Tom's Cars
A lifelong fascination
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My dad and I working on our VW Bus in 1974. |
The story from my parents was that the first word I ever spoke was "wheels". I guess it was downhill from there. :-) Growing up I played with BigWheels, HotWheels, bicycles, and pretty match anything else with wheels.
My first car, which is still my pride and joy, is a 1969 Volkswagen Bug. It was that car that launched me into the VW hobby. This car will be a constant project, with improvements done to it for my entire life. I have some great plans to make it a great street car, something that's fast but is also able to get me around town and on long distance trips.
My 1970 EMPI Imp dune buggy is a car that never fails to attract attention going down the street. The Imp was EMPI's attempt to tap into the fiberglass dunebuggy market that Bruce Meyers created with his Manx. You can find more information on the Imp at my web site dedicated to the EMPI dunebuggies, the EMPI Imp Homepage
On the back burner is another VW, my 1974 VW Westfalia camper. The Westy was acquired through my brother, along with the Imp. It's really pretty nice on the inside and very original. Currently the engine is need of a rebuild, so it's in storage.
In April 2006 I purchased a new daily driver. The combination of working full time and going to college full time left no time to fix the Bug as it was necessary to get where I needed to go. To solve the problem, I got a newer car. The new driver is a 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS sedan.
You can also see my cars, along with photos, at CarDomain. I've setup an account for myself, so stop by and check it out!
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