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Ever dream about Sciroccos?



No, not this year!  You said you'd never tell!

On 8/14/05, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> We all know you were dreaming about me.
> 
>  
> On 8/14/05, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > I had 2 or 3 Cincy/Scirocco related dreams last year right after I got
> > home from my first Cincy.
> > 
> > On 8/14/05, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > Well, it has been a tough week.  I worked all week and played (drums) 5
> > > shows, two of which were outdoors in 95 degree/80 percent humidity
> weather, 
> > > so I was shot when I hit the pillow last night.
> > >
> > > I usually don't dream or at least remember my dreams, but this one
> seemed to
> > > come right before I woke:
> > >
> > > I was in some VW facility in present-day Germany, perhaps an engineering
> > > shop and spotted a Scirocco.  It was a MKII, sporting slightly rounded
> > > ground effects, along the lines of the BBS kit.  It featured two-tone
> paint,
> > > with the body kit an off-white/tan pearl and the main body darkish brown
> > > metallic.  The paint was shiny and I guess I assumed this was a leftover
> > > prototype of some sort.  There were folks there, be they didn't mind my
> > > looking the car over.  I can only remember starting at the rear - there
> was 
> > > some sort of fitting, like a very small trailer hitch box receiver that
> > > caught my attention.  I knelt down to take a closer look and found the
> > > fitting to be the end of some sort of reinforcing bar.  It was then that
> I 
> > > noticed the REAR DIFFERENTIAL!
> > >
> > > Actually, it was more like a transaxle, along the lines of a 924/944. 
> It
> > > was then that I must've realized this was a prototype Scirocco Synchro! 
> I
> > > got really excited, leapt to my feet to check the odometer, while 
> > > simultaneously making an offer to the people in the shop to buy the
> unique
> > > and pristine car.  The odo read 32,000 (km's, of course)....
> > >
> > > ...then I woke up.  Bummer.
> > >
> > > This is consistent with every good dream I've had...I wake up before it
> gets 
> > > really good.
> > >
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > Ever have one of these?  I'd love to hear about it.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
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> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Mike
> > '86 red 16v (Red 5)
> > 
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>  


-- 
Mike
'86 red 16v (Red 5)