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67ctbug
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 Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Most of the dealers in CT are gone but the buildings are there.
This is Ted Trudon VW in Vernon
George Wolf in Windsor
And here is Route 44 VW in Avon
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CaLiBus
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Anyone have any pictures or history on Winston Motors Salem N.C. ?
Here's the old dealership sticker on my 61 double cab rear bumper
And the dealership badge I found posted in the technical dealer forum
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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First stop with the time machine is to go back to these dealers and scoop up couple tractor trailers of Bugs Ghia and Splits.... 
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| First stop with the time machine is to go back to these dealers and scoop up couple tractor trailers of Bugs Ghia and Splits.... |
Yeah, who would have thought that a minimalistic, cheap mode of transportation would have a better ROI than gold?
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| First stop with the time machine is to go back to these dealers and scoop up couple tractor trailers of Bugs Ghia and Splits.... |
Yeah, who would have thought that a minimalistic, cheap mode of transportation would have a better ROI than gold? |
That crossed my mind in the past as well, but then you have to think about storing those cars somewhere, building maintenance, property taxes, security, etc.... and when today rolled around would they still be in useable shape? Would the warehouse they were in now be surrounded by condo's and coffee shops and yours was the old eyesore the city has been trying to get rid of for years?, have the squatters moved in?
Pretty deep stuff aside from the small issue of quantum physics and all the other issues associated with time travel. I'm sure if given the chance there'd be smaller and easier to store items I'd scoop up, then I could just buy the big items today.
Maybe I need a Delorean?
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itskyle
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| busdaddy wrote: |
| TDCTDI wrote: |
| Abscate wrote: |
| First stop with the time machine is to go back to these dealers and scoop up couple tractor trailers of Bugs Ghia and Splits.... |
Yeah, who would have thought that a minimalistic, cheap mode of transportation would have a better ROI than gold? |
That crossed my mind in the past as well, but then you have to think about storing those cars somewhere, building maintenance, property taxes, security, etc.... and when today rolled around would they still be in useable shape? Would the warehouse they were in now be surrounded by condo's and coffee shops and yours was the old eyesore the city has been trying to get rid of for years?, have the squatters moved in?
Pretty deep stuff aside from the small issue of quantum physics and all the other issues associated with time travel. I'm sure if given the chance there'd be smaller and easier to store items I'd scoop up, then I could just buy the big items today.
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Whatever you end up putting a flux capacitor in, when you go back, just entomb everything in cosmolene. Good enough for the U.S. Army.
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thinghunter
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Just make the time machine big enough to transport them back to present day. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| thinghunter wrote: |
| Just make the time machine big enough to transport them back to present day. |
Please try to contribute and not just naysay...
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daven
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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My sister bought her new 1970 Super Vee at Ed Peyton VW in Lima Ohio on Cable Road - last time I went by it was a replacement window sales place. Wish I would have taken pics!
When I was stationed in Hawaii (Hickam AFB, approx. 1979) there was Airport VW - is it still around?
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Patty B.
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Revised--I have added an actual pic of the shop--about 1970. My Dad is from about 1960.
[quote="Patty B."]I know most of you have seen it before but here it is again--In small town Ontario, Canada.
It's on the list of dealers.
[URL=http://s86.photobucket.com/user/PDQVW/media/20151123_114805_zpstwr1ooan.jpg.html]
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Ha! I once banged a girl from Penetanguishene.
Used to call it Penashewangshewang.
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APPLEGREENVW
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Speedcraft vw in Wakefield R.I. & Scott vw in E.Prov. RI, is still in business.
Old address
260 Newport Ave.
East Providence,R.I. (where my 76 sedan was sold from.) 
New address
777 Taunton Ave.(Rt 44) (old Tasca Ford dealership bld)
East Providence,R.I.
Will post photos when I find them.
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To add an update to my search for Evans VW things, a friend of mine sent me this picture. He said he remembers the place being a VW dealer, and his wife even bought a Beetle from them in the 60's. I tried buying it from him, but he's hanging onto it.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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My sister bought her new 1970 Super Vee at Ed Peyton VW in Lima Ohio on Cable Road - last time I went by it was a replacement window sales place. Wish I would have taken pics!
When I was stationed in Hawaii (Hickam AFB, approx. 1979) there was Airport VW - is it still around?
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I lived in the area until 2 years ago and trying to figure out where exactly this was? Sad part now is that the closest VW dealership is in Findley. Recently bought my daughter who lives just West of Lima an 06 Jetta and she can't find anyone in the area that wil touch it. |
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caleb0101
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:16 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Any one got some pics of volkswagen washington Inc. In Seattle?
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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There's something odd about that photo, it's clearly the same building but from a really different angle, I think the now photo is taken from where the DC is parked in the then version, kind of messes with your head 
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