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All things considered, this is a 35 year old car. A very nice looking 35 year old car. My squareback would love to look as nice as this one. I don't think a repaint would be out of the question, I know guys that repaint more often than once in 35 years. Don't we all wish our cars looked as nice as Everett's recent purchase? Joe 67 squareback (needs a paint job) > [Original Message] > From: Everett Barnes <everettb@thesamba.com> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Date: 1/15/2002 12:00:54 PM > Subject: [T3] RE: [T3] 31K '67 on eBay > > One thing to note is that they state the car has already been repainted. > I do not think a garage-kept car would need a repaint with such low mileage, > unless there was damage or rust, something for a prospective buy to think > about. > > On another note, I recognize the high bidder as a Phoenix resident so maybe > I'll see the car in person... > > Everett Barnes > http://www.thesamba.com > > > > >Though true, I agree w/Everett. Most garages I've seen -- including my > own > >-- keep the rain and sun off the car. Such a low mileaged GARAGED vehicle > >shouldn't need such fixes. > > > >However, to give the benefit of the doubt to the owner, maybe the paint > just > >needs to be polished and waxed. The paint, if truly protected from the > >environment, should still have plenty of luster in it. Even after 25 years > >there were many spots on my baby (before the cheap-ass Macco paint job) > that > >would still shine when given a wax...and during that period the ONLY time > >she was in a garage is when the engine was being rebuilt. > > Toby Erkson > > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com > > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > > '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chip, Jamex sport suspension, 2.25" MagnaFlow > >exhaust > > Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/ > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>Surely it doesn't really matter how many miles a car has done, if it has > >>stood in the rain for 30 years, or in the sun, it would show rust, or > sun > >>damage, or both, even if it had only done 10K miles. > >... > >>> I serious doubt a 31K car would: > >>> 1. Have a cracked dash > >>> 2. Need a repaint > >>> 3. Have a front trunk area that looks so nasty > >>> > >>> ... especially when it "has been garage kept all of it's life" > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ --- Joe W