On Sunday, September 30, 2012 5:49:35 PM UTC-6, wrote:
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> > Some of you might remember me, John. I had two Bugs and a kit car. One of the Bugs was a '58 I bought from Mikah.
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> > Well, it is like coming back from somewhere else to be posting here and I hope I am welcome to do some more.
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> > After a couple heart attacks and other health interruptions, I finally retired and just a month ago I went to the storage place and took the wraps off the '58 and all four tires were cracked, broken and collapsed. That's how long it has been. Of course the engine will not start. WTF? A neglected 54 year-old car won't start?
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> > The paint is very badly oxidized. It was covered by a very good cover which tells you how log it was put away.
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> > So now it's in the driveway on blocks shaming me every time I leave the house.
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> > Oh, and look at what I found way in the back of the shed.
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> Wow, I felt a strange sensation just then, like my mouse clicked on Google groups by some unseen force......? ;-)
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> (That and Max alerted me with a samba PM....)
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> Cool to see some old names here...... from "back in the day".
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> Still have my '57 BTW, 13,500 miles on the clock. I'll be taking it to Transporter day at Lars Anderson Museum in Brookline MA next Sunday...
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> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/348805.jpg

Still looks incredible John. Still one of my favorites from the vintage side of the hobby.

Max