Yup. > I found this on the aircooled newsgroup. Isn't this the guy who sold Bob > Grendel? > > ekoman@u.washington.edu (Eric Oster) wrote: > >I was cruising around in my beetle the other day, and saw a '63 parked > >under a tree, looked like it had been there for years. (7, to be exact.) > >I contacted the original owner(!), and went to have a quick look; he > >had removed the interior, so I noticed no (none!) rust anywhere-still > >had original motor, everything all original, down to the license > >plates it was issued with! The price? $300. > > I went out there the next day to pull it out, pretty much assuming > >that I was going to buy it; Opened the passenger door (only one with > >a handle), walked around inside, and then opened the driver's door- > >AUUGH! the heater channel was rotted through! :( I could poke my > >finger through it. Man, was I bummed! (I can do pretty much everything but > >replace heater channels.) Yes, I looked at the other side really > >closely, and from the ankleburner hole, I could see about a half an > >inch of loose rust on the bottom of the channel-so both of them were > >undoubtedly rotted out. > > > >Now, I get a call from my brother, who lives near Portland today- > >he was talking to his neighbor, who happened to mention a "hippie > >bus" that's been parked in the wood near there for about "20 years > >or so"...so, a couple of weeks later, he finally decides to go look > >at the bus-a pretty darn close to perfectly preserved '67 21-window! > >(Small rusthole in the cargo area.), up on blocks for 15 years. > >So, he asks the guy how much he wants...twenty dollars.(!!!) Needless > >to say, my brother is now the proud owner of a '67 21-window. > > > >The bastard. :) > > > > > >-- > >Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu) > > > >
Thom -- > Lawyers and wagon wheels must be well greased. Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor Bus Page: http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html
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