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Date:         Wed, 16 Apr 1997 08:41:08 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Pelikan" <pelikan@sover.net>
Subject:      Re: WANTED: Cool VW Bus paint ideas~ Moo!

Hey yeah, this remindes me! I think I mentioned it about a year ago, but let me mention it again.

The snow's finally starting to melt here in northern Vermont, and every day as I pass through the tiny hamlet of North Wolcott I pass a "retired vehicle and parts dealer" where sits a breadloaf rescue candidate painted in the Ben & Jerry theme - much as you describe. Not too too surprising; B & J is located in Waterbury, VT, about 25 miles down the road (go down to 15, then south on 100).

---------- > From: jim ellis <vanbondo@primenet.com> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: WANTED: Cool VW Bus paint ideas~ Moo! > Date: Wednesday, April 16, 1997 1:52 AM > > Ah, heck. For the longest time I threatened to paint the recently sold > "Rusty VanBondo" '57 pseudo Euro Single cab in a Ben and Jerry's theme. > > A few years back Cherry and I spotted a BroncoII on Cape Cod, Mass which > reflected the lime green bottom in the shape of rolling hills with a sky > blue background with white puffy cartoonish clouds. Black and white Gernsey > cows were all along the length of the vehicle. The rear most 1/4 - 1/3 of > the vehicle and the rear end had the B&J corporate typography within a > rounded corner rectangle. "Ben and Jerry's" on the top line and "Vermont's > Finest Ice Cream" on the lower line. I had planned to contact B&J, Inc. > regarding and corporate under writing for the body and paint > work-negotiating that the vehicle would remain in the paint scheme for X > years and attend X number of shows each season. > The licence plate would read "NO BGH" <Bovine Growth Hormones> which is a > big B&J concern. I also had occasional flashbacks of the Snapple lady > invading the "Rusty Ranch." > These plans were DOA about the same time that the beloved truck ambled down > the road with the new owner behind the wheel. > > Y'all lemme know if you have a dry and straight pre '64 panel splittie for > sale. I might just reserrect the concept <Moo!> > -VanBondo\ > BTW: Can you imagine what kinda crud that the truckers would give me on the > freeways! Hahahahah > -VanBondo > ==================================== > http://www.benjerry.com/aboutbj.html >


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