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But to be more precise in answering Toby's question... I *didn't* drive the '51 Hudson; the wiring harness was pretty much hosed; the '65 LeSabre 400 Coupe (unfortunately, as it was a great car, much nuts); there was a '63 Imperial that was given to me that I wound up junking; the '64 Mercury had a bad diode in the alternator, and the headlights would pulse annoyingly, and the power steering assist arm was bent, so left hand turns were a bummer... And that's about it. The rest were insured and driven at least briefly. NJ is really strict about that sort of thing, and long-haired college kids in big old cars *really* brings out the 'Jack Boots' in the NJ State Police, so they more or less *had* to be legal. -----Original Message----- From: James MacNaughton [SMTP:JMac@uglyduckling.com] Sent: Thursday, 3 December 1998 11:02 To: 'type3@vwtype3.org' Subject: RE: [T3] Sound Off TYPE III Fans Oh no, I was doing quickie restores on most of the American stuff. Clean em up, do mechanical repair, in some instances get a buddy to fix a ลก, that sort of thing. I drove the wheels off the 73 Beetle, the plain 68 Beetle, and back in NJ I had a 65 and a 59 Pontiac that I drove for years, and a 77 F-100 6' Stepside pickup (way cool) that I sold so I could move to AZ in my Super Beetle (that died in TX). -----Original Message----- From: Erkson, Toby [SMTP:toby.erkson@intel.com] Sent: Thursday, 3 December 1998 10:05 To: 'type3@vwtype3.org' Subject: RE: [T3] Sound Off TYPE III Fans What I don't understand is how some people go through many cars (I'm just using James thread as an example). Do you volks actually buy, insure, drive, then sell these cars? How/why do you go through them? Or do you count donor cars as well? This has always stumped me. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member '95 VW Jetta GL 2.0L, boringly bone-stock Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ >-----Original Message----- >Non-VW are far, far too many to list. 8 Pontiacs from '59 - >'68, 6 or so >Fords from '64 - '79; 53 & 64 Mercurys; 57 DeSoto; 51 Hudson; 64 & 66 >Plymouths; 68 Chrysler; 65-68 Buicks; and more. Something >like 38 cars so far. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/