March 25, 2011
Buried Treasure
We happened across these two old fellows in the Southwest part of town on a stroll the other day. It looks like I'll have to up my Anaconda ACVW count to twelve.
It made me wonder how many little treasures like this (I'm thinking more of the Splitty) remain hidden in small towns across the country.
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I have often wondered about the same thing. I think there is more than " meets the eye " so to speak. Lots of folks have all sorts of gems squirrelled away in the back 40. Of course...Splitties... not so much. It's the age thing. What you and I both would be absolutely aghast about of course is the number of older ACVW's that have ben needlessly hauled off to the crusher, cause the PO got tired of it.
But..........do keep looking and document whatever you find. You have a great blog and I enjoy it immensely.
Glen
There was this junkyard in Lincoln (Nebraska) that I used to frequent because it had a good quantity of VWs back in the day (early- mid-1990s). And not just your typical overload of Beetles and Bays, but more than a few Splitties, severalType IIIs, and even a couple Type IVs. One day I went there to look for something--I don't remember what--and it was all gone. All of it. I asked the guy at the desk and he said they'd crushed everything because it was worth more as steel than as car parts (I suspect this is going on a lot right now too as steel is around $200/ton).
I've sent my share of cars to their ultimate demise too (1973 Fastback, 1971 Beetle, 1968 Squareback, 1967 Squareback, 1970 Squareback, 1980 Vanagon) and feel a little guilty (aghast even) about it from time to time.
For more documentation on things I find, see an upcoming post. And thanks for your kind words.
Alright,
whc03grady.
Be sure, I will be watching.
No worries.
Cheers,
Glen
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