Date:         Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:57:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Junkyards are to blame
Comments: To: dan@HOBBYETC.COM
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It was done in the early 80s by a small company up near Perkasie PA. They
rebuilt Bugs from the ground up and gave you a 1 year warrentee. I don't
know if they are still in business. They also imported gray market European
Sports cars. I use to go in there and drool.

tim in san jose


>From: Daniel Brideau <dan@HOBBYETC.COM>
>Reply-To: Daniel Brideau <dan@HOBBYETC.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Junkyards are to blame
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:17:38 -0500
>
>When I was still too young to shave, I had a grand plan to buy up VW's
>(Beetles), and store them in some sort of semi-clean environment.
>
>The carcasses would be sorted as candidates for restoration, or donors for
>restoration.
>
>My restoration process would be semi-assembly line.  Strip to a bare shell,
>repair all the holes and dents.   Install all new rubber, seals, seat
>covers
>etc.  Rebuilt engines, gearbox, brakes.. the whole thing as new as
>possible.
>Small crews that specialize in each area, working independent of each
>other.
>
>Price them nearish a "new" car, and build them to order.  Colors, sunroofs,
>etc.
>
>But, who's gonna buy a 20 year old "new" car?  Assembling a
>sales/distribution program would be tough.
>
>Seeing the pricing on syncro campers, makes me think.
>
>Dan B
>85 Weekender
>87 Scirocco 16V
>02 GTI
>
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>
> > > Start buying these Vanagons and we can find a central location to
>store
> > > them, say, Kansas.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > naah..   bring em all here..  i'll line em up out back in the cornfield
>:<)
> > make a big aerial vw crop circle out of dead vanagons... ohh yea..
>pretty..
> >  :<)
> >
> > chris
> >

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