The Bus has Landed !

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=40 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="23028521erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>                  The Embug.com website!</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" The Embug.com website!"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Embug !"><U>The Embug !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The first Bug and more!"><U>The first Bug and more!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bill Collins 2001 Fall Foliage Run !"><U>Bill Collin's 2001 Fall Foliage Run !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Central Ohio Vintage Volksfest 2000 "><U>The Central Ohio Vintage Volksfest 2000 !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Central Ohio Vintage Volksfest 2001 !"><U>Central Ohio Vintage Volksfest 2001 !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 COVVC SHOW"><U>2002 COVVC SHOW</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VW Friends !"><U>VW Friends !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 59 !"><U>The '59 !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michigan Vintage Volkswagen Club Show !"><U>Michigan Vintage Volkswagen Club Show !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Show Dates !"><U>Show Dates !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us !"><U>Contact Us !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" The Volkswagen Calendar"><U>                 The Volkswagen Calendar !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2003 Volkswagen Calendar"><U>2003 Volkswagen Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volkswagen Graveyard"><U>Volkswagen Graveyard</U></A>   |   <B>The Bus has Landed !</B>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Favorite VW links"><U>Our Favorite VW links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" VW Calen"><U>                                VW Calendar Candidates !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 356 !"><U>The 356 !</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="22fd2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <B>The 1964 Deluxe Samba Microbus !</B></div> <bR> <div> One friday afternoon in November of 2001, a friend of mine came into our office and asked if I was still into "all that Volkswagen stuff?"  I told him I sure was and he went on to tell me about a guy who had a VW bus in his storage barn and that it had been sitting for some time along with about 300 other cars dating back almost 80 years!  He told me it had "those funny little windows up top.....</div> <div> He didn't have the address of the guy, but he knew what road he was on and the last name.  I dug out the couny directory and there he was.  I called that day and was told to stop on out on Saturday as they worked out of town.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >I got up there about 8am on Saturday and walked in to the garage to see what you see in the pictures next door.  I couldn't believe it, and I couldn't afford it.  I started selling VW stuff fast and furious and borrowing money where I could.  By the following Saturday, I had made the deal. </FONT> </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >It had been sitting for 32 years! Titled to the original owner, and everything was there, including the tool kit!  It took us two hours just to get it out of the garage!  As work progresses this year we will add more pics. Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy the Ride!</FONT></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=440 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>The Bus has Landed !</I></div> <bR> <div> This is what I saw when I walked into the barn/garage area.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16001810.jpg" border=0 width="513" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The tires were buried halfway up the hubcaps in dirt !</div> <div> <IMG SRC="16207850.jpg" border=0 width="519" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                                          <IMG SRC="173f97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="174f97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>     </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="168f97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16af97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16cf97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16ef9bb0.jpg" border=0 width="249" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="172f7bd0.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                   <IMG SRC="1763dee0.jpg" border=0 width="317" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="178f8ba0.jpg" border=0 width="248" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <IMG SRC="17aedbb0.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17cf97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17ef2b60.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">             <IMG SRC="180efba0.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="182f97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="184ecb10.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">             <IMG SRC="186eeb30.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="188edb20.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <IMG SRC="18aefb30.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                          <IMG SRC="18c650c0.jpg" border=0 width="357" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18ef7b90.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="190f5b80.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        <IMG SRC="192902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="194f97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="196" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="192"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="192" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="192"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="192" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="230" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="226"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="226" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>