Yep Jeff that's the same Bill May. His stamped louvered deck lid is now on my 67 bus. He dropped it off on his way to California. As I recall Bill got home from a funeral of a friend and succumbed to death himself. These guys who lived ot are getting older and there is a steady stream of loss underway. We just have to soak up as much as we can so yhe torch gets passed on. I was in my mid 20s when I signed on this list. In 2.5 years I will be 50. Young and spry NQ is a memory, but the kid inside still lives on....for now...
NQ On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 08:30 Jeffrey Bateman <[email protected] wrote: > "Yes when Bill died I felt so bad." Is that Bill May? I believe I have > his last name correct. This "Bill" I believe lived up north and then moved > to California. He was a walking encyclopedia on VW's. He helped me on > several occasions when I was restoring my 70 bug. Very nice and helpful. > > * > <http://www.odwire.org/forum/image.php?u=74&type=sigpic&dateline=1196720595>* > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of No Quarter <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:43 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? > > I'm going to reply to everyone in one fell swoop. > > It's good to see all of you on here. > > Dave Bolen: Glad to see you're still here. You can tell who the > die-hards > are can't you? :) > > Ray: Yes when Bill died I felt so bad. Just under 2 weeks ago we lost > Rob > Laffoon from Omaha, NE otherwise known at captoaster. He drove that green > single cab for 18 years and in fact, it's his bus that Johnny Lightning > reproduced right down to the Buskatiers logo on the back! > > Nick Stokes: I am *SO* glad you piped up. I was at work when I saw your > post come through and I thought by golly I've put it off long enough. I > have a 6v short wave radio in an old early 60s bug. I'm going to go down > to > the VW line up and pull that thing out and send it to you. I'd like that > thing made to work and replace what should be replaced. It's such a rare > rig and I think it would make a great radio to install in one of my VWs. > I > assume all pertinent info is listed on your website. > > Kirin: I've been following your saga on facebook. Sorry about the engine > trouble - it's always the littlest things that cause the biggest problems. > > Bert: If Gilbert comes back on here, I hope he writes me. I have some VW > parts of his and when I run across them, I'd like to send them back to > him. > At the very least, I'd like him to contact me privately so I could get > that > wrapped up. > > Mike Morehouse: I remember when you were getting that bug fixed up. The > way you're talking, it sounds like you're going to sign off the list. Are > you in fact leaving or are you sticking around? My wife and I were in > Florida April of 2017. Too bad we couldn't have met up. Charlie Ford > lives > in Tampa, FL and we spent a few days with him and his wife. His search > for > the beginning of wind was epic and he just gave up the Mothership to > another > deserving individual within the past year. It was hard but also time for > another chapter in his life and the Mothership's. > > That about covers it. Glad to see you all still around. > > BTW: Does anyone at all rememeber a guy out west that did those stroker > bus > engines and made them look totally stock? I cannot find his website - he > had detailed engines that were just beautiful and he used a 34-pict-3 with > the venturi pulled out and one jet size bigger. I lost his info and kick > myself over it . 20 bucks to the person that finds that website for me. > > Catch y'all later... > > NQ > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_-4360677368695344985_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. 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