Long Lost VW shop - Walworth, NY????

[Whaanga]

I came across these photos I took about 15 years ago - long before I knew about this site or owned my bus. I discovered this shop one Sunday when we were on a family drive. Of course I had to pull over and snap a few photos - this was before we had digital cameras so these were taken with old school film.

Dan's Import Service was located in Walworth, NY (a quiet town east of Rochester by about 20 miles) and from the looks of it, Dan had a fair stash of Bay Window buses. I'm curious if any of you knew of this shop or what ever happened to Dan? I drove out there recently hoping I might discover any information and found that Dan's shop is now a pizza joint:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/3719+Main+St,+Wa...77.2728433


Thanks for any information any of you might have.

Jeff

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Late 1973 Bay w/a transplanted 914 Engine

[Abscate]

I remember driving by this place coming from Xerox on a gig.

One by one the air cooled indies drop out

# tears
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[Whaanga]

Thanks for the response Abscate. When you use the term gig, are you a musician?

I am mildly curious what happened to these busses but more curious what happens to Dan and wonder if he still might be in the area. I've only met a couple of fellow AC folks in this region.

Jeff
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Late 1973 Bay w/a transplanted 914 Engine

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My "listen" by Beyoncé in the shower is ranked 7.1B most popular YouTube video. Vocals , flute, reeds, trombone are all in my repertoire but I have never done it for a living

I traded my W2 income for the life of the pale rider a couple of decades ago

I left 4 Bays in a garage in a horrible part of Buffalo back In the 80s, and more
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[danfromsyr]

I don't remember that shop but I'm sure some from the Rochester VW club might.. www.flrvwc.com
I recall a small shop in Waterloo, NY had VWs and buggies out front into the 90's
and the VW guy in Auburn, NY.. well I'm sure many small towns/cities had one or three shops.
but many of these aren't profitable to keep up with taxes and inflation.

I'm over in Syracuse, but we've plenty of AC vw owners here who come out for the annual VW show in August.

feel free to drop me a line for any upstate CNY VW events.

I am curious on that orange/white tintop, as I have a friend who has one in the same shades of oxidization.

Dan Stevens
VW Club of Central NY
www.vwccny.com
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[Whaanga]

Thanks Dan,

I didn't realize there were two VW clubs in this region. I look forward to meeting other VW-ites in Western/Central NY.

Jeff
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[danfromsyr]

the club in Buffalo is still going fairly well too.

both Rochester and buffalo lost their VW show venues in the past few years, but are trying to regoup.

www.VWAWNY.org
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