Date:         Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:44:19 -0230
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Oldest
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4E8F3C83.1010804@charter.net>
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Oh, no, John, you've got it all wrong!  Age is a function of how you see
things, not when you were born.  You're a youngster!



Joy




On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 3:23 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> Me? I'm almost older than dirt. Just turned 72 this month.
>
> First VW - a '63 beetle acquired in 1964. First bus - a '68 loaf
> acquired in 1980. I immediately had a 2150 cc motor with a Holley
> 2-barrel carb built and installed. That thing would scat. First Vanagon
> - a 1985 GL, purchased in Soldotna, AK in 1990. Been a Vanagon man ever
> since. Now own three - two '88 GL's and a '91 Carat. The Carat is a
> project vehicle. The two '88's are on the road.
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
> On 10/7/2011 12:10 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
>
>> I am sure there are volks on here in at least the late 70's-moi only 62.
>>
>> 1st bus was a 36 hp 1960 Panel in 1968-paid $262.50-asking price $275,
>> offer $250 thus the final price.  Sold a year later for $600 after a rebuilt
>> engine, cool brown paneling, orange curtains, Muntz 4 track stereo w/ big
>> box speakers in the back, carpeting, etc.
>> Eat your hearts out!
>>
>> Mr. BZ-many buses later
>>
>>
>> On Oct 7, 2011, at 10:33 AM, John Jensen wrote:
>>
>>  So if Craig is the youngest, who is the oldest?
>>> And what is the average?  What was the most likely first VW van of the
>>> average list member?   Splitty?
>>>
>>> John Jensen
>>> johnjensen@johnjensenartist.**com <johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com>
>>> http://www.johnjensenartist.**com <http://www.johnjensenartist.com>
>>> bluesbug@verizon.net
>>>
>>
>>