Date:         Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:34:59 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: sad end?
Comments: To: Ron Komoroski <motresyklman@LYNCHBURG.NET>
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Just out of town on Kalifonski Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska there was a huge
automotive cemetary (junk yard)  with every kind of vehicle imaginable laid to
rest there. Covered acres and acres. There was a very long row of dead VW's of
many kinds, and amongst them were untold Type II's, Splitties, several Safari
vans (???), at least three of those Buses that  had all the narrow windows in
the edge of the roof all the way around, a couple of panels, etc. Alaska really
is the end of the road for vehicles. It's incredible how many make it up the
Alaska Highway never again to go South to warmer climes. The die right there
when the first Alaska Winter sets in.

Anyway, I bought lots of parts there. One year I didn't make it by there in the
spring after break-up (thats when the ice goes out and the snow melts) and it
was way over around the first of August when I drove out. The place was totally
gone. Not a vehicle left. Seems the Japanese had been in a bought up all the
vehicles, had them crushed, and shipped them to Japan.

Sad Loss.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Ron Komoroski wrote:

> All,
> Last weekend I came upon a VW shop w/hundreds of old Vdubs sitting around &
> a big "commercial property for sale" sign out front. I wandered through the
> yard, taking pictures. Looking at the pictures I can count 30 type IIs, from
> splits to vanagons, 14 of them campers. The building is a huge rambling
> affair, just chock full of partially finished  Vdubs & parts, mostly used.
> I don't know what will happen to all this stuff when the property is sold,
> but I have a bad feeling the crusher is waiting.
> I have no connection to the place, I'm just a gear-head Vdub fan passing on
> the info to anyone who might need parts or a project, while they are still
> there.
> Ron Komoroski
>
> Mid Atlantic VW Parts & Restoration
> 6105 County Drive
> Disputana, VA., 23842
> (804) 732-7327, fax (804) 862-2303
> volkswayne@yahoo.com