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Date:         Wed, 3 Apr 1996 12:00:05 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         SyncroHead@aol.com
Subject:      Re: Border Patrol operation (fwd)

In a message dated 96-04-01 17:10:23 EST, sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu (Sean Bartnik) writes:

>> >> Hey all, >> >> I just heard on the news that the U.S. Border Patrol is buying up >> hundreds of old Volkswagen busses in southern California and southern >> Arizona to be used as stealth vehicles for patroling various backcountry >> areas along the U.S.-Mexico border looking for drug smugglers. >> >> They quoted some guy named Vince Claypool, a USBP spokesperson as saying >> that they were planning to put some sort of big 6-cylinder engine in 'em >> and modify the suspension to handle better in high speed chases but that >> the outside would be left as is. Aparently, they are looking for busses >> from the years 1968 to 1979 because of their resemblance to Mexican busses. >> He said the high ground clearance of the busses is also a plus for this >> operation (code named 'hipster'). >> >> Hmm, I wonder how much they're paying for busses, I've been trying to >> sell my '73 Westphalia. And will they sell the busses back to the public >> when the operation is done? >> >> Anybody else heard anything about this? >> >> >> -Dyer >> >> >> >> >Yuck! I can't believe they're going to ruin hundreds of old VW buses >like that! > >They'll probably sell the buses back (or auction) but the buses will be >torn to crap by the time the Border Patrol gets done with them. > >I'm really disgusted by this news. > >Sean > >

Hmmmmmm What's the date today?

Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg


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