Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Volks Cafe in Santa Cruz, CA to look at the 2.1 waterboxer engine and the 68 Ghia convertible they were selling, announced here on the list by Kyle(pengi@cruzio.com). I didn't get the Ghia or the engine, but Kyle was nice enough to give me an after-hours tour of the facility and I'd thought I'd share it with you all. Kyle took me through room after room of parts and repair areas, telling me how they started in one small area and slowly expanded, taking over space from neighboring business when they could. They have both new and used parts in well-organized areas for all models of vws, including a lot of vanagon stuff. This was a surprise, as used waterboxer parts are not too easy to find, In back of the shop is an old barn where they have another lift, and a ton of used body parts, wheels and tires, glass, etc. I didn't find out much about prices, but I did buy a good used stock muffler for a '67 bus for $40, including damper pipe and tail pipe. Higher than the junkyard, of course, but probably about the same as a swap meet.They seem to work on every thing from early vw's through vanagons, and there even a '91 Passat there. Kyle has been posting here recently, but he seems to be a bit hesitant about blowing his own horn or that of Volks Cafe. I was quite impressed with the friendly knowledgeable people and the clean, organized work space and parts areas. I don't think they are on the vanagon parts source list, but they should be. disclaimer: no association with them except as a satisfied customer. Don Kane dkane@mail.arc.nasa.gov
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