tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82470347523229960872024-02-18T18:11:19.418-08:00Big Blue's Online CarburetorA West Coast Vintage Volkswagen AdventureBig Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.comBlogger1225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-90635949712770527042016-04-08T10:25:00.000-07:002016-04-08T10:25:01.318-07:00 Bus City 2016 - the Eighth Annual VW Bus Gathering in the Redwoods, Guerneville, CA<div style="text-align: center;">
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RESERVATIONS FOR THIS EVENT. <br />Simply RSVP
<a href="http://vwcamperfamily.ning.com/events/bus-city-2016-the-eighth-annual-vw-bus-gathering-in-the-redwoods-" target="_blank">here</a> so we have an idea on how many might show up and then show up! No
worries!<br />
<br />For those of you who have been, you know why you come back.<br />
<br />Schoolhouse Canyon Campground<br /> 12600 River Rd, Guerneville, CA 95446<br />
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<br />Prices:<br />Campsite - fir<span class="style" style="line-height: 25px;">s</span>t 2 people and 1 vehicle - $35/night<br /> Extra people $5 <span class="style_1" style="line-height: 25px;">per person/night</span></div>
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Extra vehicle $5/night</div>
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Dogs $5 <span class="style_2" style="line-height: 25px;">- no Pit Bulls or aggressive dogs/night</span></div>
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RV or Trailer Up-charge $15/night</div>
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Late Checkout Fee $5 <span class="style_2" style="line-height: 25px;">per person</span> Day Use / Visitor Fee $5 <span class="style_2" style="line-height: 25px;">per person or dog</span></div>
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Electricity $7/night</div>
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Seasoned Firewood Bundle $6</div>
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Hot Shower just 25¢ per min.</div>
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Forms of payment: Cash only</div>
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*All Prices Subject to County Occupancy Tax</div>
<br /><b>ADVENTURER AWARD</b><br /> We will be announcing the winner of the
Schoolhouse Canyon Park / VW Camper Family "Adventurer Award". The award
will be awarded to the bus that drives the most miles between Bus City 7
and Bus City 8. Buses must be present at the campout in 2016 (and had
to be at 2015) to win!<br />
Also Schoolhouse owns 30 acres across the street and a private beach
just for the campground. It's just a five minute walk down the river
trail. So bring your swim suits!<br />
Schoolhouse Canyon Campground<br /> 12600 River Rd, Guerneville, CA 95446<br />
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<a href="http://vwcamperfamily.ning.com/events/bus-city-2016-the-eighth-annual-vw-bus-gathering-in-the-redwoods-" target="_blank">SIGN UP HERE</a> Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-33035020745058228982016-04-07T10:23:00.001-07:002016-04-07T10:23:22.337-07:00photos of another 1968 Roadrunner ConversionWell, we'll end our forced hiatus with a post that is the basic reason why this blog still exists: documentation of history.<br />
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And this is a fascinating edition to the California Road Runner Camper history. We had these photos sent to us by "Mike" a few weeks back. I had never seen the Road Runner sticker on the side of the door before these photos (last photo). <br />
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For more California Road Runner Camper history, <a href="http://www.bigbluevw.com/2007/12/california-road-runner-history.html" target="_blank">click here</a> (we'll add these photos to that page as well).<br />
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-Brett<br />
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-26596988041002494312014-05-27T13:41:00.002-07:002014-05-27T13:41:33.819-07:00Bus City 2014 - initial report!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bus City 2014 was held 2 weeks ago and was extremely fun and by all accounts a success! We had 37 buses there over the 2 nights and a good time was had by all!<br />
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Carole of the Yes We Can Camper Van showed up and, after many years of reading about her adventures, it was great to meet her.<br />
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Here is a write up she did on the campout:<br />
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More to come...Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-25274337981297787492014-03-25T09:17:00.001-07:002014-03-25T09:17:48.146-07:00We might be off air for a while<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOIOXxmI7Oj295HIKwUVt7EVZJxTOJ6fXXFaumvG8A9Ooyf6Rz8Ld8M2N7grNs3b08XuxcPPG8tIVVeh5lu5mJNE_3vSX5gJnGeYtUue5FXHEy0HcAaVoDKuWUGXkbUYOgWJQSBa5HOs/s3200/003aca5g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOIOXxmI7Oj295HIKwUVt7EVZJxTOJ6fXXFaumvG8A9Ooyf6Rz8Ld8M2N7grNs3b08XuxcPPG8tIVVeh5lu5mJNE_3vSX5gJnGeYtUue5FXHEy0HcAaVoDKuWUGXkbUYOgWJQSBa5HOs/s3200/003aca5g.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a><br />
