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Date:         Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:45:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: Van stories.
In-Reply-To:  <CA+-+seUMkxKgVhX+3iQMOzGPEZ9ck8qbimPAvaNdZ8S1jDiTJw@mail.gmail.com>
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Hey, speaking of stores - writing a book about them isn't a bad idea.

If everybody wants to, I'd be happy to compile the stories into a book and publish it. Proceeds (if any) could go to the PIF.

Let me know . . .

*Thanks, ~Annie* email: lsandrsn@gmail.com

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 5:19 PM, John Jensen <bluesbug@verizon.net> wrote:

> First van: as mentioned, a 66 Kombi > Second: 64 with seats and stuff, really worn out old delivery van > Third: Nice pretty much cherry 66 with walk-through front seats > Fourth: 66 walk through > Fifth: 66 bench seats > Sixth: 71 with high top added > Seventh: 68 Bay...really worn out > Eighth: 82 GL Vanagon > Ninth: 80 Westfalia > Tenth: 82 Westalia > Eleventh: 85 Synchro converted to Westy > Twelfth: Synchro parted out for making the previous Synchro actually run > Thirteenth; 80 Vanagon Westy. > A few beetles and a Ghia thrown in here and there for good measure > don't really count, do they? > Oh! There was a 68 Westy I bought for the gas cap and the roof and > ended up parting it out. I still have some of the parts. > Gosh, doesn't seem like many, > Every van seems like it will be the last. It would be interesting to > compile a book of stories about these vans. > we must have a few hundred good stories between us all. With not a few > broken hearts and a lot of exultation. > > John Jensen > johnjensen@johnjensenartist.**com <johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com> > http://www.johnjensenartist.**com <http://www.johnjensenartist.com> > bluesbug@verizon.net >


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