Yes, that’s how long it has been, that a couple of american VW friends decided to organise a “Back to the fatherland tour”
Thriving spirit behind the whole thing was Bill Collins and he gathered a whole bunch of VW friends from East and West Coast to participate on this crazy trip… all in early VW iron they wheeled all over the USA , UK and mainland Europe with Bad Camberg as their final destination.
We, at BBT HQ, hosted them a lunch break on their way through Belgium.
Here are some of the participants on the BBT parking lot, in front is Martha, the famous all original oval window beetle from Bill Bowmann from St Louis Missouri, co driver was Tom Niedernhofer before he moved to California.
Times flies as we all can see, but fond memories are here to stay forever!
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Leave a CommentDamn! Now that is a blast from the past! Hard to believe it has been 15 years since we drove “Martha” on the RTTFT ’99 and visited you and the BBT staff! You put on quite a nice party in our honor and it was the start of many long friendships!
Bob, “Martha” is still ready and available for your use anytime you are in my neighborhood, or any of my other vintage VWs!
Love you guys!
Bill Bowman