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(wsbtv.com) Cool VW van stolen 35 years ago is found in pristine condition, now worth about $27,000. So much for drive-off depreciation   (wsbtv.com) divider line 116
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Angry Drunk Bureaucrat [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 10:26:28 AM  
Had a newspaper inside that read "Pope's Wife Gives Birth to Twins".

/Hopefully not that obscure.

 
what_now [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 10:30:52 AM  
3.bp.blogspot.com

 
Tom_Slick [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 10:34:02 AM  
Wasn't this a Law & Order episode?

 
markie_farkie [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 10:39:33 AM  
Tons of old bugs for sale (new window)

Great VW parts/classifieds (new window)

/Own a '75 vert. It's on blocks in the garage, aging gracefully.

 
CastorTroy [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 10:46:02 AM  
images.wikia.com

Is Hurley's van the same one the Libyans have?

 
albert71292 [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 10:53:26 AM  
Wanted for questioning...

i88.photobucket.com

 
MuadDib [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 11:29:53 AM  
Well, almost "pristine"...

www.lostisagame.com

 
Pocket Ninja [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 11:40:33 AM  
SLUGBUG

*punch*

No punchbacks.

 
The Onanist [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 11:43:05 AM  
Pocket Ninja: SLUGBUG

*punch*

No punchbacks.


Um, it's not a "Bug."

/Daughter has a Bug, though.

 
Pocket Ninja [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 11:46:01 AM  
The Onanist: Um, it's not a "Bug."

buggies are punchbugs

vans are slugbugs

*punch*

you get that one for not knowing dem rules

NO PUNCHBACKS

 
madmann [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 12:26:32 PM  
You know who else liked VWs?

 
The Onanist [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 12:42:06 PM  
Pocket Ninja: buggies are punchbugs

vans are slugbugs

*punch*

you get that one for not knowing dem rules

NO PUNCHBACKS


Bugggies??

WTF? It's a damn MicroBus.

/Rubs shoulder
//Can I punch you for my "Squished bug?" (Audi TT)

 
The Onanist [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 12:43:44 PM  
madmann: You know who else liked VWs?

Ferry Porsche??

 
madmann [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 12:49:42 PM  
The Onanist: madmann: You know who else liked VWs?

Ferry Porsche??


What'd you call me?!?!??!?

 
schattenteufel [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 01:47:35 PM  
It's actually called a Volkswagen Type 2 but nobody ever uses that name.

 
wage0048 2009-11-06 01:47:44 PM  
Is that one of those Jefferson Starships I keep hearing about?

 
WGJ 2009-11-06 01:48:42 PM  
I wonder if it still smells like reefer inside?

 
ReAnimator 2009-11-06 01:48:52 PM  
Surprised these guys couldn't find it.

damiandaily.files.wordpress.com

/Hot like Daphne

 
Patrick [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 01:48:56 PM  
Headline: Washington State Van Found In Netherlands

Article: A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

Meh, who needs fancy, schmancy reportin'

 
floggingworks 2009-11-06 01:49:57 PM  
Came to see LOST post...leaving satisfied.

 
southern78 2009-11-06 01:50:09 PM  
Always wanted one of the old camper buses..

Wish VW would go back to making them..

 
Were_Outta_Bort_License_Plates 2009-11-06 01:50:57 PM  
Fark Allstate.

/that is all

 
forresttriax [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-11-06 01:51:00 PM  
The Onanist: Pocket Ninja: buggies are punchbugs

vans are slugbugs

*punch*

you get that one for not knowing dem rules



NO PUNCHBACKS

Bugggies??

WTF? It's a damn MicroBus.

/Rubs shoulder
//Can I punch you for my "Squished bug?" (Audi TT)


we got double punches for slug bug bus and slug bug convertables...

Now my kids play punch Prius

 
Craptastic 2009-11-06 01:52:03 PM  
forresttriax: we got double punches for slug bug bus and slug bug convertables...

Now my kids play punch Prius


Slug Smug?

 
kfj- 2009-11-06 01:53:33 PM  
I dont get how this is img1.fark.net only Allstate wins in this situation.

 
forresttriax [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-11-06 01:53:58 PM  
ThaCraptastic: forresttriax: we got double punches for slug bug bus and slug bug convertables...

Now my kids play punch Prius

Slug Smug?


That's EXACTLY what I called it the first time we played it. The kids were to young to get that so we changed it.

 
kittyhas1000legs 2009-11-06 01:57:00 PM  
ReAnimator: Surprised these guys couldn't find it.



/Hot like Daphne Velma


FTFY

 
Walknuki 2009-11-06 01:58:48 PM  
Where's the device that speeds up or slows down the passage of time?

 
caveney 2009-11-06 02:02:51 PM  
was it found down by the river?

 
kaykordeath 2009-11-06 02:03:03 PM  
Was it full of shovels and rakes and other implements of destruction?

/that's GOTTA be obscure
//by GOTTA BE I mean it isn't at all

 
offacue 2009-11-06 02:05:16 PM  
kaykordeath: Was it full of shovels and rakes and other implements of destruction?

/that's GOTTA be obscure
//by GOTTA BE I mean it isn't at all


This is what I was waiting for. I can go now.

 
you have pee hands 2009-11-06 02:05:34 PM  
Would have been better off with WalMart stock. I think I'll stay away from the "get your van stolen" investment system.