BigBlueVW.com might go off-air for a while. This is due to a URL transfer. Basically, I am moving BigBlueVW.com from one service to another. This could actually take a few months (there is a complication with getting the URL back from Google/Blogger).<br />
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Anyway, I wanted to give you a heads up and let you know that we will be back online asap. The site will continue at BigBlueVW.blogspot.com in the meantime.<br />
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Anyone looking for info on Bus City 2014 - the VW bus campout in Sonoma County in May, you can find it here: <a href="http://vwcamperfamily.ning.com/events/bus-city-2014-the-sixth-annual-vw-bus-gathering-in-the-redwoods">http://vwcamperfamily.ning.com/events/bus-city-2014-the-sixth-annual-vw-bus-gathering-in-the-redwoods</a>Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-87722560031282298662014-03-11T10:03:00.006-07:002014-03-11T14:59:51.005-07:00Buses by the Beach needs your help!<a href="http://www.busesbythebeach.com/" target="_blank">Buses By The Beach</a> is a group of VW bus lovers based in Grand Rapids, MI (though, when I was there, I met people from all over!).<br />
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Their annual campouts raise money for <a href="http://www.phoenix-society.org/" target="_blank">The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.</a> Last year marked the 11th anniversary of their spring campout and to date they have raised over $140,000.00 for this great cause.<br />
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Buses By The Beach has rapidly become a spring and fall destination for old VWs in the Midwest. Last year, they had close to 100 VW buses and their families show up!<br />
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They are having an online fundraiser since have out grown their borrowed trailer and would like to purchase a new trailer this year. They are hoping to raise $4000 this spring in order to make it happen.
To donate, go to <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/buses-by-the-beach-trailer-fundraiser" target="_blank">http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/buses-by-the-beach-trailer-fundraiser</a><br />
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And watch this video to learn about why they do what they do. Way cool!
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Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-85968255950129338352014-03-06T09:10:00.001-08:002014-03-06T09:10:11.415-08:00Bus Benefit 2014 - the 2nd best VW campout in the United States!I may be a little bias since I organize an <a href="http://www.bigbluevw.com/p/bus-city-campout.html" target="_blank">annual VW bus campout</a>, but I stopped by Bus Benefit last year in Southern Michigan and was completely impressed with the event. It is basically a concert for VW bus enthusiast on the shores of Lake Michigan with a group of good people that are raising money for a good cause. What's not to like about that!<br />
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Plan now to join in the festivities!<br />
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Details here: <a href="http://busesbythebeach.org/">http://busesbythebeach.org/</a><br />
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-68824604658503731482014-01-29T10:23:00.004-08:002014-01-29T10:23:51.086-08:00Catching Vintage Surfari Wagons on their road tripFor a few years now (maybe 2) Bill from Vintage Surfari Wagons has lead a group of his buses over to the annual Buses By The Bridge in Lake Havasu, AZ. It's a big, classic get-together for VW buses and Bill is over south of L.A. so the trip make sense. (You may recall that<a href="http://www.bigbluevw.com/2007/11/vw-that-started-it-all-rell.html" target="_blank"> Rell, a VW bus we rented from Bill in 2006</a> was the reason we bought Big Blue)<br />
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Paula, who is Monty's wife (Monty is Big Blue's previous owner) has caught the fever of documenting VW buses. She saw these going down the road and she happened to have caught the Vintage Surfari Wagons crew headed to Lake Havasu.<br />
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Bus on, brothers! Good to see them on the road.<br />
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More info on Vintage Surfari Wagons here: <a href="http://www.vwsurfari.com/">http://www.vwsurfari.com/</a><br />
