Nice, real nice. Thanks for sharing and caring too.
Paul in Tracy

On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 8:06 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have known list member Scott Grillo for probably almost 14 years.  His
> first Vanagon died in a car crash.  His second, a 1991 Blue Carat, was
> fading mechanically, but in good condition body and interior wise.  He
> thought of me when it came time to move on to a late model Eurovan MV.  We
> bought the van last week and had it transported back to our shop here in NJ
> from Scott's home in Lancaster, PA.  Scott is a great guy and I hope to be
> able to keep in touch with him as time goes forward.  The van is so nice I
> am going to be mechanically restoring it and using it as my new daily
> driver.  My old 90 Carat is heading down to Belize to be the new daily
> driver of a friend of mine who needs something he can live/work out of.
> The cool part is this "new" van is almost identical to my van that I am
> replacing it with, just way less rusty and the interior wasn't abused.
>
> When we were up in the Lancaster, PA area, I might have seen a couple of
> you.  I saw a white 90 or 91 GL pass me at one point and then another guy
> who had an 84-85 with a fancy green/blue paint job, I actually passed twice
> near the Mall.  It was good to see other owners on the road as I have seen
> less of them on the road as of late.  They all seem to wind up here at some
> point.  I have worked on so many down through the years, that when new
> people come in and bring their vans, I start looking at how the previous
> repair work was done to see if I was the person who actually worked on the
> van with a previous owner.
>
> Another long time customer Doug Letterman, who lives in Cape May, was
> diagnosed with ALS about six months ago.  He has two nice Westies, a white
> 85 and a maroon 90 MV.  He bought a Tiguan (look up how they got that
> name), and wants to sell both vans just because he is losing mobility and
> can't enjoy them anymore.  It is sad for me because I have been his
> friend/mechanic for over 10 years now.  However we just helped him sell his
> MV to a young man who has big plans for it.  The torch is passed to yet
> another excited Vanagon owner yearning for adventure!
>
> Enjoy the journey.  The destination may be great but the things and people
> you meet along the way are just as important!
>
> Sincerely,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>