Southwards to…
These days, BBT members can be found all over Europe cruizin around and being present on meetings. This time a little convoy just left BBT HQ north of Antwerp heading South…
Gathering for take off…
First discussion started, shall we go SE or SW???
Snapshot for another great story coming up from Bob’s own hand… Keep an eye on BBT’s blog! Smile!
Bob, Linda & Nicolas with 1959 Westy & trailer
Hans & Leentje with French 1965 laddertruck who comes to visit it’s homeland!
Pascal & Annelies with 1960 slammed Split
Last but not least, Alain with BBT’s 1965 Crewcab Back-Up truck to keep Pascal out of trouble…
Have a safe trip!!!
You can meet our delegation this Week-end @ Serial Kombi 2nd edition The French VW Bus Meeting in Fley, France.
They expect more than 1000 busses this year!!!
The lowest VW-bus ever?
VW Beetle made from record players
1968 Volkswagen Beetle made out of old record players. Martin Gutierrez has built the silver beetle out of 2,470 record player parts. Check out the movie on Youtube:
Stolen VW Bus returned – after 36 years!
SPOKANE, Wash. — After 36 years it is finally home.
Michelle Squires’ 1964 VW Bus was trailered back to Spokane this week from California where it was found last year.
The van was stolen from an upholstery shop in the Browne’s Addition area of the city in 1974. Squires thought it would never be seen again, then a customs agent discovered the stolen van at the Port of Los Angeles.
The van had been restored and was on its way to Germany. It never made it. Squires was notified the van had been found, and she went to work to get it back. An attorney in Oklahoma saw the story in the Wall Street Journal and offered her services pro bono.
Michelle’s insurance company, which paid her for the van in the 1980s, decided to auction it in December 2009. Michelle Squires bid on the VW, but was outbid. It was sold for somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000. But a paperwork issue kept the van in Southern California, allowing Michelle to buy it back.
She and her boyfriend traveled to California last week to pick up the van and trailer it back to Spokane.
When it arrived Tuesday afternoon, a party was held at the Cathay Inn Restaurant to celebrate the return. Michelle plans to take the first family trip in the van in three decades to California with her grandchildren this May.
Check out the movie on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40687821/?gt1=43001