 
Death_Poot 2009-11-06 02:05:56 PM  
"Pocket Ninja [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 11:40:33 AM
SLUGBUG

*punch*

No punchbacks."

Me and my son still play. The bad thing, his friends taught him how to hit specific nerves in the arm. Makes my whole arm numb.

/started playing when he was 3, he is now 15 and 6 foot 2

 
FTGodWin 2009-11-06 02:06:10 PM  
$27,000 = $3,940.00 in 1965 (according to US Inflation Calculator (new window))

The van isn't so much depreciation proof as it is inflation proof.

Anyone have any idea what the original retail was?

/google failed me, fu is weak

 
MassMikMouse 2009-11-06 02:06:43 PM  
Punch-bussy-van-4-5
/obscure?

 
Anal Tobacco Furnace 2009-11-06 02:07:31 PM  
Why oh why oh why did I sell (ca 1992) my '72 Super Beetle to that scamming scumbag curbstoner for only $250.00.

Oh, I remember. I was very poor at the time. Still am....

 
tehbeermang 2009-11-06 02:08:05 PM  
kaykordeath: Was it full of shovels and rakes and other implements of destruction?

/that's GOTTA be obscure
//by GOTTA BE I mean it isn't at all


You can have anything you want...

 
MrSteve007 2009-11-06 02:10:23 PM  
kfj-: I dont get how this is (cool) only Allstate wins in this situation.

Came here to say this. I'd hate to be the original owner of the van. He'll have to buy it back at auction from the insurance agency, if he wants it back.

 
chewielouie 2009-11-06 02:11:49 PM  
caveney: was it found down by the river?

i232.photobucket.com

 
TeddyRooseveltsMustache [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 02:12:38 PM  
is3.okcupid.com

"If this van's a-rockin', we're in there doing it."- Michael Kelso

 
Mrbogey 2009-11-06 02:13:25 PM  
Same thing happened to Al Bundy. Restored a car, only to find out it was stolen.

Sucks for the restorer.

 
dr.zaeus 2009-11-06 02:14:37 PM  
Anal Tobacco Furnace: Why oh why oh why did I sell (ca 1992) my '72 Super Beetle to that scamming scumbag curbstoner for only $250.00.

Oh, I remember. I was very poor at the time. Still am....


I parted with a beautiful green Ghia in 1995 because I wanted air conditioning and hated smelling like oil ...same regrets.

 
i.r.id10t 2009-11-06 02:15:06 PM  
FTGodWin: $27,000 = $3,940.00 in 1965 (according to US Inflation Calculator (new window))

The van isn't so much depreciation proof as it is inflation proof.

Anyone have any idea what the original retail was?

/google failed me, fu is weak


Prolly around $2k new. My dad paid $3700 after tax for a brand new '65 Porsche 356c in July '65. The cost included a dealer added AC unit.

 
schattenteufel [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 02:17:08 PM  
Mrbogey: Same thing happened to Al Bundy. Restored a car, only to find out it was stolen.

Sucks for the restorer.



Is that why he raped & murdered all those people?
Seems like a pretty petty thing to become a serial killer over.

 
Gonad the Ballbarian 2009-11-06 02:17:31 PM  
What's that? One of those Led Zepplins i've heard so much about?

 
ghare 2009-11-06 02:23:16 PM  
i.r.id10t: FTGodWin: $27,000 = $3,940.00 in 1965 (according to US Inflation Calculator (new window))

The van isn't so much depreciation proof as it is inflation proof.

Anyone have any idea what the original retail was?

/google failed me, fu is weak

Prolly around $2k new. My dad paid $3700 after tax for a brand new '65 Porsche 356c in July '65. The cost included a dealer added AC unit.


The one my mom & dad bought was $1400, I think '66.

/Uncle Pete drove it into a lake
//they only float for a while

 
Maleboligia 2009-11-06 02:26:26 PM  
schattenteufel: Mrbogey: Same thing happened to Al Bundy. Restored a car, only to find out it was stolen.

Sucks for the restorer.


Is that why he raped & murdered all those people?
Seems like a pretty petty thing to become a serial killer over.


Al Bundy not Ted Bundy.

 
capnfutile 2009-11-06 02:27:38 PM  
My 67 splitty was the same color... Bought through the mail in 1987 and drove back from Oregon to Vermont. We all have vehicles we regret selling*, this is one of mine. Now my wife wants one, and here in New Zealand they're worth a pile of money.

What I want to know is how the vehicle has been around 35 years without being registered? If it's been in storage and if an innocent party was the last "owner", why they didn't run the numbers before dumping many thousands into the resto? I would never spend a dime on a secondhand vehicle until I had at least found out if there were outstanding tickets or liens on it.

* also 1973 BMW 2002, 1994 Nissan Sentra SE-R

 
GT_bike 2009-11-06 02:33:38 PM  
markie_farkie: Tons of old bugs for sale (new window)

Great VW parts/classifieds (new window)

/Own a '75 vert. It's on blocks in the garage, aging gracefully.


Own a 67 standard hiding behind boxes galore. Sold and miss my Ghia's 1 vert 1 coupe, my sis has a 78 Vert rotting ungracefully outdoors at my parents house in Colorado.

 
GT_bike 2009-11-06 02:35:41 PM  
schattenteufel: It's actually called a Volkswagen Type 2 but nobody ever uses that name.

http://www.sv2s.com/ beg to differ. Have a cool SV2 patch on my jacket.

 
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