[tcb] Fw: Don’s Bug Barn — A VW Salvage Yard
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Paul Smith
The Zone
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Jay Salser posted: " Perhaps one of the most frustrating experiences a vintage
car buff can have is not being able to locate necessary parts. As you’ve worked
on your “second love” Volkswagen, invariably you’ve run against the brick wall
of “that part is no longer available”"
New post on 1967 VW Beetle
Don’s Bug Barn — A VW Salvage Yardby Jay Salser
Perhaps one of the most frustrating experiences a vintage car buff can have is
not being able to locate necessary parts. As you’ve worked on your “second
love” Volkswagen, invariably you’ve run against the brick wall of “that part is
no longer available”! “What??? Now what am I going to do?” That’s probably
putting it mildly. In my more than 36 year experience with VWs, I’ve had this
problem hundreds of times. My two children and I made a regular habit of
visiting salvage yards in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Then, things changed.
Government restrictions began making things difficult for the salvage people.
Yards were moved or closed. But, don’t give up! There still are some salvage
yards located around the Country. Here’s the unique story of one salvage yard
oasis; Don’s Bug Barn. As told by Dustin Carter, Don’s son.
How did you get all of this!?!
I have answered this question many times. My answer of “It is my father’s 36
year collection” never seems to satisfy.
Okay? But… but how did you get all this?
I tell the story, which always elicits smiles, that since we are in Texas, it
is not uncommon that our story begins with horse-trading. In 1974, my father,
Don Carter, got his first Volkswagen from my grandfather, who traded a horse
for a dune buggy. My grandfather had no use for the buggy and offered it to my
father, who accepted, thus beginning the story of Don’s Bug Barn. Growing up,
my father always was a car guy, and throughout the years he acquired all types
of American iron and muscle cars. But Volkswagens became his ultimate love.
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Jay Salser | April 28, 2013 at 8:00 am | Categories: Interviews | URL:
http://1967beetle.com/?p=8707
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