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S omeS a t ur da y s , qui t ef r equent l y , wewoul dgodownt ov i s i tRona ndBoba tI mpor t edCa rWr ec k er si nHunt i ngda l e . T hi swa smywr ec k er shea r t l a nd, ha v i ngwor k edt her ef r om Oc t ober' 73t oea r l y' 74a ndBoba ndRonwoul da l wa y s l ooka f t eruswi t hgr ea tdea l sonpa r t s .I r ememberBobha v i ngboughtabr a ndnew' 731600s i ngl ec a but e , a ndwe ha dt ot r ea tt hi sc a rl i k eGod.Nodi r t ypa r t si nt heba c k !Wher ea s , wi t ht heol d' 70model wewer es t i l l us i ngt ogot o t het i p, t het r a yha dc ol l a ps eda ndi twa sonl ya l l t her ubbi s hpa c k edi nt ot hel owerl oc k ert ha tk eptt het r a ya t-no onewa sev erga met oopent ha tl oc k er .WhenI wor k edt her ea say oungei ght eeny ea rol d, Bobha dj us templ oy eda Cz ec hma nna medDemet r i whof a s c i na t edmewi t hs t or i esa boutT a t r a sa ndhowPor s c heha ds uppos edl ys t ol enMr L edwi nk a ' st or s i onba rt ec hnol ogy .Asa nei ght eeny ea rol d, I wa sf a s c i na t ed, ev ent houghDemi t r i wa sma da sac ut s na k e .I r ememberBobs a y i ngi nt heea r l y' 70st ha tt heVol k s wa genpa r t sbus i nes s( muer s , s hoc k er s , et c ) woul dbe dea di nv ey ea r s .Boy , wa shewr onga boutt ha t !Heev enc ont empl a t edbuy i ngbr a ndnewBeet l es , unr egi s t er ed, f r om Cl a y t on, t odi s ma nt l ef orpa r t s , bec a us e , i nt hos eda y s , i twa spos s i bl et os el l a l mos tev er ypa r ti nt hec a r-new pa r t sont hec a rwer es opr ohi bi t i v el ye x pens i v e , c ompa r edt ot oda y .I r ememberwr ec k i ng a1973LBuga ndBob s el l i ngt hemot orf or$600, whi c hwoul dbea bout$6000t oda y .Pa nel swer eabi gs el l i ngi t em i nt hos eda y s-s ol dt o pa nel s hopsf orr epa i r s , wher ea snowa da y s , y ouc a n' tgi v eGol f4or5pa nel sa wa ya swea r eei t herdr i v i ngbet t eror t heya r ec hea pert obuynew. F i na l l y , onourwr ec k er sgr a ndt our , weus edt odr opi nt oa edgl i ngwr ec k er sa tt heba c kof apa nel s hopnea rt heABC wor k s hopa tMoor a bbi n.I twa sc a l l edMut t era ndHa wk i ns ,r unbyPet erHa wk i nsa ndBa r r yMut t er .T hes eguy sof t en ga v eusv er ygooddea l sonpa r t s , butI ' ms ur et heyt houghtwewer ema d.T hi swa sanewwr ec k er sont hes c ene whi c hdi dal i t t l ebi tof VW wr ec k i ngoutt heba c koft hepa nel bea t er s .T hi si swher eI boughtt heT y pe3bodys hel l outofCl a y t on,whi c h bec a me t he l a s tT y pe 3 bui l ti n Aus t r a l i a . T hi s wr ec k er s wenton t o bec ome Mer c wr ec k / Vol k s pa r t s . I enj oy edt hos eS a t ur da y s .Unf or t una t el y , t her edoes n' ts eemt obemuc hi nt hewa yof wr ec k er st ha ts pec i a l i s ei nVW t oda y .I t hi nkt hi si sduet oc a r sbei ngf a rmor er el i a bl ea nda ss omeofy ouwon' ta gr ee , newgenui nepa r t sa r eal ot c hea pert ha nt heyus edt obe .Al s o, f ewerpeopl ea r edoi ngt hei rownr epa i r s .T hi si sawor r yona not herf r onta s t oda y ' sgener a t i ona r enotbec omi nga ppr ent i c esa st heydon' tt i nk erwi t hc a r sa sea r l i ergener a t i onsdi d.T oda y ' s c a r sa r ej us tt ooc ompl i c a t ed-a ndr el i a bl e . Ah,t hos ewer et heda y sf ort heol dVW, but ,Imus ta dmi tt ha tIl i k et hewa yt he new VW i shea di ng.T hes ea r ee x c i t i ng t i mesa ndmyk i dswi l ll ooka tt hes eda y s a sbei ngt hegol deny ea r s . L l oy dDa v i es
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