[T3] Invasion route

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Thu Jan 19 11:26:47 PST 2012


On 19 Jan 2012 at 12:11, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> Jim .... another possibility (for us Wisconsinites,) might be:  Hwy. 151
> from Madison, Dodgeville, Dubuque to Iowa City to meet up with the caravan,
> mid- to late afternoon, at the Iowa City "overnight" motel.

> Going directly south (I-39) from Madison to the I-80 "corridor" to meet the
> caravan mid-day, then west to Iowa City would be taking two legs of a
> triangle (283 miles)... rather than one (diagonal) leg of 176 miles.  Your
> thoughts?

Around our house, we call that "taking the hypotenuse." It certainly 
minimizes the mileage, but it also minimizes the time with the 
caravan, which is half the fun of the invasion. I could be talked 
into either alternative.

> Excuse my ignorance, but can someone explain "the Wolfie Compound". Y'all
> experienced, T3 veteran, Invasion-ites (is that a word) probably, know what
> that means, but as a "newbie", I don't.  ????

Russ Wolfe was one of our most treasured members up until his death 
just about 1 year ago. Russ had worked at a VW dealership for many 
years and continued VW work as a hobby even after he moved on to a 
different vocation. He was a fountain of VW experience and 
information.

One of Russ's last projects was a Type 3 Ghia, which he never 
finished, so a couple years ago, he sold that car to Bob Heydt 
(BobNotch on the Samba) in the Detroit area. Bob and his wife Sue 
have pretty much rebuilt the car from scratch, and we're all hoping 
someone will drive it to Colorado Springs.  

In Russ's honor, Bob has named his T34 "Wolfie" in memory of the guy 
who got that project started and gave everyone here so much of 
himself while he was alive. If you're interested in seeing photos of 
that restoration, and have a few days (really!) to kill, go here:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120&postdays=0&pos
torder=asc&start=0&sid=722b0877f192be4b4fb1c50dde68ac9a

or just google on "had some time for the T-34 today."

Seriously, that thread is up to 61 pages by now, but it's loaded with 
great photos.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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