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Colpi Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2014 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 8:40 am Post subject: Trying to find some family history... |
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Hello
My name is Jonas Colpin. 28 years old from Belgium. Last week I found the original invoice of the Volkswagen Beetle which my grandfather bought in 1956. As a big fan of Volkswagen, I'm wondering if the car is still alive... Because I do not quite know where to start looking... I'm trying my luck here.
Kind regards
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rillette Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2006 Posts: 33
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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Seems like to car was sold 'in transit' and was going to be sent to Belgian Congo! Might still be around in Africa, but rather unlikely I think. |
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Colpi Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2014 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 7:12 am Post subject: |
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rillette wrote: |
Seems like to car was sold 'in transit' and was going to be sent to Belgian Congo! Might still be around in Africa, but rather unlikely I think. |
In 1957 the car made his trip back home to Belgium by boat. I have documents from the import of the car. The picture with the car was taken in the same street where my parents still live after he returned to Belgium... They have driven the car for many years here en sold him to some people who came by after he was getting "to old" and broke down... |
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