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Sorry to hear about this. Any Idea what caused it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rich & Nicole (Daughter), Orange County, CA 70/71 SquareBack 1600 FI MT http://community.webshots.com/user/schlegelr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: garram1@swbell.net [mailto:garram1@swbell.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 7:14 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: [T3] It was nice while it lasted but ..... now it is gone. Yesterday morning I pulled my '68 Squareback out of the driveway and smelled smoke. Smelled like burning rubber. I shut it off in the middle of the street and grabbed the fire extinguisher out from under the seat. To make a long story short I couldn't get it out. The Square burned almost completely. What's left went to Austin Veedub (the local boneyard). I'd like to get another T3 someday. My 3 year old loved the Squareback but he got very hot riding in it this summer. I'm thinking about getting a newer VW just to be practical about it. As soon as I can get an inventory done I'd like to offer my T3 spares to the list if that's ok. It's not much but I know I have some used OE 12V coils, a set of '67 carbs that need rebuilt. I think I have a 67 dizzy too if it wasn't in the Squareback. I got my tools and manuals out of the trunk but it may have been in back. Sorry, I'm rambling a little. I'm exhausted. I know I'll say this again but let me say it now. I've really enjoyed reading the T3 list everyday for the last 3-4 years. I've learned a lot about old VWs in that time. I really appreciate all the time and effort you guys put into the list. Thanks guys. I'm not giving up on old VWs. I haven't driven anything else since '78. Well, I did once have an '81 Rabbit Sportruck but I had a '73 KG at the same time. I gotta sign off and get some sleep before I talk all you folks to sleep (or violently hitting the delete key). ;) Martin. Martin Garramone Austin, Texas 1968 Westfalia (needs engine, brakes, etc.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~