Date:         Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:28:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Pimp my ride!
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I saw this. I was waiting to see if any others would jump on it. Really
nice body and paint as you say, I would have been happier to see an
original interior put into it, though, but that's just me. I liked the
rack on top with the electric/hydraulic lift that handed you your boat
or surfboard. I dug the fact that none of these guys were born until
way after this thing was made, but yet they had a certain amount of
respect for it. I've never seen another show where they went to such
pains to put the car's make back as original as they did with the bling
VW emblem on the front, which they seemed quite proud of. Of al the
cars they've ever done, this was the least-messed-with exterior-wise.

And I don't know what to say about those safari windows. Somebody had
to be a genius to even know about them much less locate them.

Jim

On Nov 17, 2004, at 9:17 PM, two-tone brown wrote:

> I'm currently in North Carolina, at the opposite end of the country
> from my van, at my brother's house.  Up late watching MTV last night
> however, Xzibit and the enormous mechanics at "West Coast Customs"
> pimped this guy's early 60's (guess!) microbus.
> Any one else see it?
>
> it was wild... they put in a 40 inch plasma with a playstation2 all
> cleanly mounted, a custom couch, safari windows in the front, and a
> little pop out school bus style stop sign (button activated) on the
> side that sez "Chill."  That last feature was especially choice-- the
> guys said "Brian, if youre taking it easy heading down the road and
> some stressed out fools are riding too close, trying to go to fast,
> just push this button, let em know that they just have to CHILL." so
> cool.  Really nice body work and two tone paint job too.
>
> Overall it was most excellent-- a very nice surprise in contrast to
> the Escorts and suburbans typically featured.
>