>The sad thing was that such a clean and clearly recently well loved
>Westy ended up at a bone yard like it did. I always wonder what
>circumstances resulted in such tragedy. This thing was dent free, clean
>in and out, garage kept, all good glass, original unused spare, etc. I
>have become hardened to seeing clean passenger models end up like this
>but a Westy in this good shape is a rare find. A few days ago it was a
>dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value
>left.
>
>If Subaru engine conversions or ANY other conversion options can help
>keep this from happening I am all for it. This nonsense about keeping
>them original to maintain "collectability" ignores that fact that if
>something is not done to make them reliable the main "collectors" will
>be car crushers.

>Mark

Agreed wholeheartedly. So why on Earth didn't you buy the thing complete?

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