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coW
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Joined: September 21, 2004
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Location: New England
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I was wondering how long it would be until news of Tom's passing would hit the site.....I received a call from a friend that lives in Moab a little over two weeks ago, he asked me to call the family since he was out of town.
Doing so, I spoke with Tom Jr, who plans to continue to run the shop/museum. He and his father worked together years ago hence the name TOM TOM's so he's familiar with the scene and this website/forum.
He is NOT selling off everything. He specifically did not post the passing of his father in this forum to, in his words and as mentioned above, keep the Vultures from harassing the family.
So please, send condolences as you see fit, just please give the family an opportunity to sort out how to continue Tom's passion on their own terms. |
That is really nice to hear that his son is continuing the tradition.
I unfortunately only knew Tom from here but he seemed like a great guy - I'll miss his posts and wit. |
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Rich Hanson
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Location: Becker, MN
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: Tom Arnold |
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The world of VW enthusiasts lost one of it's most avid and genuine promoters. Tom will be missed for his wit and wisdom and the friendship he showed to many of us along the way. Rest In Peace, my friend!
Our condolences to his family.
Your home-state friends from Minnesota.
Rich and Susan Hanson
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iowegian 
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Joined: February 16, 2005
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| LCB wrote: |
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Is this the place that all the fuss is about link
And are all the cars vw. |
Yes and Yes. |
There is no fuss, we're just offering condolences. |
Oh sorry I dit not read all the post's
and my condolences to the relatives |
The most recent page or two of this thread were unfortunately
lost with the recent "outage".
If you start from the very beginning of the thread (and read some of the links) it is a most interesting story. 
On page two, 4th post down, there is a link to a fine news article about this interesting man. |
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tanhis
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Joined: July 23, 2005
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Location: Rauma Finland
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| LCB wrote: |
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| tanhis wrote: |
Is this the place that all the fuss is about link
And are all the cars vw. |
Yes and Yes. |
There is no fuss, we're just offering condolences. |
Oh sorry I dit not read all the post's
and my condolences to the relatives
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dieselnut
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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My condolences to his family. He was way ahead of his time, saving these cars when few others thought they were worth saving. More recently, he was certainly the oldest guy I have ever encountered on the internet.  He'll be missed. RIP Tom. Glad to hear his family is going to carry on with his vision. |
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Douglas Denlinger
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I was wondering how long it would be until news of Tom's passing would hit the site.....I received a call from a friend that lives in Moab a little over two weeks ago, he asked me to call the family since he was out of town.
Doing so, I spoke with Tom Jr, who plans to continue to run the shop/museum. He and his father worked together years ago hence the name TOM TOM's so he's familiar with the scene and this website/forum.
He is NOT selling off everything. He specifically did not post the passing of his father in this forum to, in his words and as mentioned above, keep the Vultures from harassing the family.
So please, send condolences as you see fit, just please give the family an opportunity to sort out how to continue Tom's passion on their own terms.
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derv
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:40 am Post subject: |
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I was not aware of this news until just now. Damn.
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71VOTB
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| notchback wrote: |
| tanhis wrote: |
Is this the place that all the fuss is about link
And are all the cars vw. |
Yes and Yes. |
There is no fuss, we're just offering condolences.
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John Miller
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| Tom Tom passed away on January 13th |
tkarnold (TomTom)Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:56 pm
He was involved with this site and the VW community until the end.
R.I.P. Tom
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notchback
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: |
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| tanhis wrote: |
Is this the place that all the fuss is about link
And are all the cars vw. |
Yes and Yes.
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FU#3 |
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tanhis
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Is this the place that all the fuss is about link
And are all the cars vw.
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iowegian
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| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for bringing this thread back up, Rebecca. |
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71VOTB
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Tom Tom passed away on January 13th and many nice condolences were offered here but were lost to the storm. We'll all miss the old duffer and please, please no vultures. Respect the man who kept it real all these years.
We'll all miss you, Tom.
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fruitpiece
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| This thread rocks. |
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tkarnold
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| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: largest graveyard |
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| merry chritmas everyone and a happy new year and lets have more fun in 2007 |
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Lee.
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spkncarl
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Volkswagen lovers stay together
Tom and Sue Arnold's Wedding Day 10/10/46
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Now that's impressive!!!  60yrs....wow!  |
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flatfourfan
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Throw up some pics Tom, it can't be any worse than this one!
Some guy in South Africa is considering a restoration on it. |
That was my bus, I passed on it and believe it or not..........it's currently under the knife by the new owner.......
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Rich Hanson
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject: Tom & Sue |
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TomTom and Sue
Congratulations on your anniversary! It's great to know she still supports your habit! The trick is getting them a VW of their own and from there on....hang on!
Take care
Rich & Susan
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Regina
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Isn't it great to find a woman that understands a man's urge to collect
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What is even better is to find a man who used to like American Muscle, and now has been collecting VW's with me for the past 11 years.
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