[T3] A new T-34 owner?

[Jim Adney]

On 19 Jun 2011 at 21:52, John Jaranson wrote:

> We took Jill's Type 34 to the Motor Muster show at the Henry Ford
> Greenfield Village this weekend.  Over 800 cars...all stock
> representing cars from 1936 to 1976.  Needless to say she was the only
> Type 34 there.  There were about dozen VWs there.  
> 
> Anyway...here are some links to shots of the Ghia at the show...
> 
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2011Misc/MotorMuster_5.jpg
> 
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2011Misc/MotorMuster_6.jpg
> 
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2011Misc/MotorMuster_7.jpg
> 
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2011Misc/MotorMuster_8.jpg
> 
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2011Misc/MotorMuster_9.jpg
> 
> http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2011Misc/MotorMuster_10.jpg

Wow, John, those photos show off the color much better than the 
others I've seen. That's absolutely beautiful. Melissa and I are both 
in deep envy!

> We talked with a ton of people about the car and got lots of
> compliments and lots of "what is it?"s and other such comments.  We
> even participated in the Pass & Review and she even stymied the
> announcers.   They didn't have much to say about her exept that she
> was very rare and designed by the Ghia study in Italy.  At least that
> part they got right.  The rest was pretty much wrong..."underneath the
> coachbuilt sheetmetal it is a Beetle", "successor to the Karmann
> Ghia", etc etc.  They really didn't know what to say about her. 

Probably the first one they'd ever seen.   ;-)

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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