From @ Fri Feb 20 03:21:55 1998
Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Subject: Re:  Please take this guys saw away
From: Bob
Date: 20 Feb 1998 00:21:55 -0800

In article <19980219194201.OAA05452@ladder02.news.aol.com>, wberckman@aol.com
says...
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>Tad and Bug Byte wrote
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>>Subject: Re: Should I remove the body? +pics
>>From: BugByte <BugByte@merck.com>
>>Date: Thu, Feb 19, 1998 12:56 EST
>>Message-id: <34EC7245.7D90B046@merck.com>
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>>Tad G wrote:
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>>> Sunday afternoon we decided to remove the body.  We were so sore from
>>> the time spent on friday removing the bolts that we had to get another
>>> person to assist us in listing it.  Since the body was severly rusted
>>> and had been in both front and rear end collisions I decided to build
>>> a kit car out of this one.  That is why I cut the body in half.
>>>
>>> You should have seen the looks on the faces of the people at the dump
>>> "Where is the rest of that there caaar?"
             It's called udder disbelief/disgust that such a debauchery had
             taken place...kids. 
>>>
>>> Soon I will have a page up, but for now, just enjoy the pictures.
>>>
>>> http://luddite.net/tad/campics/vw
>>>
>>> Tad
>>>
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>>Tad,
>>
>>    Why, oh why, did you destroy another good bug?  You say the body was
>>severly
>>rusted, but from what I see in these pics, this thing was VERY restorable.
>>This is
>>what makes us TRUE VW lovers so upset.  Another restorable bug ruined.  CUT
>>IN
>>HALF.  Arrgh!  What kills  me is that the pop-out windows were left in, as
>>were the
>>front and rear windows - all good pieces.  Antenna too.  Probably others.
>>What a
>>shame.
>>
>>            BugByte
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>I also went to Tad's website and saw all the pictures of Tad and Charles's big
>adventure. If Charles had been in Charge, he should have taken the saw from
>Tad.  I almost had a heart attack. Why?  Because the bug they sawed in half was
>an old metal dash. It was white with pop out windows just like my 67.  I had to
>run down to the garage and make sure it was ok.  This should  be put in a
>website of what not to do to a bug.  These old metal dash bugs are getting
>harder to find and I am sure someone could have brought it back to it's former
>glory.  Sorry to be so hard on you Tad but I just hate to see this happen to a
>bug. Hopefully your kit car will turn out well and at least the pan can enjoy
>life in one piece.  One more goes to the Vw heaven
>
>Bill Berckman
>67 Beetle
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