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Date:   Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:35:31 -0400
Reply-To:   Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
Subject:   Vanagon List Profiled In Washington Post Today
Comments:   To: Syncro@onelist.com
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<html> <i>Don Oldenburg, </i>Washington Post Staff Writer who I believe is also on our list, profiles the Vanagon List in a huge (by newspaper standards) article quoting numerous list luminaries this morning, including Joel Walker, Steve Schwenk, yours truly, and list founder Gerry Skerbitz. There is even a giant picture of current listmaster Tom Carrington and a picture of his daughter climbing into his vanagon pickup. <br> <br> In giant quotes that scream off the page Carrington says, &quot;Vanagons appeal to independent thinkers who don't feel the need to drive a car that fits in with the crowd.&quot; That's the good way of putting it. Then, in equally accurate but thankfully smaller type he says, &quot;Let's face it. We are sick, sick, sick individuals. There is something about this Vanagon obsession that makes us act a bit goofy.&quot;<br> <br> I burst out laughing when the article mentioned the silver socket -- to see that phrase actually taking up space in the Washington Post. <br> <br> The URL where the article resides today is here: <br> <br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16710-2001Aug29.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16710-2001Aug29.</a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16710-2001Aug29.html" eudora="autourl">html<br> <br> <br> <br> </a><br> <div>________________________________________________________</div> <div>Derek Drew&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New York, NY &amp; Washington, DC</div> <div>derekdrew@rcn.com<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 212-580-6486</div> <div>Email me for viscous couplings</div> <div>'90 Syncro Westfalia... </div> <div>...seen off-road at </div> <div><a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm</a></div> <div>Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for owners) are:</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon</a></div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/</a></div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro</a> </div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.vanagon.com/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.vanagon.com</a> </div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.syncro.org/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.syncro.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </div> <div>My refrigerator article: </div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm</a></div> <div>My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies: </div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/auto-insurance-madness.html" EUDORA=AUTOURL>ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/auto-insurance-madness.html</a> </div> <div>To view Wolfgang's incredibly informative wheel article</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm</a> </div> <div>To view Tim Smith's incredibly useful gearing calculator</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls</a> </div> <div>To view some 16&quot; Trailing Arms that enable much larger tires see</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels,%20Tires%20%26%20Gearing/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg" EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels%2C%20Tires%20%26%20Gearing/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg</a></div> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </html>


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