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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Hi, You're right, cars don't rust here much, at least not in Jerusalem, and especially not in the desert. I was once offered a 1958 Ford Prefect that had spent its whole life in Beer Sheva, which is in the Negev desert. I was told it didn't have a speck of rust on it. The problematic areas for old cars here are the costal regions, but what gets them there is not so much moisture but the salt. There is nowhere in this country that a car will be wet all the time like in England or Ireland. We do get plenty of rain here most years (we just had a spectacular rainstorm that went on solidly for about 3 days - one town got 310mm of rain in 2 days!), but the weather will always be dry for long enough for a car to dry out. And then of course we have no rain at all from about May to October. The heat can be a weather hazard to old cars. It will kill off all of your rubber, and fade your paint. The few rubber seals that were left on my T34 when I got it were all completely dried out. It can also crack dashboards and other plastic parts like switch knobs. As to bringing the car to Norway, first you'd have to find out whether the old guy is actually willing to sell it .... Regards, Daniel Baum > It's so sweet. Reminds me of the panel daddy had, same color but his was a 64. > I wonder how difficult it would be to bring one from Israel to Norway? I guess > rust isnt an issue in the tropical climate? > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe </x-charset>