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<x-charset iso-8859-1>VW dealers don't have them on "dusty shelves" we took them and buried them(yes dug a hole and covered them up with dirt ) back in the 70's and 80's.......... Bill May San Diego, California vwbill@san.rr.com "Age Only Matters If You Are Cheese" ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Mitchell" <jezzina@ctc.net> To: "type2 list" <type2@type2.com>; "type3" <type3@vwtype3.org>; <VintagVW@listproc.sjsu.edu> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 2:53 PM Subject: Stike vwoa > Hello all, > The recent notice to local vw guy Metwizard by VWOA got me thinking. I know > that it is within VWs legal right to protect their trademarks so this is not > another gripe. What i suggest is a constant 'counter attack' on our part. > This is something that I already do myself, just for fun. Does anyone > remember the ads that VW put in VW Trends and Hot VW showing a bug next to a > jetta? It says to keep it real , buy genuine VW parts. I started going > into the dealerships around here asking for the front apron for my 71 > squareback , or the treasure chest doors for my 68 single cab , the front > turn signal lights on my 62 single cab as well as other things, Of course > the answer was that it was no longer available. My point was that i was > responding to VW ads and to just pester them. > If we all ,the internet vdubers as well as the rest of the community , call > or go in person to ask about air cooled parts perhaps vwoa or at least local > dealerships and their staff would be more inclined to "look the other way" > or maybe even start selling some of the stuff that is made south of the > border or in dusty dealer storage rooms. > > just a thought > -Bryan > www.mvwe.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------vintagvw-+ > To sign off VINTAGVW, send a UNSUBSCRIBE VINTAGVW request as an email note > to listproc@listproc.sjsu.edu For other questions regarding this > list, you may contact the list owner at VINTAGVW-request@listproc.sjsu.edu > > --------------------------------------------------------------vintagvw-- > </x-charset>