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Subject:Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:19:33 -0400

I was hoping to see some suicide-doors. :~)

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 13:57, neil N<musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> On my last trip to Alice Lake B.C., spotted a few old Bentleys in
> Squamish. Had a short chat with one English fellow about his '30
> something Bentley. Found out these people had come from all over the
> world to drive their pride-and-joys to Alaska!
>
> http://www.bentleyalaska.com/
>
> The idea of these dedicated owners taking a bunch of Bentleys to
> Alaska was kind of a thrill from my POV. After heading toward
> Whistler, I spotted another one and followed him to Brandywine Falls.
> Found yet some more Bentleys. I tried not to plague them with too many
> questions. <grin> Didn't manage to get to their AM meet at Whistler
> the next day, but got some pics none the less.
>
> Of note, found it curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the
> brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense, just,
> well very different!
>
> My pics
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/OldBentleys#
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>