Mrs. Fowks gets "Mom of the Year" in my book.....

Steven
91 Westy

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 5:46 AM, Pete Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com>wrote:

> The article was well written and they had the correct VW info in it. They
> even spelled Westfalia correctly!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 7, 2013, at 0:19, Stephen Engel <sengel543@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I grew up a couple miles from that house. It's on a major avenue, across
> from the high school football field even. I must have past by 1,000s of
> times, never had a clue to its' significance. It was obvious that whoever
> lived there abhorred the typical ultra-high maintenance landscaping
> preferred by 99.5% of the other residents. A couple years ago my mother
> went on one of Mr. Cardasis' tours, and I in turn was enlightened. James
> Rose was a pretty interesting guy and it turns out - a Westie owner on top
> of it!
> >
> > The local VW shop mentioned had to be Roe Motors, a great father/son
> operation. But they lost their lease and the land lord built a mini strip
> mall containing a convenience store, dry cleaners, and pizza place (just
> what we needed!).
> >
> > Props to the NY Times, they seem to do an article on VW campers and vans
> every year or two.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing Tom.
> >
> > Steve
> > 87 Syncro GL
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> > On Sun, 10/6/13, Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Subject: Preaching to the Choir
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Date: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11:42 AM
> >
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/automobiles/collectibles/adopted-by-neighbors-a-vw-camper-spreads-happiness.html?ref=todayspaper
> >
> > YMMV,
> >
> > Mr. BZ-never owned a Bay Window
>