God...if I hear my dad say one more time that "You could have had anything you wanted for a few hundred bucks, wish I would have just bought them all and stashed them in a warehouse" I'm just gonna disintegrate with jealousy hahaha. On 8/29/07, Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yeah, I should have loaded up in the late 60's and > early 70's...but, who knew?? > I also wish my dad would'a bout a couple of 57 Chevy > verts and saved 'em for me! > --- Shelby Shook <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Man, I wish I could have been around back then to > > buy a bus for $600...or > > atleast I wish my dad would have kept both of his. > > > > On 8/29/07, Marie Metcalf <vwmarie@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > > My son's 59 cargo double doors on both sides. We > > found it parked in Truth > > > or Consequences, New Mexico near lake when we were > > over there. Went and > > > spoke to owner. They had it shipped from factory > > in covered container to > > > their doorstep. It was used to transprt turkeys > > over the mountain to the > > > meat market here in Alamogordo, New Mexico where > > we live. Wern't interested > > > in selling although by the end of the conversation > > we bought it. around > > > $600. Had to go back over to pick it up and > > owners wife(both elderly) had > > > cleaned it inside out and was sad she missed a > > spot on the inside of the > > > engine lid. Good shape and happy home. Also, my > > 60 23 window was bought by > > > us from an original owner in Santa Fe, New Mexico. > > Still have the canceled > > > check on file. You know the kind we used to use > > before plastic. We paid > > > $1000 for that one in 1971. It has traveled > > everywhere with us but is > > > resting until we get some cancer treatment for her > > done and new paint > > > and new sunroof. Ya know, needs some care and > > getting it done soon, > > > hopefully. At least the 67 camper bus is running > > around smoothly for now. It > > > came from Roswell, New Mexico (Home of the aliens) > > The 64 double cab pickup > > > came from Rex Eastman, a purchase made at Jerome > > one year. "Shorty" the > > > short bus(jacking points touching in the center) > > came from a purchase in > > > Lake Havasue. Boy, those bus meets can get > > expensive but fun. Not much > > > interesting history on the rest of the gang! > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Tease your brain--play Clink! Win cool > > prizes!<http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2731??PS=47575> > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz > >