The road from Phoenix to Reno was hard and long, I was pulled over by a brave bored trooper in one of the sleepy towns down the road for speeding… You know why I stopped you? he asked … Because you did 67 where it was 50…. btw are You a VW guy? (he saw my license plate “WBUYVWS” ) I said; yes, I am, I do buy old Volkswagens here and ship them over to Europe... turned out he was a VW guy himself! he start talking about his off-road bugs and engines etc etc, and let me go! My plate did wonders!
Down the last stretch to Reno I saw this nice billboard!
Long straights…
Once in Reno I visited some friends that are VW guys, one was selling a mango bus he just got out of California, very nice bus with very little work, and yes it was for sale, if you should be interested? I can broker the deal, no problem!
Oh, and what was peeping out of the garage????
That looks nice, right?
Having lunch with my buddies!
cool place, with a cool painting…:)
Next stop was a guy that just had too much… at arrival I was greeted by this Notchback… interesting to anyone?
This guys backyard was better as Disneyland! (to me at least!) Full with American and German iron… most was for sale, as he needs space and cash to build a larger shop… if you see anything? Just let me know!
6 door Thing anyone?
and we move to the next… a small back yard from another friend with some cool sheet metal…:) Real cut up buses, and not just one!
and a cool split window bus trailer, he has forever!
This was a super nice bay window that crashed hard in the front….
…. I mean real hard… the 80-year-old driver did survive, but nobody understand how! This was the cabin of that bus…
Last legs in Reno… passing by one of the “beetle spiders” in the Reno area… This one is super cool and has lighted “eyes”!
Bye bye Reno, we leave now…
I’m on my way back to the bay area to pick up some very interesting stuff “down south” as they say…… the rest of my trip will be in the state of California… so stayed tuned! If you keep on readin, I keep on writen!
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Leave a CommentIn one word beautifull !!! Keep on VW – trucking Bob.
Reminds me of the years a was over there
between 1967 and 1977.
The one big truck in the red, hold together with rope
and flat tires looks like a Ford truck my dad used to have
just before the war. Last years of the war it was driving with
a gas-generator. In 1949/1950 it was changed for a new
English Dodge truck.
Thanks Pieter!