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Subject:Testament to the sturdiness of a Vanagon
From:Conrad Klahn
Date:Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:06:31 -0500

Hi,

The local yard had an '85 GL Sunroof. I had meant to get parts off of
it, but mornings are always a matter of rushing the kids to school and
then me rushing off to work. I looked at it coming and going every day.

This past weekend it had been moved. I swung around on Monday morning
and there it was, in line for the crusher, with a 1/2 ton Chevy truck
sitting on top of it. They had broken the windshield, damaged metal,
etc.

I had them move it out from the line so I could interior parts from it
- they get good money for metal, so they wouldn't part with bumpers,
etc. I came back that afternoon and there it was, up on all fours like
nothing had ever happened. The roof was a bit crushed - but the sunroof
and all doors still worked like new. Amazing considering it had been
moved up and down a hill a couple of times with a front loader, and
parked underneath a full-size Chevy pickup.

Conrad

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