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On Tue, 2003-07-01 at 21:51, Scott Taylor wrote: > On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 10:16 AM, D. & L. Walters wrote: > > > what's the earliest anyone got into VW's, Type 3's specifically? > > I can't really compete with Jim or Russ, but I got my first VW in 1977 > when I was 15 (65 Bug) and I've owned aircooled VWs ever since, Type 3s > since 1987. In order: 65 Bug, 66 Bug, 63 Type 34, 65 Squareback, > another 65 Squareback, 62 Type 34. > I don't remember all the VW's I have owned. Probably a couple hundred over the past 39 years. Back in the '60's and '70's I had the philosophy was that "VW's were to buy and sell, not ot keep". I kind of regret that now. I have serviced my '71 since it was new. I bought the '66 FB for a 6 pack of Guiness. and I have "owned" the '65 Bug since 1985. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org