tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62082290857752010142024-02-19T07:46:43.147-07:00WVVW and The Wasatch Classic VW ShowNews and tidbits from the Wasatch Vintage VolksWagens club about club business and the Wasatch Classic VW Show.Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-55272440358880542712011-12-24T16:13:00.000-07:002011-12-24T16:13:02.261-07:00For Your Christmas Enjoyment
After my VW yard display last Christmas I just couldn't resist doing a Transporter nativity scene this year. Merry Christmas!
-Nathan R.Cardiganwearerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075932871391464431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-42636852858602127472011-10-04T11:27:00.001-06:002011-10-04T11:27:45.853-06:00Club night in eight days! Who's with me?Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-10606848241463492552011-08-10T13:37:00.000-06:002011-08-10T13:37:21.549-06:00August Meeting. And, Oh Yeah, The Classic!Where to start? How about: It's Club Night! No? You're right. I should have typed this up a week ago, maybe posted it over the weekend. Sorry. Went to the bustling metropolis of Hurricane last weekend for my niece's baptism. The drive was fine, the service was swell, the visit was great, but I missed driving my car. If only I could convince my wife that a lack of air conditioning on a 100-plus Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-81541243251248695862011-07-27T16:59:00.001-06:002011-07-27T16:59:37.919-06:00Many many thanks to the hardy souls who made Wasatch Classic 13 the biggest and arguably best Wasatch Classic yet!Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-5470011602398660502011-07-11T09:58:00.001-06:002011-07-11T09:58:46.623-06:00On the bright side, think of how sparkly our cars will look, early on.Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-12012590238126263612011-07-11T09:57:00.001-06:002011-07-11T09:57:27.307-06:00Okay, I was wrong: I was just at Bicentennial Park, and at 9:00 a.m., most of the parking area was in sunlight.Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-72374106161457539252011-07-09T20:39:00.007-06:002011-07-09T21:52:39.019-06:00It's July! (And You Know What That Means...) - Take 2And if you don't... Well, I'm sorry I haven't been using whatever social media you happen to follow. At any rate, I do hope you're ready to visit Provo's Bicentennial Park in seven days. The thirteenth annual Wasatch Classic VW Show suffered a couple of setbacks in efforts to have our show this year in the same location as the last twelve years. The Farmers Market (or, is "Farmers" supposed to beLeftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-8048558267423521022011-07-09T20:26:00.001-06:002011-07-09T20:26:53.032-06:00Okay, there are down sides to my new ability to post from anywhere with a cellular signal beyond the locations from whence I may or may not be posting.Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-56694213894501678912011-07-09T20:23:00.003-06:002011-07-09T20:23:06.104-06:00y doesn't mean I WILL...Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-30442587530119207262011-07-09T20:23:00.001-06:002011-07-09T20:23:04.764-06:00Well, folks, this is it. The Apocalypse is upon you. That's right: I'm posting this by TEXT MESSAGE! Of course, just because I now CAN post more regularlLeftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-85162815682103434042011-05-09T12:41:00.003-06:002011-05-09T12:53:27.838-06:00Car Show SponsorsThis is just a quick shout-out to say thank you to the merchants and entrepreneurs that have thrown their name in with our beloved little VW Show, The Wasatch Classic:Parts For Imports/Foreign AidKen Garff Porsche Audi VWAir Cooled EngineeringBob's VW PartsBorderline Reckless Pinstriping & GraphicsDuane's Auto WreckingJimmy's Love BugIndependent Import Sales & ServiceLa Voiture Auto & Cycle Body Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-11780436250610454722011-05-09T11:04:00.004-06:002011-05-09T12:36:56.779-06:00Club Night - May 2011Okay. You know you're preoccupied when your favorite day of the month is only three days away before you realize you normally would have tried to produce and mail a newsletter by now...Or, when you start a blog post, but instead of saving it as a draft because you have to change locations long before it's ready for publication, you publish it in its utterly unformed state...Anyway! I find myself Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-91945871465156182002011-03-31T23:04:00.003-06:002011-03-31T23:12:02.189-06:00Mark July 30 on Your Calendars, Boys!The Volkswagen Enthusiasts of Southern Idaho (VESI) are proud of their air-coolers, too! And they've been kind enough to schedule around the Wasatch Classic and NO Show, to allow us to come up and participate. Come visit the VESI Forum for more info!Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-81589512716956082742011-01-20T02:46:00.002-07:002011-02-20T00:37:15.983-07:00Oh, Okay. You Can Have Your Bus Back...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyI can't help agreeing with whoever posted on the story's page that the insurer missed a golden opportunity, here. The VO guy says, "In fairness, she did get paid for it..." Yeah, in the '80s. What did she have to pay to buy it back? The going price of something like that is ten times (or more) what it was thirty years ago. Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-39207931917716499182011-01-05T19:48:00.003-07:002011-01-05T20:12:01.706-07:00Wolfsburg Changes It Up AgainSupposedly, the changes VW is making to the 2011 New Beetle (see: Pseudo Beetle) are going to make the beast a "manlier" car. No more does Wolfsburg want their asphalt bubble to come across as wheels for chicks. Apparently, there's no longer enough money in making "cute" cars. They've chopped the roof and widened the stance, added creases and squared the tail lights; and it looks like they've Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-53572464215669946102010-12-20T07:53:00.002-07:002010-12-20T08:05:18.318-07:00Mr. Tow helps "Big" StarI admit: I never read Via, the AAA periodical that comes to our house since we got our membership. Last night, though, my wife pointed to an article and said, "You might like this one." I'm tempted to say that it's eerie how often my wife is right, but in this case I think it's just a matter of having been married to me for as long as she has. The article involved a "green Volkswagen Bus."Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-38370831472845743892010-12-15T22:11:00.001-07:002010-12-20T07:51:09.393-07:00More Christmas Than YOU!Every now and then a great idea comes to you like a bolt of lightning. While the jury may still be out on whether or not this qualifies as one of those lightning bolts of brilliance, I still can't keep from grinning every time I walk out the front door in the morning.I present to you the first annual Yule-wagen, the Bah Hum-Bug.Some might be inclined to point out that the house is already Cardiganwearerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075932871391464431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-12818563719137680772010-09-25T17:09:00.004-06:002010-09-25T17:13:55.773-06:00The Tetanus Bug Rides AgainLeftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-10992932566327195012010-09-10T01:16:00.002-06:002010-09-25T17:15:41.850-06:00I So Want One of TheseYeah, sorry. All I've got is "I WANT ONE!"Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-89077743845186409672010-08-06T14:47:00.002-06:002010-08-06T14:50:09.581-06:00WC12 on VimeoJosh Clason created a simply AWESOME video at this year's Wasatch Classic VW Show. Well done, man! Well done:Wasatch Classic 2010 from Josh Clason on Vimeo.Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-79154763954881585142010-04-03T11:40:00.003-06:002010-04-03T11:47:01.667-06:00FaceBook Photo of One Sweet Ghia ModfolksWerks is showing off some SUH-WEEET Karmann Ghia customization. Now, I don't mean to brag, but I had this idea a long time ago, and have even expressed it. If you've been on the CarToons page of wvvw-ut.com, you'll know what I'm talking about. Still, there's no cartoon that can compare with glass and steel, artfully crafted in this way. Well done, folksWerks! Well done!Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-66637282865633148212010-03-20T01:40:00.001-06:002010-03-20T01:45:05.088-06:00More from YouTubeOne "just has to remember" the trunk in front...Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-1726319025194032312010-03-17T07:47:00.004-06:002010-09-25T17:12:25.322-06:00Herbie Meets Cannonball on YouTubeLeftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-85235269344611072742010-03-12T00:46:00.003-07:002010-03-12T00:59:09.455-07:00New Photos on the Club Site - Club Night, March 2010Sometimes holding the monthly meeting of the Wasatch Vintage Volkswagens Utah VW Club on the second Wednesday of the month kind of bites us in the butt. For example, March 10, 2010, was considerably colder than the previous Wednesday, and next Wednesday promises to be warmer as well. Actually, we do the whole Daylight Savings thing this weekend, setting our clocks forward an hour so that 7:00 p.mLeftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208229085775201014.post-16122567249539146022010-02-22T08:32:00.004-07:002010-02-22T08:37:16.860-07:00Thing Sighting on ThereIFixedIt.comShould I be surprised that the person improvising a hot tub using a plastic pool has an air-cooled V-Dub parked close by?Leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833897385659567461noreply@blogger.com0