I bet it was burnt out. That is one thing you really do not fix. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flat Four" <aircooledvw77t1@ENGINEER.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 6:14 PM Subject: OT: Guinness VW record
> <<<<Highest car mileage "Old Faithful," a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle > owned by Albert Klein of Pasadena, California, clocked up 1.6 million > miles before it was totaled on March 29, 1997.>>>> > > Just thought you VW gurus would like to know. Maybe Mr. Klein's phone > number is listed in the phone book and I can call him up and talk > about his VW. So sad Old Faithful had to leave us. I still haven't > come up with a name for my VW. I wonder how many rebuilds old > Faithful had gone through to travel so many miles. That and the other > things like generators, batteries, starters, points and condensers, > oil changes, plugs, clutch, tires, clogs in the fuel system, wheel > alighnments - just to name a few. Most of all I'd like to know about > the details on the day it was totaled. > > > ______________________________________________ > FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com > Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup |
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