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Subject:Re: New Owner and a New Adventure
From:Jim. Felder
Date:Mon, 6 May 2019 17:19:15 -0500

We'll miss ya. Thanks for all the help, input and opinions over the many
years.

Jim

On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 4:45 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yo, I'm glad my vanagon is going to a vanagon family.. We often see.."I'm
> offering it here first, in hopes it'll go to someone who is on the list and
> will ......" but we don't often hear of this actually happening...
>    Made my first long VW van trip way back in the late 60s in a 57
> splitty....a bazillion great adventures in various VW vans since, including
> 11 yrs worth in the inline tintop/Westie that's leaving tomorrow.
>     "I'll be baack!" I'm sure... I'm toying with the idea of building a
> yacht-quality high top soon.
>   Thanks for all the List Help over the years.. I'll stay in touch,
>   Don Hanson
>
> On Mon, May 6, 2019, 1:43 PM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My son sold his 1976 Beetle, a car that was his first and daily driver
> for
> > the last five years.  Tonight he is getting on a plane in Atlanta and
> > flying to Portland to pick up his next vehicle, a 1984 Vanagon.  He is,
> in
> > essence, coming full circle since I bought my first Vanagon Westfalia
> when
> > he was just 2 years old.  He practically grew up in one.  He will drive
> > from Portland all the way back to Atlanta via various scenic routes
> > covering about 3000 miles in the process.  I’m glad for him, as not many
> > get the chance to see what he will see and experience what he will
> > experience.  Fingers crossed, AAA membership updated, operators standing
> by.
> >
> >
> > — Chris
> > ’64 VW Deluxe
> > ’90 Westfalia Syncro
>

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