Bubba:  You wouldn't like my van, then........... and now I have
another excuse to stay out of Richmond.

DM&FS

At 05:04 PM 1/5/2009, Stephen Grisanti wrote:
>While I defend the right of a vehicle owner to treat it as s/he
>wishes, I really hate to see a vehicle trashed.  There's a Wolfsburg
>Edition hardtop living nearby and I spotted it in the lot of a tire
>place today.  Stopped for a close look and saw that it got new Tiger
>Paws installed on its scuffed and corroded alloys.  It's got a
>vanity plate that practically brags VW awareness but the right side
>cladding is missing and nearly every panel is dented.  Worst of all,
>the groovy diagonal striped blue interior is loaded with gas weed
>whackers, dirty tools and a big Jobox that can't be doing the
>interior any good.  What a conflict!  Maybe it's the guy's only ride
>and it does exactly what he wants of it, but some folks would kill
>to have that van in better shape.  I had my camera but declined to
>take a pic, not wanting to document the decline.
>
>On the plus side I spotted a new arrival in town, a sano grey Syncro
>hardtop that looks like it's moved or visiting from Williamsburg.
>
>And on the non-van front I got a pic of the local fenderless, RHD
>lowered Beetle rat rod that I've seen before.  Talk about a strange
>expression of the automotive art...
>
>Stephen