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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:19:37 -0500 From: "Park, Keith J (CRD)" <parkkj@crd.ge.com> To: "'gregm@vwtype3.org'" <gregm@vwtype3.org> Subject: FW: 500 VW's IN JUNKYARD UPSTATE NY Greg... post this to the list if you see fit, its from a local club member, who, unfortunately is a thing nut but a nice guy and there is a lot of T3 stuff in the lot. I will be checking it out as soon as I get time (and warmth). Hope to resub this weekend if I get the parts in for the computer and it all works. Keith ---------- From: Keith Park[SMTP:TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Monday, December 07, 1998 11:20 PM To: Park, Keith J (CRD) Subject: Fw: 500 VW's IN JUNKYARD UPSTATE NY ---------- > From: MPB 181 <mpb181@aol.com> > Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled > Subject: 500 VW's IN JUNKYARD UPSTATE NY > Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 4:32 PM > > Hi all, > I thought I would pass on some information about some Vw's I found in a > junkyard in Upstate NY. > > Okay, one yard has 500 VW's in it, all shapes and sizes (sans things) sorry, > but many other parts. Going to this junkyard is simply amazing. You would be in > total awe. Its located in the Adirondack Mountain Range. I still cant believe > it when I am there. If you are considering coming to see it. It is in St Regis > Falls. > > The guys name is Joe Poquette. He has email It is joepoq@slic.com. > > He can get you small parts in a short amount of time, but bigger heavier stuff > will be harder, as he has a bad back. Thats where I come in. I am going to be > assisiting Joe with some of the harder tasks, time and weather permitting. > (weather is holding steady here in the NE so far). > > I also found another guy that is cleaning house, his name ißG•·> I have a complete list of the cars available from Obie, Nice guy. > also no things sorry. > Obie does not have email. but here is the list of stuff, you can call him. > Suitable for posting > Please pass this on: > These are the cars that are for sale at Obies in Potsdam NY Obies # 315 265 > 7467 > with prices pic attached. I have directions also. go to Potsdam NY > take 11b to malone fo past airport then make your next right onto the Perrin > Rd. House is on Left > pic available > obies cars: > 71 Bus > 73 or 74 Fastback > Dasher Diesel > Sciroccos > 59 0r 60 Crew Cab 500 > 23 Window 61w deluxe trim No tranny parts car 250 > '70 Non walk thru Running Bus 1600 dual port $1000 > 2 air cooled Vanagon with Type 4 parts packed inside > 67 Non walk thru No motor $500 > 65 Multicolor bus Deluxe with Trim $200 no engine > 70 Bus 1600 single port $500 > 65 Bus for parts $200 > 64 Split Blue $200 Pink $400 > 67 Camper $200 > 70 Complete Bus 45,000 miles on it 200 > 71 poptop $200 > 74 Blue 412 200 > Red 73 412 200 > Silver 72 412 200 > 71 yellow 411 200 > 71 72 Automatic Beige Squareback No motor 200 > 73 E-type Blue Squareback 200 > BMW 2002 200? > 81 Scirocco 5 spd Complete 200 > 73 Orange and White Bay window Bus > 2liter fuelly Weber 2 barrel trailer hitch make offer > 73 Blue North Carolina Bus Nice body 500 > 72 Hardtop Orange camper. 200 > 73 Auto Dual Carb Camper Full complere Camper 200 > 73 orange Fastback etype 200 > 71 CD type Squareback 200 > 84 Vanagon 200 > Rebuildable Transaxles > Cases and Heads. > 8 or 12 6,12v Gas heaters for sale also. > > Obies # 315 265 7467 > > And finally a sidenote about an ill fated VW thing that I also found in my > travels. > seems as though these North Country bumkins were beating around in there Type > 181 in the wooded areas near Potsdam NY. Well the poor thing died on one of the > forages thru the woods and there it has sat up until now. > That is now that I have found it. The owners son took me up to see this poor > thing. we drove as far as he coul ©‰!he woods and then walked from there. > as we approached the thing I could see it hadnt been well preserved but still > salvageable. Mirrors were still there, as well as a wiper motor and some other > stuff. > I offered the guy 20 bucks for the mirrors and he said, "sure". > Well now we are going to tow the whole car t over to Joes and there I will be > able to strip this poor baby down. Of course it will be a bear to drag her out > of the woods. So if you do a little investigating you just might find one. > > The reason I am so far North is that I am working near the Canadian border and > when I get out at 3:30 I need something to do. I guess I found it. > > Please feel free to forward this info > also if you are looking for other junk cars etc.. go to this new VW site. > Its called The Lost and Exploited VW Salvation Site > http://members.xoom.com/Sneakers/VW/ > this information is also posted there. > > > Mike Basso > 1973 "Safari" > 1973 Thing with dealer installed Air. nameless > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe