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Subject:      Old Bus Backfire Issue 5 *long-SE regional*

This is the latest newsletter from the Atlanta area bus club.  Points
of interest for those of you in the Southeast are the Spring Campout,
Buses on the Blue Ridge, and the 3rd Annual Vintage Show & Shine.

Greetings!

Greetings fellow bus-nuts. I hope everyone is getting their bus ready for
a full schedule of VW-related events. I'm pretty stoked!  I have just 
returned from the IVWA Bug Bash in N.C..  There I saw two types of old 
buses which I'd never seen before.  A 1956 Westfalia, original condition,
gas heater, roof rack and tent.  The bus still has the original 36 hp 
motor and was driven to North Carolina from California in 4 days.  A 1959
Firetruck from Germany with all the original fire fighting equipment 
including working siren and lights.  The swap meet at the show was 
smaller than last year, but I still managed to spend all the money I 
brought with me.  I hope to see many of you at the upcoming events.

Upcoming Events

April 29-30	PST's Spring Campout

This campout will be held at Indian Springs State Park, 30 miles south of
Atlanta at I-75 and Ga. Hwy. 42. near Jackson Ga.  Everyone is invited to 
attend even if you don't want to camp.  Come on down Saturday afternoon 
to visit and participate in an informal swap meet.  Some people will be 
going down Friday night, so watch for them.  For specifics on a caravan 
going down Saturday morning give me a call.  This is always a lot of fun 
so don't forget your cameras and extra parts.

May 12-14	The Great Smoky Mountain Bug Run 95

This was a lot of fun last year and should be even better this year. 
Anyone interested in caravanning should give me a call.  We take Ga. Hwy. 
411, instead of the Interstate, which is a beautiful easy 4 hour drive. 
For more info. see enclosed flyer.

June 2-4	Buses on the Blue Ridge

We will be caravanning up to the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville N.C. 
on June 2nd.  If you are interested give us a call. There will be buses 
from as far away as Canada, Missouri and Florida.  For more info call 
Neil Pickett @ (704) 665-1650.

June 25	Vintage Show & Shine

The "Biggest and Best Air-Cooled VW Show in the Southeast" will again be 
held at Southern Tech this June 25th.  This show is sponsored by Peach 
State Transporters and will most undoubtedly be even bigger and better 
than the last two years.  With this in mind, we will need much more help 
from club members to be able to host a really great show.  PST is the 
sole sponsor for this event, so please volunteer!  We will start getting 
together to work everything out soon.  Also if you have suggestions on 
how to make the show even better let us know ASAP.

PST's March Meeting Report

On Sunday afternoon, March 12th a large group of buses and trucks met at 
Southern Tech to caravan up to the McDonald's in Woodstock.  The caravan 
included David Easterwood - 66 Scud Camper; Dewayne Epperson - 67 Crew-
cab; Bob Jarman - 65 Crewcab; Jerry Peters - 68 Singlecab; Ronnie Hunter
- 68 Singlecab; Pete Durand - 66 Camper; Bob Stanek - 60 Panel Van; 
Walter Donilla and Allen Becker (in non VWs).  Also there were two new 
members, Jason Mogi - 66 Deluxe and Michael Masseau - 66 Deluxe.  Those 
who met us at McDonald's were Nick Azzolesi - 66 Kombi; Gordon Hunter - 
61 23-window; Tim Humphreys - 63 Crewcab; and Chris Martel - 72 Bus. 
Items discussed were:  The upcoming Vintage Volkswagen 3rd Annual Show & 
Shine, the Spring Campout, and Buses on the Blue Ridge.  Dues of $3.00 
per year to help defray the cost of producing and mailing this newsletter
to everyone.  Many members paid this and Allen and wife Susie were glad 
to accept it. Suggestions were made for more one day caravans and more 
campouts.  I would like to thank everyone for coming out and was 
immensely pleased with the turnout.  I was happy everyone brought along
friends and family.

Roll Call!

Since we have had so many new members join in the past year I have listed
all PST members and their oldest vehicles for your information:
(* - Looking for a Bus or no information on current bus)

Marc Arnold	*     
Nick Azzolesi	66-Kombi		Gordon Hunter	61-23-Window
Andy Bailey	74-Camper		Ronnie Hunter	68-Single Cab
Allen Becker	58-Standard		C.B. Hutcherson	64-Single Cab
David Bogle	67-Standard		Bob Jarman	65-Crewcab
Jeff Brown	71-Panel Van		Chris Johnson	65-Crewcab
Dusty Campbell	66-Deluxe		Rick Johnson	67-Standard
Louise Christensen	72-Camper	Bruce Jones	64 Crewcab
Chuck Coolidge	63-Camper		Ron Kleber 	66-21-Window
Raleigh Collins	67-RHD Kombi		Steve Lance	65-Deluxe
Tracy Connor	66-Deluxe		Kevin Macrae	*
Jason Cortez	66-Deluxe		Michael Masseau	66-Deluxe
Gurdon Counts	61-23-Window		Kevin Mayfield	65-Standard
Doug Davis	64-21-Window		Jason Mogi	66-Deluxe
Dave Davis	61-Panel Van		Chuck Moody	66-Crewcab
Tom Devries	63-21-Window		Donald Obertein	64-21-Window
Walter Donila	67-21-Window		Bill Peak	*
Bob Duensing	67 Camper		Jason Pfeffer`	*
Pete Durand	66-Camper		Steve Podowitz	65-Camper
Dave Easterwood	59-Single Cab		George Ratterree	75-Camper
Dewayne Epperson	67-Crewcab	Mark Reimer 	*
Thomas Eskew	64-Crewcab		John Short	65-Deluxe
Samuel Gainer	67-Deluxe		Tom Snyder 	64-21-Window
Gary Gray	67-Camper		Bob Stanek	60-Panel Van
Justin Gray	67-Camper		Jon Tanner	67-Camper
Tom Hackley	62-Crewcab		Mike Todd	63-Panel Van
Bob Hagen	65-Single Cab		John Underdown	*
Martin Hill	*			Mell Wallace	67-Camper
Fred Hoger	62-Single Cab		George Welch	62-Single Cab
Tim Humphreys	63-Crewcab		Steve Wiltin	65-Deluxe

Write Us!

Peach State Transporters is the official Georgia Chapter of NEATO.

Peach State Transporters
Allen Becker
3065 Valley View Drive
Powder Springs, GA  30073
(404) 943-3491

P.S. Remember to be on the lookout for potential club members.  We are 
always happy to send out info about the club to anyone whose name & 
address are provided  to us!

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* 59 Dbl Dr Walk-Thru Panel		     Dave Easterwood		*
* 59 & 61 Single Cab Pickups		     deasterw@st6000.sct.edu	*
* 66 Westfalia								*
* 66 Hardtop & Sunroof Deluxe Buses	     61 Deluxe Beetle		*
* 73 & 77 Westfalias			     69 Rust Bug		*
* 74 Thing				     64 Type 34 Karmann Ghia	*
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