Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:49:02 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM>
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From: Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM>
Subject: Re: Hurricane Ike vs. Vanagon (a long, last post perhaps...)
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Tony,
My condolences. Glad that you made it through the ordeal, what crazy
pictures.You and Ron Salmon can now commiserate. My suggestion would be
just to save all the good parts on your van and use them on your next van.
Best of luck to you, and don't sign off just yet.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Kimmons" <akimmons@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:27 PM
Subject: Hurricane Ike vs. Vanagon (a long, last post perhaps...)
> To all my good friends and Vanagon folks-
> It is with much regret that I write this email telling a sad sad story...
>
> Here are some pictures showing what I am about to tell-
> http://www.anthonykimmons.com/ike/ike.html
>
> When Hurricane Ike came through, peered out through the garage window,
> late
> at night to check on the cars.
> With no electricity and only a flashlight, I noticed that my van was
> 'tilted' slightly but did not take alarm. Then I noticed that the tree
> that
> was next to my 87 Vanagon seemed to "not be there anymore". I was a bit
> concerned, but waited until morning to find out the news.
>
> Later, when I went back into the house. I heard a huge crash above my
> bedroom and a great pile of branches and leaves fell. The next morning I
> discovered that an 80 foot pine had fallen over, crushed my beloved
> Vanagon
> and was perched above my bedroom. The van however had prevented the pine
> from falling completely into the house and possible saved me as I had been
> right beneath it. I may owe my life to this old Van.
>
> So, now I find myself without a Vanagon or at least a drivable one. I have
> had this car since 1988 and have treasured it through the years.
> We had some good times over the years and all the times it left me stuck
> in
> the road seem now to have faded away. I think of only the good it brought
> to
> my life. Funny, I always thought it would die from rust or an engine fire,
> but never thought about it being crushed by a tree in the driveway. Oh
> well... such is life, full of surprises. Regretfully, this may be one of
> my
> last posts to the Vanagon list. All of you have been such a help as I
> worked
> to restore this van for years now. Whenever I had trouble finding parts or
> fixing some problem, there have always been those helpful list folks who
> have gotten me through and kept this van running. It was in good shape,
> had
> lots of new parts. I figure I put in far more than it's worth over the
> past
> few years with a engine rebuild and lots of new parts inside. I was hoping
> to have this van for many years to come...
>
> What now? Looking once more from list advice. Part it out? Ebay?
> Wondering
> if any of you have suggestions? Wondering if there is any reason to
> believe
> that I could recover the van even from this? The engine was not damaged at
> all... as I said there are tons of practically new parts, including heads,
> hoses, etc. As you can see from the pictures, the drivers side of the van
> was pushed in and the top crushed down to the level of the seats. The
> interior is basically fine as well, it's mostly body damage and window
> glass
> that the van suffered. What should I do with this old girl? I don't see
> where the Bentley covers this! Suggestions welcome!
>
> Signing off-
> Tony
>
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