I see your future, making this stuff and driving around to bus gatherings to sell it. You'd have to get a Westy so you could live on the road, tho. : ) Cya, Robert
On 5/9/08, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > I saw a Mercedes go by the other day and it had as a hood ornament a > "Rod of Hermes" or Caduceus by another name, mounted in a circle. It > brought to mind a question, > > Would there be any interest in such personalized symbols for our > Vanagons? Would there be any interest in one symbol for the entire group > of Vanagoneers on this list? Sort of like the list stickers - except > these will be metal. Everyone would have the same thing. Or, as asked > before, would there be interest in the "one-off, one of a kind, this is > me" sort of emblems. > > Or how about personalized jewelry that speaks to our lifestyle around > the Vans - some nice jewelry - not cheap foreign made junk. I have > access to burnout ovens, casting machines, smelters (small for melting > bronze, gold, silver), tumblers, buffers and a jewelers bench full of > engraving tools.It would even be possible to come up with something that > could really speak loudly about Vanagons, Vanagoneers, and the life > style - a jewel encrusted icon of some sort. We would just have to think > about it. > > Anyway, just curious, exploring ideas. > > Thanks, > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > |
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