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Follow them on Facebook here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageSurfariWagons">https://www.facebook.com/VintageSurfariWagons</a>Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-63662871866471355912014-01-29T08:14:00.000-08:002014-01-29T08:14:00.257-08:001970 June Hot Rodding Magazine - Better Biting Beetle Binders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-53898453685768909732014-01-21T14:07:00.003-08:002014-01-21T14:07:48.913-08:00Ever wonder what happens to The Bus Bus when it dies?Those of you who follow this blog know that I adore the creation I have dubbed, "The Bus Bus". It's truly an invention of great pride for the creator and driver. What is a Bus Bus? Behold:<br />
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Ever wonder what happens to The Bus Bus when it dies? Well, people try to sell the VW parton Craigslist:<br />
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-77969424144618912062014-01-14T16:30:00.000-08:002014-01-14T16:30:07.952-08:00Taking to the Road in an Old VW Bus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Short but sweet story about VW bus driving on SFGate this week: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/travel/departures/article/Taking-to-the-road-in-the-old-VW-bus-5129653.php">http://www.sfgate.com/travel/departures/article/Taking-to-the-road-in-the-old-VW-bus-5129653.php</a>Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-84758994667656006092014-01-08T08:11:00.000-08:002014-01-08T08:11:00.060-08:001970 June Hot Rodding Magazine - Blown Bug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-57527335811363380242014-01-06T11:46:00.000-08:002014-01-06T11:46:00.526-08:00Another random VW sighting in Napa - Some Thing!This is from a few months back...
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-42813795942011736312014-01-03T11:45:00.000-08:002014-01-03T11:45:00.545-08:00Random Napa Double Cab Sighting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-61094161718840167692013-12-31T07:30:00.000-08:002013-12-31T07:30:01.884-08:00Vintage VW bug hauling a camper!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I pulled these from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vintagecampertrailers">https://www.facebook.com/vintagecampertrailers</a>. Apparently the original owner (the guy in the first picture with his wife) gave the photos to the guy who runs <a href="http://www.vintagecampertrailers.com/">http://www.vintagecampertrailers.com/</a>.<br />
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These photos are way cool. The bug is either a '56 or '57. Who would have guessed it could pull that trailer?<br />
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Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-77258889534388907432013-12-30T22:15:00.001-08:002013-12-30T22:15:43.521-08:002013 YIR: Big Blue's only long journey2013 wasn't a great year for the family setting out in either bus or tent to experience the great outdoors for various reasons that will be shared in an upcoming <strike>confession</strike> blog post. But, we did have a good time taking Big Blue to High Sierra Music Festival for the 3rd year. I even made a very long video you'll most likely find boring, though the last minute is some of my finest work this year. To give you an indication as to where my priorities are of late, I finished editing this video tonight. The concert was in July. You do the math.<br />
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So, sit back, get a beer and watch all too much of me on camera with an occasional spotting of our Blue VW bus friend…<br />
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image taken from <a href="http://thelittlefrenchbullblog.tumblr.com/post/69351550746" target="_blank">The Little French Bullblog</a>Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-29257698049996457012013-12-28T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-28T08:00:00.899-08:00The current state of Big BlueBig Blue's last trip was last July. Since then he has been in his spot, behind the fence in our backyard. He's used quite often for Oak's playhouse. But other than that, he sits, open to the elements. I am planning on building a shed on steroids this summer which will have an overhang big enough to provide some cover for Big Blue. The elements aren't kind to him.<br />
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A while back last summer, <a href="http://www.bryandavidgriffith.com/" target="_blank">Bryan David Griffith</a>, a friend and full-time road warrior photographer, stayed at our place while working on a photo-essay book about bookstores. He was kind enough to take a photo or Big Blue's rear (his best side?) which he is working on back in the lab for us. It was a wedding gift 5 years later (my fault for not picking anything out, not his fault for lack of trying).<br />
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In the first photo, you can see what I did all summer (thus, ignoring this blog). Our house went from tan/brown to grey. Most of it anyway! Still a little to do when the weather warms up in the spring!<br />
