Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:35:00 EST
Reply-To: jordanvw@AOL.COM
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From: jordanvw@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: VuhVanagon.com in Pulaski Va. off the hook (163 vanagons on
the lot)
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In a message dated 1/24/10 8:05:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM writes:
> Keep in mind that this place DOES NOT appear to operate as a junkyard. I
> was there and nothing indicates that any piece has ever been removed from
> any of the machines in view. He may take one into the shed and
> "deconstruct" on occasion and then sell the resulting parts and whether he is
> operating legally as a car business or taxwise I have no way of knowing, but it's
> not a junkyard in the traditional sense.
>
> I suspect he's primarily fighting the "eyesore" posse looking to shut him
> down by whatever means and they may have a legitimate gripe but I'd advise
> the town to instead promote the tourist value of the place by enticing any
> VW-type heading by on I-81 to visit the Vanagon Shrine in scenic uptown
> Pulaski. "Have your picture taken with a herd of Wolfsburg Editions!" I'd
> stop again. Heck, I'd buy the bumper sticker, the snow globe, lunch at the
> diner, the yellow-and-white sunroof van in the center of the lot...
>
> Stephen
>
yea.. i think Kevin of VuhVanagon.com would best be described as a
"Hoarder" :) i think he must just be going for a Guiness book of worlds record or
something, for having the most vanagons in one spot ever. (besides hannover
gernmany) either that or he is on a personal mission to rescue all the
orphan and unwanted vanagons out there and bring them to a pasture that they
can feel at home amongst eachother as they slowly rust into the ground. :)
anyway, i have never known him to sell parts or vans or post anything for
sale on samaba, but he might do it "incognito".. i dont know. i think he may
sell a van from time to time, and i think he may work on them by
appointment only.
i think he mainly just is a collector. he just buys them.. and organizes
them by color in his lot. :)
me thinks he is independantly wealthy and has a affliction for vanagons??
..who knows.. i wont speculate.
hey, id i had the space, id probalby have 170 vanagons sitting around in my
lot too..
well.. maybe not. LOL :)
chris
the 15 of them i have here now is bad enough!
