Hey, speaking of stores - writing a book about them isn't a bad idea.

If everybody wants to, I'd be happy to compile the stories into a book and
publish it. Proceeds (if any) could go to the PIF.

Let me know . . .

 *Thanks, ~Annie* email: lsandrsn@gmail.com

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 5:19 PM, John Jensen <bluesbug@verizon.net> wrote:

> First van:  as mentioned, a 66 Kombi
> Second:  64 with seats and stuff, really  worn out old delivery van
> Third:  Nice pretty much cherry 66 with walk-through front seats
> Fourth: 66 walk through
> Fifth:  66 bench seats
> Sixth: 71 with high top added
> Seventh:  68 Bay...really worn out
> Eighth:  82 GL Vanagon
> Ninth:   80 Westfalia
> Tenth: 82 Westalia
> Eleventh: 85 Synchro converted to Westy
> Twelfth: Synchro parted out for making the previous Synchro actually run
> Thirteenth; 80 Vanagon Westy.
> A few beetles  and a Ghia thrown in here and there for good measure
> don't really count, do they?
> Oh!  There was a 68 Westy I bought for the gas cap  and the roof and
> ended up parting it out.  I still have some of the parts.
> Gosh, doesn't seem like many,
> Every van  seems like it will be the last.  It would be interesting to
> compile a book of  stories about these vans.
> we must have a few hundred good stories between us all. With not a few
> broken hearts and a lot of exultation.
>
> John Jensen
> johnjensen@johnjensenartist.**com <johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com>
> http://www.johnjensenartist.**com <http://www.johnjensenartist.com>
> bluesbug@verizon.net
>