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We'll share Bryan's creation with you when we get it.Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-63303824864418823762013-12-27T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-27T08:00:00.543-08:00Saw this at a local antique shopAny ideas what it could be from?<div>
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Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-75609634862514726282013-12-23T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-23T08:00:04.353-08:00Napa Valley Air Cooled at the Napa holiday paradeHere's how out of touch I have been with the VW community the last year. We were down at the Napa Valley holiday parade in downtown Napa, and suddenly the streets were filled with members of the Napa Valley Air Cooled club! My jaw dropped! A VW club in my hometown and I didn't even know about it! Time to get the '56 running and out on the streets.<br />
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-33649164241548017572013-12-20T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-20T08:00:06.902-08:00Check out this Karmann Ghia on the cover of this novel (which I read and it is awesome!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Big Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-5315359332909783082013-12-18T15:25:00.000-08:002013-12-18T15:25:25.712-08:00VW Bus as... educational tool!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every once in a while, people take advantage of it being relatively easy to contact me through this site. And, even though I have barely posted this past year, the site still gets a few hundred views a day thanks to having over 1200 posts on here (the most popular post being <a href="http://www.bigbluevw.com/2010/04/ultimate-bus-bus-or-bus-bus-bus.html" target="_blank">this one</a>). <div>
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And, sometimes those messages look like spam. Which is what I thought when Buck O'Connor emailed me with the subject line: </div>
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<b>Buck O'Connor calling-owner of 3 Westy's-needing a HHUUGGEE favor</b></div>
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I mean, how did this even get by the spam detectors?</div>
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So, I read it. And watched his kickstarted video (well, not all 54 minutes of it! but it gets good at about 7:30). And I kinda like it. So, his note to me is below. But first, check out the Kickstarter campaign: </div>
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Buck's note to me:</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Hello Bigbluevw,<br /><br />I love the camping trips you are putting together. I wish I could come to one in the near future. I need a big favor from you, and I was hoping you could post what I am doing to all of your members and Facebook friends. Meet Tank and Sunny:</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I feel your<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> bus friends and Facebook</span></span> members will definitely get a kick out of what I am trying to do. Would you support me by letting your members know about me and my children's educational television show for P.B.S.? Why, you ask? Because my show has a main character that is a 1978 VW Camper Bus named Tank! He is anthropomorphic, that is, he has Herbie qualities. He can drive by himself, open his doors by himself, he can talk, and I created him to communicate and connect with kids and parents in a fun way. Tank can sometimes be thick skulled or a knucklehead, and he constantly needs to be reminded not to park with his tires on the grass and to keep his garage picked up. I have to use those words and tones that parents use to keep their kid in line.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Also, Tank has a girlfriend! Her name is Sunny, and she is a 1979 VW Camper bus, and she is super pretty! Tank is a lucky guy! Just a quick mention of me and what I am doing to your newsletter, blog or Facebook page would be absolutely fantastic. I have a kickstarter campaign where you can donate<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> if you would like</span></span> (even $5 would be AWESOME) but what would help more is that some of your members who are into buses even more than me, can share what they found about me trying to make 2 VW buses the next Herbie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Here is a link to my kickstarter campaign where you can see the video of me, my show, Tank and Sunny, and Tank and Sunny going on a date to get their oil changed and for a Tank Treat. When you see this, it is going to make you laugh! You can see Tank and Sunny going on a date to get their oil changed and for a Tank Treat at minute marker 7:30.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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So, should you have a little extra chip this time of year, throw it Buck's way and let's see if we can get this thing off the ground.</div>
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