Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:17:14 -0500
Reply-To:     T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Another Vanagon About to Be Crushed in South Bend, Indiana
Comments: To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <e30c845b0912131548m79d726d4nc789351038b7e972@mail.gmail.com>
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That is a real shame. It looks fair condition....Funny I have been looking
for those exact hubcaps to fit mine. I could use the light buckets and
possibly more, but with a newborn at home and limited holiday travel I can
not even make the 2.5 hours down to Ft Wayne from A2, Mi.....

I hope some ones at least strips out the goodies before the crush it...sad..

Tony

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <
pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Bus Pilots:
>
> I was recycling some various metal and an old garage fridge Saturday
> morning
> and spotted this very nice looking bus at the Gertrude Street Recycling
> center.  Drove back through the yard after settling up and asked the guy
> running the crusher about it and took a look under and inside.  He said it
> belongs the Bulldog Auto Parts company next door.  It has no motor and is a
> manula.  Looked like it was filled inside with two motors, exhaust parts
> and
> a lawn mower.  Prolly a mess inside, but looked pretty darn nice up close.
> I believe it was in its original colors.  Hardly any rust anywhere visible
> and looked solid underneath.  It seems the bus is near the end, but could
> be
> a good deal for someone with a motor.
>
> Anyway, we already pulled one bus and rebuilt the motor (
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=862331)  and got
> other
> projects on the burner.
>
> Check out two pics:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/pnoceanwesty/BlueBusSpottedAtRecyclingCenter?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzSjp2Z4PHI6wE#
>
> Let me know if you have any interest and I can point you in the right
> direction.
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
>



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