My twelve year old daughter was at a flea market and bought me this as a gift: Popular Mechanics, July, 1955 issue Cover (illustration) is a two-toned (white over orange) Kombi parked at a lake shore, side doors open, with the headline "Volkswagen Camp Car" The other cover headline is "What can we do about smog?" Inside the two-page VW article begins: There are cars, and there are cars -- and then there's the Volkswagen. As one enthusiast described it: "The VW is not just a car, it's a disease. And a very contagious one at that!" Other information is that the Kombi is $2095, the MicroBus is $2195, and the DeLuxe with fold-back sunshine roof is $2745. I must also say how it closes: What about spare parts? Take along an extra fan belt -- that's all you need. VW engines normally go 100,000 miles without an overhaul! --dan
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