Wow! You should write all that out, and tuck it somewhere in the van. I guess if you ever sell it, you should offer the son first pick! Amazing story! Thank you for sharing it! Julianna http://about.me/juliannaelligsen 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia) 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia (The Rastafalia) 1988 VW Vanagon Tintop (James) > On May 10, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I think that this is not one of the best such stories, but that it probably > seems that way because we know about it. Think bout it... if I had left the > parking lot when I was going to, and had not been delayed by seeing another > friend's westy, I would not know this story. It all came that close to not > happening. Think about how many other similar stories are out there but the > bill of sale was lost, somebody threw away a business card they found in a > glove box, or two friends didn't have quite enough beers together. > > Jim > >> On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 9:18 PM T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Dude Jim!!! >> Do you ever wonder about that cosmic alignment??? that vanagon was meant >> to end up with you! Such variables this story would not be possible if all >> of those things had not happened. >> cheers! >> T. >> >>> On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> That's where the plot thickens, actually. The original owner, in his 90s, >>> lot his ability to drive safely. The family gave the car to a guy who >>> helped >> >> |
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