Glenn,
Just answered James post with thoughts similar to what I want to share
with you and the rest of the listees.
About VWs disappearing from the US, well you guys are not alone. So many
vintage VWs are ebing scrapped locally here in Pakistan it makes me want to
cry. The car market dynamics changed tremendously over the last few years as
import of used cars was allowed and leasing companies/banks offer people
cars on easy installments. So even the proverbial village idiot who once
could not afford a motorbike is puttering around town in a Toyota!
Given this dangerous trend Vws are left high and dry. So many abandoned
bugs are junked. A very disturbing fact is that now even normal scrap
merchants who used to deal with scrap collected from households (we have
local people who buy scrap metal, old cans, bottles and newspapers from your
doorstep) have started to hack up old cars too.
Just last week I was on the trail of a one owner 1965 Left hand drive bug
which had been sold to such a scrap merchant. Unfortunately despite my best
efforts I only managed to catch up once the car was in pieces.....rather
mangled pieces of metal......and all these were buried in a 12 foot high
pile of mangled rusted metal. I could not salvage a single nut as it was so
mixed up with junk and the shop man refused to take anything out of the
pile. he promised that when the truck would come to collect the lot he'll
call. As expected the trucker was in a hurry and I never got a call.
What was the real insult in this drama was the fact that hard to find
parts like the nice slopping headlight pair were thrown in the GARBAGE pile.
Even the engine with a 'GB' series casing was hammered into small pieces.
Makes me a much sadder man.
Asad
Karachi (city being robbed of its gems), Pakistan.
>From: Glen Hadley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]>
>To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Starting off my 1959 ragtop project!
>Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:35:22 -0500
>
>Great to hear from you! Missed you asking
>questions about VWs that have all but totally
>disappeared in the US!
>
>glenha :<)
>
>Sharkey's Garage wrote:
> > Great to have you back, Asad. The list's been quite quiet the last
>little
> > while.
> >
> > -James
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of asad ishaque
> > Sent: August 3, 2007 8:14 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [vintagvw] Starting off my 1959 ragtop project!
> >
> > Okay,
> >
> > My test message made it through! So I should waste no time in
>posting.
> >
> > Some of you might remember that I rescued a 1959 ragtop bug from
>the
> > scrappers a couple of years ago. Ragtops are rare in Pakistan and so are
> > bugs from the 50s. And it was a semaphore model! So this was a little
>gem
> > which although bastardised to the core had a lot of potential.
> >
> > Sadly most of the original parts are gone, having been replaced by
> > 'newer' bug parts by some 'enterprising' last owner. Front and rear
>clips
> > along with both bonnets post 68. Doors 67 vintage. Seats superbug
>highbacks.
> >
> > Fenders post 68 with upright headlamps and tombstone tail lights.
>Steering
> > column superbug. Engine and gearbox late 60s 1300 setup. Wheels 67
> > vintage.The list goes on.
> >
> > Over the last couple of years I managed to collect a huge stash of
> > parts which although not yet complete will help me greatly with the
>resto.
> > Major thing missing is a pair of correct doors but I have eyed a pair of
>pre
> >
> > 64 vintage and am in the process of negotiating with a very very
>eccentric
> > VW mechanic.
> >
> > I am trying not to be too wordy here so as to keep everyone awake.
>So I
> >
> > think after this intro I should post individual questions/set of related
> > questions in separate posts. This list has been invaluable in teaching
>me
> > loads of VW stuff and I am confident that the nice people here would
>guide
> > me immensely through a very tough project.
> >
> > I seek every bit of wisdom here!!!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Asad
> > Karachi, Pakistan.
>
>
>
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