Date:         Fri, 8 Sep 1995 08:15:55 -0500 (CDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Martin Garramone <marting@austin.cc.tx.us>
Subject:      Sad Friday, Westy Blown Away :(


Last night a storm blew through Austin.  One third of the city lost 
power.  I came home from working on my engine at a friend's house and 
found that the wind had taken the poptop clear off my '68 Westy.  I had 
planned to fix the engine so I could take the bus to Ennis for the show 
on the 24th (not to show the bus, before the storm it would be termed 
"rough, unrestored", now it's "very rough, not driveable").  Part of the 
frame is twisted and the wooden parts are mostly broken.  The tent was 
ripped before but is now in shreds.  I'll have to take a close look at 
the fiberglass.  When I looked at it last night it was still in one 
piece.  The recent posts on fiberglass and gel coat will help, I'm sure.  
I had planned on fixing up the fiberglass anyway but this is much more 
than I'd planned.  Anyway, I'm not giving up.

                                 Thanks for listening,

                                    Martin.