Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:26:08 -0500
Reply-To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles
as cupholder
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I have bought so many vans over the years I could probably fill one van
with all of the stuff that I have found in vans after I have purchased
them. Some of the most memorable have been:
A drug smoking pipe of some kind (don't really keep up with this stuff)
in the van that used to belong to a Rabinical student.
Several condomns in the van of a baby-faced kid who looked like he would
blush at the mention of the word.
A drive-away camping tent (new).
Another really old drive-away camping tent (I still haven't unpacked it
yet).
Several cans of beer and tuna fish in the fridge.
A Bible.
One guy had a St. John the Baptist shifter knob (I kid you not) but he
remembered it at the last minute and took it with him.
I have found hot plates, and hot kettles, and several sets of dishes in
westies.
My latest westy had seat covers on all of the seats and rugs on all of
the floors. Under neath is brand new looking rug and upholstry! Sweet.
It is always fun looking through these vans and wondering what you are
going to find next.
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Robert Fisher wrote:
> Two tubes (thereabouts) of red Permatex- unfortunately it was spread
> out all
> over the engine in an 'attempt' to stop the head gasket leaks.
> A Bentley.
> An old Bud Light 12-bottle box with most of the passenger-side upper
> end of
> the engine in it.
> A spare tire that would Larry nightmares.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Williams" <westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 3:43 PM
> Subject: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as
> cupholder
>
>
>> Hello listees,
>>
>> i'm just wondering what, if anything, any of you have
>> aquired in your vanagons when you purchased them.
>> i've personally come up with some pretty wierd
>> stuff...especially in that nook ok the side of the
>> rear bench seat...by the way...you should always check
>> that for illegal paraphranelia left there by the
>> previous owner...both of my 84 Vanagon Westies came
>> with roaches, and one came with a cheap mexican pipe
>> stuffed with schwag weed...mmmm...old schwag (no, i
>> didn't smoke it)!
>>
>> the most interesting things i aquired were tokens of
>> 'luck' from previous owners...like a miniature buddha
>> that was velcroed to the panel above the instrument
>> cluster...and a jade charm that was supposedly traded
>> for food when the PO met up with some hungry nomad
>> hippie...
>>
>> both of my vans came with bottle openers, pocket
>> knives, and mexican bed roll blankets. i didn't quite
>> understand these gifts until i started traveling with
>> my westy...but i realized the bottle opener is to help
>> you crack a cold one when you break down in the
>> desert...the knifes are to help loosen fasteners in
>> your coolant system...and the blankets are for when
>> you slip with the knife and cut the coolant hose,
>> forcing you to sleep in the desert until help
>> arrives...if...it...arrives...
>>
>> haha...i'd love to hear your stories volks...lemme
>> know what free stuff you got!
>>
>> Mike
>> 2nd 84 Westy
>>
>> --- Mike Frost <mafrost@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> Are you saying that there are vanagons out there
>>> WITHOUT a roll of duct tape
>>> between the seats? How would you do field repairs?
>>>
>>
>>
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