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Re: [T3] It's a sad day in So. Cal ...


Glad you had a good time with it.  I had to sell my Opel this summer too,
hard hard thing to do to a member of the family!

Keith

Keith Park

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
71 Squareback
65 Notchback
65 Squareback
87 Golf
88 Rx7 10th Anniversary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "daveb" <nomeansyes@cox.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:12 AM
Subject: [T3] It's a sad day in So. Cal ...


> Fellow T3-ers,
>
> The time has come... just last week, I sold Esther, my '64 notchback
1500S.
> (seller's remorse, it's killing me!  did I sell her for too little?
should
> I have kept her?)  I won't bore you with the details, but it's just what I
> had to do.  I've had her for almost 5 years, beginning with someone else's
> unfinished project that was in storage since sometime in 1986.  I got her
in
> '99 as a hollow shell of a car with boxes and boxes of parts, 3 engines, 2
> front beams, an extra transaxle, and a spare rolling chassis with a solid
> floorpan.
>
> Since early 2000, I took the body off the pan, replaced the pan halves
from
> the donor chassis, converted it to 12V, added dual circuit disc brakes (4
> bolt wheels), rebuilt the '68 swingaxle with a "freeway flyer" r&p,
rebuilt
> the '73 1600cc motor (w/ VW FI heads), added a mild cam, dual Webers, new
> rubber all around, new 2 tone interior, body work and Ruby Red paint, ball
> joints, tie rod ends, a "monza style" exhaust (with heater boxes), and on
> and on and on.  It's mostly stock, but not correct for the model year, and
> DEFINITELY NOT a darksider.  She has about 27,000 miles since I made her
> roadworthy.  She'd been to Invasion '02 but not to Hershey.
>
> She didn't even make it to VWType3.org or the Samba for sale.  I put a
sign
> in the window and within 2 weeks, I sold her to a local Santa Barbara
> family, as an ongoing project for dad and first car for his 16yo daughter.
> The intent is to cherry her out and bring it to shows, meets, and the
like,
> perhaps even to Invasion 2006 in Oregon and beyond.  I thought hard about
> this and worry a little that Esther will be at the mercy of such a young,
> inexperienced driver.  Their intentions are good and dad is a motorhead
from
> way back, so I'm confident she'll get the attention she deserves.  My hope
> is that both Esther and the new driver can successfully make it through
the
> learning curve of novice driving!  I've pointed them to vwtype3.org, this
> list and thesamba.com as starting points, so you may see a new member or
two
> before too long!
>
> I could go on and on about the car and my experiences, but the main point
I
> wanted to convey was my gratitude and thanks for the information, support,
> parts, and general camaraderie during my time in the T3 world.  Everyone,
I
> mean EVERYONE I've dealt with on this list by email, phone, in person,
etc.
> has been helpful and courteous, and it has been my pleasure to know each
and
> every one of you, if only by reading your posts to the list.  More often
> than not, I've been a lurker, reading the posts fairly regularly (much to
> the dismay of my oh-so-patient wife, Dolores), and only posting when I had
a
> problem or an inquiry.  Regardless, I always received good direction or
> information or whatever until I had sufficient knowledge to fix the
problem
> at hand.
>
> For the past 4 or 5 years, it is my pleasure to have been part of the VW
> Type 3 enthusiasts of the world.  It has been one of the most meaningful
> experiences I've had and thank you all for allowing me the opportunity to
> share in something truly special.  I wish you all the best and hope that
you
> keep the finite world of Type 3 VWs alive for years to come.  One of these
> days I might just have to get another, and maybe then check out the
> DARKSIDE!  Only time will tell
>
> So, thanks to Jim, Russ, Greg, Everett, Brian, Keith, John, Hal, and
> everyone else for everything!  It's truly been an awesome experience.
>
> Type 3's Rule!
>
> Peace, out,
>
> David and Dolores Britton
> - '64 Notchback S ~Esther~ (no more)
> - '65 AMC Rambler Classic 770
> - '02 Harley Davidson V-Rod
> - '03 Nissan Sentra SE-R SpecV
>
>
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