Herbie!

When the Herbie Cruise stopped in Pensacola last Sat. Herbie was met at
a Rest Area 20 miles outside of Town. The car was driven at expressway
speeds and escorted into town by the Sheriffs Dept. basically nonstop as
all intersections were blocked by the Sheriffs cars. Herbie made the
trip without difficulty. When the Cruise stopped at Pete Moore VW we had
2 hours to take pictures and closely examine good ole # 53 and talk with
the Disney people and Dave from Karmann Ghia Parts and Restorations.
This car was classified as Herbie #9 the Junk Yard car. In the movie it
is seen as rusted and beat up in a Junkyard.
For the purpose of the cruise across America for the movie promotion
Herbie was given a fresh paint job and a new engine. The tin was left
off because the headers were scortching the paint off ad Herbie was only
supposed to be driven on and off the Trailer! The 25 plus mile trip that
Herbie made with us was the longest that the car had been driven. All
in all it was a great day for about a hundred club members and their
families and really cool being escorted through town About 40+ VW's.
Thanks for the kind words Susan.



Be Cool.....AIRCOOLED !!

"Wild" Bill Tucker

President
Rare Air VW Club
Pensacola, Florida




'78 VW Bus ( "Old Rusty" )

'76 Bug "The Grape"

'69 Squareback , Arizona car, Automatic








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