Date:         Fri, 7 Aug 2009 01:08:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mario Andretti likes the Bostig Conversion!
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
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Way to go Craig, that's really cool!

You need to tell 'Doug' on your Facebook page that the recently deceased
American race car driver Phil Hill was the first US Formula One Champion in
1961...a really nice guy too.

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:04 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> SO....
> My sailing classes that I teach were canceled today because its strangely
> cold and overly windy. As a result, I went down the street to grab
> something
> to drink at the local texaco station in Sparks Nevada, where I randomly run
> into racing legend Mario Andretti! I guess they had been doing some
> promotional thing there that I just missed. Anyway, we got to talking and
> he
> had just finished a cross country trip and when I said that I had done the
> same, he was intrigued. When I said I was from PA, he was even more
> interested. It turns out he's from Allentown Pennsylvania. Anyway, we got
> to
> talking along with his crew and publicity guy that's blogging about his
> experiences and I ended up showing him the zetec. He was very impressed
> with
> the fact that people are putting modern engines into older vehicles. I gave
> them a screaming rev when I drove away and they all seamed impressed.
>
> Anyway, I thought some of you might want to see a picture of Myself with
> the
> racing legend and a Vanagon all in one image. I have pictures of him and I
> and the bus on my facebook account if anyone's interested, I attached a
> link
> at the bottom of the email. I ended up getting a card for $50 of free gas
> from him too : )
>
> SIncerely,
> Craig Cowan
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the back
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30402158&l=91005335f5&id=1457880199
>



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Beverley Anne de Villiers   April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009

Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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