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Subject:Re: 66 VW Bug has only 20k miles!
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:29:00 -0700

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Ken,

It sounds like a treasure but the sort of anecdote more appropriate to
post on a Friday.

Thanks,

BenT
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On Oct 21, 2009, at 5:55 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> I just thought I would share something cool that came into my shop
> yesterday.  When I was a kid and got into the VW scene I heard stories
> about this local guy who had a 66 Bug that was super clean but it was
> more of a legend and I never actually got to see it.  Yesterday it
> drove
> into my shop.  It is a mint green colored 66 Bug with a whopping 20k
> miles on the odo.  This thing is like new inside and out.  I have
> never
> seen anything this clean in all my years of working on VWs except for
> maybe my parents brand new 2007 Jetta right after they bought it.
> It is
> so cool and the guy doesn't take it to any shows or anything!  He just
> enjoys owning it and driving it every once and a while.  I will try to
> take some pictures of it today and send a link to the list if you are
> interested.  I know this is the Vanagon list but I thought I would
> share
> something cool that you don't see every day.  It is one thing to
> look at
> something that has been restored and marvel at all of the work that
> went
> into that but you can always find a flaw somewhere or see the work
> scars
> underneath.  This thing has never been touched so it is almost like
> going into a time machine and seeing a brand new bug back in 66 in the
> show room.  Very cool indeed!
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com

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