How Old??

["Antaki" <wrack@home.com>]

In answer to question, old very nice, thank you.

OK, ok, I just turned 48 on Guy Fawkes Day. My 13 y/o son and I are waking
the 16V MKII from it's 3 year long slumber in the garage, one little fix at
a time. I'm proud to have him learning with me on such a wonderful
automobile. Er, car.

This beast replaced my '83 GTI, my first and only (so far) new car. Alas, it
was turned into Rabbit Stew by an idiot, errant truck driver. I was in it at
the time, I'm more or less OK, though.

Favorite old VW: My '58 Splittie. It had been a dog house for some years.
When I finished rebuilding it, it sported a 1600 dual-port engine, '65 trans
and gas tank, 12v 'lectrics, and many fond memories.  I learned how to
corner on three wheels with it, had all four wheels up in the air while
"crossing" a stream one day, could race Winnebagos to the Earth Day fairs,
and win! Alas, it broke in half one day. I guess those dogs had a deeper
effect on it than I had figured...

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Antaki

 A child on the farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway
place.
 A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse and thinks of home. -Carl Burns


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of ken r weidmann
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 6:49 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: How Old??
>
>
> I'm 33.  My first VW was a 68 Bug my parents were the original owners of
> and I inherited when I turned 16.  Cal'd it out and showed it for awhile
> until I bought the Rocco in 88, pretty much bone stock.  Customized it,
> showed it, had it featured in magazines and retired it to driving on nice
> days, so it will last much longer.
>   My list of cars has been:
> 1968 Cal Bug
> 1960 Baja Bug
> 1985 1/2 Scirocco
> 1966 VW Bus
> 1984 GTI
> 1966 Karman Ghia
> 1995 Jetta GLX
> 1989 Jetta GLI
> 1984 Jetta 2-door coupe
> 1957 Porsche 356A
>
> The only one's left are the Porsche (my uncle bought it new from the
> dealer in 57), The Jetta cause it's got gobs of power, and can haul a
> good amount of stuff, and the Rocco.  For the $$$$ I have tied up in it,
> there is no way I could replace it's looks, performance, or handling for
> a fraction of the cost.  I will probably end up giving it to my kids
> whenever I have any and they get old enough.
>
> Ken Weidmann Jr.
> Checkered Flag Automotive Components
> 619-589-0321
> 1995 Jetta GLX M3 Wannabe
> 1985 Showrocco
>
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