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Subject:Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:44:01 -0400

Yes indeed. I think I need a towelette (to wipe the drool off my desk
of course. :3).

Sudhir

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 14:42, neil N<musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>

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