Hmmm, lots of interesting replies to this one.

Age:  55

VWs:

61 beetle in 68, just before I went in the Navy.  Left it with my parents, don't know what happened to it.

Spent 22 years in the Navy, owned 6 or 8 different bugs in 6 or 8 diferent countries.  I always looked for a VW when I got transferred.

In 1972 I returned from Vietnam with a friend who had a 1970 camper and we spent, what was possibly the best, 30 days of our lives roaming around California.

Fast forward to 2004.  I'm finally fully retired and I bought an 85 GL in February.

I can't seem to leave it parked, nor wipe the smile off my face while I'm driving around the backwoods where I live.

I also enjoy the banter, stories, and expertise of this list.

Thanx,

Charlie Swanson
Lucasville, Ohio

Semper Ubi Sub Ubi
85 GL Pilot

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