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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Filed under: Classics , Budget , Minivan/Van , Europe , Volkswagen In 1974, this 1965 Volkswagen Type 2 (a.k.a. 'Bus') was stolen from Washington State. Fast-forward to October 19 of this year and custom agents at the Port of Los Angeles open up a container bound for Europe only to rediscover said van. Somehow, the Bus's VIN was still in the LAPD's stolen vehicle database. Guess which 1965 Type 2...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Customs inspectors doing a routine inspection on a container on its way to Europe discovered a VW Bus which had been stolen 35 years ago inside. The recently restored Bus will be going to the insurance company, not the owner. Turns out the Bus has led an interesting life since it was pilfered in Washington so many years ago. When the original owner reported it stolen, and the vehicle didn't turn up,...
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Fully Devoted (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I love it when good old Spokane makes national news. VW bus stolen 35 years ago is found in shipping container bound for Europe -- latimes.com Posted using ShareThis Who knew they would try to ship an old VW van from Spokane to Europe? GHT
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LAist (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What a crazy story! Via the LA Times : "When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Los Angeles opened a shipping container bound for the Netherlands, they discovered a 1965 Volkswagen bus stolen in Washington state 35 years ago."
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Customs agents inspecting a load bound for the Netherlands discovered a 1965 van that disappeared from a Spokane repair shop in 1974. CHP investigators are searching for the thieves. When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Los Angeles opened a shipping container bound for the Netherlands, they discovered a 1965 Volkswagen bus stolen in Washington state 35 years ago.
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vagabondblogger (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
These Buses were all in the Swap and Meet area at Terryville. NEWS: From Pakistan to Paris, by VW Beetle "A French doctor is embarking on the 6,000-mile trip to promote a better image of Pakistan. 'It's not all about terrorism,' he says." "The Beetle came to Pakistan in the 1950s with army officers and bureaucrats returning from postings abroad. The appeal has endured –...
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My Ride is Me (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amazing hot rod art done by Alan Brightmore. People these are NOT black and white photos, they’re hand drawn sketches that amazingly look like older photos when they’re done. Pictures and text by Alan… Check it out! First up, this hot rod was done for a customer who saw my VW Bus parked at work! [...]
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Fully Devoted (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
According to Local TV News they have located the owner of the recently recovered mint condition V.W. Van with a history in Spokane WA... CHATTAROY. Wash. - A Volkswagen Bus reported stolen to the Spokane Police Department in 1974 was recovered last month by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Los Angeles. Michelle Squires of Chattaroy was the owner of the van at the time it was stolen...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
For decades, Bob Waldmire lived on the "Mother Road," wandering the remnants of Route 66 in his orange VW bus and selling his intricate, India-ink artwork from Santa Monica, Calif., to Pontiac, Ill. Normally at this time of year, the Springfield native would be saying goodbye to family and returning to his homestead in Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains. Instead the "lovable cuss"...
