First week in oct 2001 I put on my cammies,boots and web gear and got my
M16A1 and 40 rounds of ammunition. I walked into lindberg field in san diego
and spent 6 1/2 months doing security at the airport.i was a squad leader in
2nd platoon. We were composed of troops from about 4 units that had
The post 9/11 world left it's mark on my life but anything that won't kill
ya makes ya stronger and I'm ready for another blast if/when it comes.
Ironically, with no planning on purpose, my wedding day turned out to be
9/11 due to immigration restrictions. As my wife and I say now, We've
Still here, although Sharkey is in storage because my current job involves
driving 40,000+ kms per year, and I just couldn't do that to her. So I
invested in Sharkey v2.0 and picked up a brand new Saturn Astra 3-door when
the market was at rock bottom (I got it for $10,000 CAN off the MSRP
I've really wanted a double cab pickup for many years and was able to get a
nice project one back in February from Bellingham, WA. Drove 30 hours
straight from Beatrice, NE in a friend's Dodge dually with gooseneck
trailer. Got the DC for 2g and then went over to Sandpoint and Ponderay, ID
Love the pics of the steel coming home!
Ray
-Original Message-
From: No Quarter sil...@beatricene.com
To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu
Sent: Sat, Oct 9, 2010 5:03 pm
Subject: [vintagvw] Beetle pickups
I've really wanted a double cab pickup
