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type47
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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: Looking for information about "Vanagon Heaven" |
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| on a recent trip, our travels took us through Pulaski, VA on Rt 11 past a business that has about 100 Vanagons (only Vanagons) parked in the lot. anyone have information to share about this shop/person/collection? |
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camo westy
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Type 47
I am right down rte 29 from you, in Madison, Va.
I have some friends down Pulaski way, I'll put out some feelers.
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82WestyMan
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so that's where all the vanagons in the SE are! ... lol
funny, i drive thru there at least twice a year, might be worth a stop if its more than someone personal collection
(if it is ... he's either a batchelor or have one VERY understanding wife...)
i'd love there what's up with that...
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doublez72
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:34 am Post subject: Driving Through Pulaski VA |
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I was driving through Pulaski VA yesturday and got my girlfirend to snap this picture. WOW, What a collections!!! Nice.
later,
Joe
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tencentlife
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Something about preparing for the Apocalypse has got to figure into this.
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campism
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| I'll take the yellow-and-white sunroof van in the center of the photo. Can you move it for me, please? |
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hiram6
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I count 68 in that photo angle alone. Seems like there are more out of the picture.
There have been a few postings about this place on the Full Moon Bus Club site. Seems like the word is that the guy is not interested in selling parts or complete vans. Not sure what he plans to do with them. Maybe he's looking to corner the market on Vanagons for that coming "living in a van down by the river" rush that's going to take place because of the financial crisis.
Picture the evil genuis sitting in his shop, drumming his fingers, saying:
"Bwahahahaha, they will all be coming to me, begging for my vans soon, my little pretties."
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mightyart
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| Something about preparing for the Apocalypse has got to figure into this. |
"And I looked, and behold an Aussan Vanagon: and his name that sat in him was Poor maintaince, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the automotive part of the earth, to poorly fix with wrench, and with screwdriver, and with torch, and with the bondo of the earth."
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riceye
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| tencentlife wrote: |
| Something about preparing for the Apocalypse has got to figure into this. |
Only 1,530 more shopping days, according to the Mayans.
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tencentlife
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| mightyart wrote: |
| tencentlife wrote: |
| Something about preparing for the Apocalypse has got to figure into this. |
"And I looked, and behold an Aussan Vanagon: and his name that sat in him was Poor maintaince, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the automotive part of the earth, to poorly fix with wrench, and with screwdriver, and with torch, and with the bondo of the earth."
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Holy Moly-(grease)!!
Nice job, Art. Dead on.
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Maybe he's looking to corner the market on Vanagons for that coming "living in a van down by the river" rush that's going to take place because of the financial crisis.
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or because the river is coming up to him, due to global warming.
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r39o
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Quick, contact the city elders and inform them of the blight and immanent environmental disaster from that "junk." Although, I am sure they are aware of it. Wouldn't be the first time a really cool stash was made to liquidate. There are MANY examples, two of which come to mind: Tri-Star Pete and Aase Brothers....sigh....
Dang, though, that IS an impressive sight, though.
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mullenba
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| There have been a few postings about this place on the Full Moon Bus Club site. Seems like the word is that the guy is not interested in selling parts or complete vans. |
I know of a similar person in Michigan, only this guy has a thing for old mustangs. He used to own a very popular truck-stop on a major highway. Through the 60's and 70's when Mustangs would break down on the highway, after a period of time they would be towed to the truck-stop where he would put a "mechanic's lien" on them. If nobody came to pay the towing and claim the car, he would take possession and bring the car home.
Over time he accumulated probably 100 late 60's early 70's mustangs, including several Shelbys. All just moved into his barn and parked, left exactly the way they were when they were left at the roadside. Unfortunatly, at some point years later the roof on his barn collapsed and basically crushed the entire collection.
To this day the guy is extremely secretive of his collection and will not sell any of the cars or the parts, he'll actually only accept TRADES. I saw the guy's collection when I was a kid when my dad needed some parts for one of his cars. He had to bring the collector some bizarre mustang part and the guy gave him a NOS part that he needed for his car. It was extremely strange. |
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Bubs
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Man, if I could get in contact with that guy. He must have a spare slider door handle among that mass of German steel.
When the economy goes down the tubes, he could arrange them and make a high class Hooverville of sorts. 
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A while back someone posted soemthign similarly about a Vanagon graveyard somewhere in either Washington or Oregon. Same deal, though, as I remember it - a yard full of Vanagons and a coot unwilling to part with them.
Or has this place been reported before?
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| i had been hearing about this guy from several people down that way(i used to live in blacksburg) so i decided to make a trip down to see what i could figure out......rumor is hes waiting on retirement to start restorin them.....i had left a note with all my contact info but havent heard anything back......i dont remember off the top of my head but wasnt there an old shop sign for dm motors or something like that......maybe a trip to library and goin through some old phonebooks could yield a phone number that still works, but lookin at how well hes stored everything im thinkin hes not lookin at partin out |
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iceracer
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Come on!!! It would take a lifetime to restore all of those and a lot of cash. Why not sell each for $1000 and walk away with $68000 and go buy a restored or perfect original and do some other sort of tinkering. This is the kind of stuff I dream about while sleeping, and I think I am sick!!!
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A while back someone posted soemthign similarly about a Vanagon graveyard somewhere in either Washington or Oregon. Same deal, though, as I remember it - a yard full of Vanagons and a coot unwilling to part with them.
Or has this place been reported before? |
Moab, UT?
Just drove by it yesterday. Should have taken a pic. About 40 70's era busses, squarebacks and (Round-backs?), only about 15 vanagons, but one was a Westy Syncro.
Almost went into oncoming traffic rubbernecking. |
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82WestyMan
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turns out that's right along the way for my annual pilgramige back to upstate NY for the holidays...
now if someone has some solid directions or address, i'd love to drop by and strike up a conversation with the owner
hell, once i get my westy back on the road with the CS engine, that might worth a weekend trip, its only about 200 miles from me
like they say about chicken soup...
"i can't hurt"
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If you build it...
I think after the first few they just gravitate toward you.
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