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Subject:Re: Horse Trailers that look like Busses
From:Bob Hufford
Date:Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:57:46 -0500 (CDT)

I've done this many a time.  My Dad says that when he was looking for 
Model-T's (the Ford, not VW Trends) back in the Sixties, that he was often 
fooled by old manure spreaders (top bow looks like the windshield frame 
on a "T").  Don't ya just hate it when that happens? ;)

        Bob Hufford                   \\  //   
     "...in the GROOVE"           \\   \\//   //     '60 Double-Door Panel
 General Registry Of Ozarks'       \\   \/   //      '69 Bus (Sunroof)
   Volkswagen Enthusiasts           \\ //\\ //       '81 Vanagon (Sunroof)
bhufford@ozarks.sgcl.lib.mo.us       \\/  \\/        '61, '63, '67 Bus Bones

On Wed, 28 Jun 1995, Ron Van Ness wrote:

> As I sit here daydreaming about last week's wonderful vacation, some other
snip 
> The etc.:
> Something I noticed while scanning the landscape off the highway for old
> buses:  old horse trailers (especially the ones with 2 tone paint jobs) look
> an awful lot like a micro from a distance.  After many false alarms, I
> finally realized that that smooth two-toned thing captured in my peripheral
> vision was surely a horse trailer and not a barn door calling my name.
> Well, maybe I gave an extra peek just to be sure. : )

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