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Subject:Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
From:neil N
Date:Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:42:21 -0700

heh. Like this?

http://www.ghostmotors.co.uk/PxSu370.htm

Yah. If it weren't for my musicians hours, I would have made the early
trek to Whistler for at least some kind of group shot. Likely would
have been some suicide door models.

Neil.

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Sudhir Desai<sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
>

--
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines