Herbie's Cruise is scheduled to have luch with us on Saturday, May
21st between 12 an 2 pm. Join the Buses by the Beach fun in Grand
Rapids MI. See www.busesbythebeach.com for all the details.

On 5/5/05, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote:
> An attempt is being made to have the largest cruise of Vintage &
> Classic Volkswagens in Southern California as part of an even larger
> cruise across America with it's first destination stop in Barstow, CA.
> All are invited to participate.  As to why, read on...
> 
> The year 2005 is a year of 50ths.
> 
> 50th Anniversary of the establishment of Volkswagen Of America
> 
> 50th Anniversary of the introduction of the Karmann Ghia
> 
> 50th Anniversary of Disneyland's opening in Anaheim, CA
> 
> And (smile) the first "attempt" at civilizing the VW Type 2 (March
> 1955) (Please, no flames from the Barndoor crowd, but I just couldn't
> resist)
> 
> Some of you may or may not know that almost all of the anniversary
> events above are being tied together as a 2 to 4 week
> cruise/celebration taking place across the U.S. beginning on the 15th
> of May.  What began as a enthusiastic group of Ghia owners cruising
> across the U.S. to celebrate Karmann's intro of the model and
> continuing on into Germany for the Karmann Factory celebration has (in
> the past few months) grown to a very large event to include all
> aircooled models (and yes, wasser-vanagons as well) on this cruise.  I
> have been asked by the originator of the cruise to extend an
> invitation to all various vw-related listmembers to join in the cruise
> extending from Santa Monica (CA) Volkswagen to the Bug-Out (May 29,
> 2005) in Manassas, VA.  You can join in for a mile, five miles, ten
> miles, a hundred miles or even the entire length of the cruise and any
> who do will receive a Cruise Participant Plaque at any of the stops
> along the way.  After finishing up in Manassas, the cruise will head
> south to Florida and then along I-10 west back to California to end at
> the VW Classic (June 12, 2005).
> 
> The cruise will kick off at Santa Monica Volkswagen (2440 Santa Monica
> Blvd, Santa Monica, CA).  Arrival time is set at 7am, May 15, 2005.
> Departure time is planned at 9am.  The dealership is providing 250
> parking spaces and there will be an additional 300 spaces available at
> the Calif DMV nearby.  I don't honestly know how many are showing up
> that morning, but from the talk I'm hearing it sounds like a big bunch
> (250+).  The main route will be east on I-10 to I-15 north to the
> first lunch stop (about noon) in Barstow, CA, afterwhich the cruise
> will continue on I-40 East.  Just after crossing the Arizona border,
> the cruise will detour onto Old 66 thru Oatman, AZ for a brief stop
> and then into Kingman, AZ for the first overnight stop.  (Unca Jerry
> Jess suggests that you have a bunch of fresh carrots on hand to feed
> the wandering burros in Oatman).  Unca Jerry has indicated he will be
> there with his "fully accessorized" Herbie to participate in the
> Arizona leg of the cruise.
> 
> For other stopping points along the cruise, please refer to the link
> provided further below in this post.
> 
> The venerable "Hot Dog" Fred will be providing the "refreshments" at
> the first Lunch Stop in Barstow, CA at Dana Park, located at Barstow
> Road & Virginia Way (exit Barstow Rd from north I-15, then turn left,
> traveling about 2 to 3 blocks on the left).  Meal Tickets for this
> lunch must be purchased in advance on the morning (7am May 15th) the
> cruise gets together at Santa Monica Volkswagen to claim your food.
> 
> A genuine Disney, fully running Herbie Bug from the movie will be
> accompanying the cruise for it's entire length.  Yeah, it will be
> trailered, but will be pulled out at almost every major stop to
> display at participating VW Dealerships along the way.  An "impromptu"
> VW show will be occuring at almost each VW Dealership stop, lasting
> for around 2 hours.
> 
> This cruise is sponsored in part by Volkswagen Of America, Walt Disney
> Pictures' release of Herbie: Fully Loaded (June 24, 2005), Airhead
> Parts (http://www.airheadparts.com), Karmann Ghia Parts & Restoration
> (http://www.karmannghia.com) and the Karmann Ghia Club of North
> America (http://www.karmannghia.org).  In addition, giveaways at the
> various stops will be provided by Nextel, Goodyear Tire, 3M Car Care
> and Radio Shack.
> 
> Provided by Volkswagen Of America will be "chase" vehicles for cruise
> support in the event of break downs.  Current plans call for two
> Touaregs, one Eurovan, a Phaeton and a Jetta.
> 
> Official Cruise Website with Itinerary:
> http://www.airheadparts.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=1
> NOTE:  This itinerary has been changing on almost a daily basis -
> check this site often.  Itinerary includes motel and camping info.
> 
> Volkswagen's "Cruise Blurb" Website
> http://www.vw.com/eventvw/karmann/
> 
> Disney's Herbie Website:
> http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/herbie/
> 
> Yahoo Discussion Group For This Cruise:
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/karmannghiatreffen/
> 
> Contact Info:
> 
> Cruise Lodging Information:
> Larry Edson (A Ghia List & Vanagon List Member)
> sonofed@karmannghia.org
> OR
> http://www.airheadparts.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=1
> 
> Note:  There will be a "mini cruise" from the San Francisco Bay area
> to Ventura on May 13th primarily for the Karmann Ghia Treffen #7.  All
> VW models wanting to participate in the main cruise are welcome to
> join Larry & the Bay Area Ghias on this "mini cruise" down the coast.
> If you wish to tag along, you are more than welcome to join in.  The
> gathering point for this cruise is 8AM, May 13th at Sunnyvale
> Volkswagen, 1025 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, departing about
> 8:30AM.  There will be a Lunch Break around noon at Margie's Diner,
> 1575 Calle Juaquin, San Luis Obispo, CA (last US-101 southbound exit
> in SLO).  The "mini cruise" will end up at Barber Volkswagen, 3650
> Main St, Ventura, CA.  Most will stick around overnight for the Ghia
> Treffen on Saturday May 14th at Karmann Ghia Parts & Restoration, 1604
> Morse Ave, Ventura, CA (couple of blocks around the corner from Barber
> VW) (Everyone's invited to attend of course) and some will head
> further south to Santa Monica to await the kickoff the next morning at
> Santa Monica Volkswagen (see above).
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> jim@karmannghia.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>