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Panzer Open Haus

Charlotte has some very cool VW’s in the locale, from barndoor buses to world record setting bugs.. John Harper of DerCarolinaPanzers.com was very kind to open his doors for all, his collection of VW’s and others is something to behold. … Continue reading

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Mooresville HotRods

Saturday afternoon, downtown Mooresville, a slew of local hotrods turned out for a little parade and show – quite the assortment of vehicles, our Dragbus made a visit along with a few Karmann beetles. They closed off two streets of … Continue reading

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Charlotte Transporter Show

CTS 6 A really cool VW bus show that is held every year in downtown Charlotte, just outside the Panthers stadium. Approximately 50 buses turned up this year which was down from last year – we all blamed the forecast rain. The … Continue reading

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Day 8 story and final pictures

Starting at Sweetwater TN, which was a lovely KOA site, all the right things for the boys to do, jump pad, swim pool, rec room, games room, plenty of shade – yay we think this will be a success. Must … Continue reading

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Day 7 pictures and stories

Well, having needed 2 jump starts last night we lashed up a battery charging method and were sure we had the battery problem licked. Hmm. Also AL changed out the brushes in the generator for added luck. We were gambling. So all packed up in the … Continue reading

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Day 6 pictures and stories

Well we started off well enough in Checotah (OK), the morning chorus this time was the road – not any old road but the I40 – the main east west interstate. So it was trucks and cars etc all night … Continue reading

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Day 5 pictures

Today was long drive - about 400 miles all in with a small diversion to a winery. Amarillo KOA had a wealth of activities going on, from helicoptors to trains and then then the very tuneful birds. Despite all this we … Continue reading

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Day 4 pictures

So this morning we awoke to a tran singing happily as if it was the proudest thing it did all day – just like a cockerel. So today was pre dawn awake – something hideous like 5:30 which is ok … Continue reading

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Day 3 pictures – Lake Havasu trip

Special thanks goes out to Eric this time for waking us early (5:30am) – his excuse was he did not realise the time difference – right. Thanks Eric. The Sears blanket (its not that kind of shop) worked an treat … Continue reading

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Day two pictures – Lake Havasu trip

Well after the breakdown(s) last night we were thinking we would have to spend another night on route 66 in Seligman, so heres the story.. the points in the distributor broke, and being imaginative we thought we could fix it with … Continue reading

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