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Subject:Re: Westy Bummer on I-40
From:T.P. Stephens
Date:Sun, 21 Nov 1999 16:44:10 -0800

At 07:06 PM 11/21/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Bad News, not for me, but for one of our Westy Compadres... a 1984-1986ish
>Westy took a giant leap toward the crusher this afternoon here in RTP, NC.
>It didn't appear that anyone was hurt, (no ambulances, and relatively minor
>crash damage).

>It was a chocolate brown Westy in PRIMO condition. Front left
>footwell/wheel pushed back, and the left side (across the camping
>outlets/water fill) was pretty well can-openered. Looked like it *could* be
>repaired, if money were no object.

>Anybody we know? God Bless ya/them. T'was a beauty,

Always good to know ape blood was not shead. Hope the insurance allows them
to build another one better than the last one. And keep the totaled one for
great spares.

Doktor Tim
Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
San Juan Island, WA