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On 26 Dec 97, Richard H. Overman wrote:
> Season's Greetings, fellow Type 3 folks!
> Over the holidays I dragged my dad's 16mm movie projector down from
> the attic and entertained the family with his old movies. Lo and behold,
> there was my dad in 1964 standing in front of his new '63 Squareback!! Of
> course I got really excited to see the car, which is now mine, looking so
> good--shiny and free of rust and dents, and was eager to see more shots of
> it.
> Guess what the next scene was--my mom was being wheeled out of the
> hospital with a brand new baby girl (ME!) and is shown getting into the
> squareback. My first ride in a car ever was in a T3!! There were some
> good shots of the original interior, too. I guess that's why I am so
> attached to the car.
> Now I am full of renewed excitement to get to work on the car, if only
> the weather would warm up.
What a really winderful story! Unfortunately, you've now given away
your age. ;-)
I had a customer a few years ago who was in his thirties, but could
remember sleeping stretched out on the back seat of his parents' 73.
He was still driving the car every day. It needed some work, but we
managed to do all of it and I hope it is still running nicely to this
day. I don't really know, however, as he moved back to southern
California. He did write to say that it made that trip just fine.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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