> was yellow.  But then, I thought . . . .DOH -- don't even say it, k.  It
> was a Fahrfugnugen (sp) sticker.  This van was flat out haulin butt.   It
> was flying.  I had trouble keeping up with it.  I was driving a
turbodiesel
> 95 model truck.  This could not be.  My first thought:  (I'm not kidding)
> it must be a Subaru conversion, or some conversion.  But, the tailpipe
> configuration looked traditional.  Maybe he just had it floored the whole
> trip.
> He maintained this speed for 40 miles or so until he disappeared AHEAD of
> me.  Once he got into Marietta, he just vanished into the haze of traffic.
> I had my Kodak DC280 handy (former Boy Scout and head of National
Security)
>  so I snapped some photo's.  They came out pretty good.  I can email to
> anyone who wants.  If you are the owner and on this List, let me say it
was
> good to see you.  Maybe someone knows who it was.  The van had a temporary
> tag of some kind, appeared to be from a Kansas City auto dealer sales lot.
> I was driving a green Dodge Ram.  Turning about 2100 rpm.
>
> You just never know what you will see out there!
>
> HK
> still vanless since February