Thankful.

"vicali" (vicali) 10/15/2019 at 11:54 • Filed to: None

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Went back to my hometown for Thanksgiving, Mom and Dad spoiled the grandkids and put up with us.. We spent Saturday getting there, Sunday visiting, and Monday getting home. Lots of driving but it was great.

Back to Oppo - this is my Mom’s 66 Beetle;

She got it as a grad present in 68, and less than a year later caught a ditch during a roadtrip near Kamloops and rolled it backwards off the road. (pre- Orlove’ d)

Both her and her best friend flew out the passenger door- (whatSeatBelts?!) and other than a shoulder injury that still bothers her once in awhile, everyone was alright. Except the poor beautiful car. It got towed back to Kamloops and this was the last time she ever saw it .

I’m Thankful for this little beetle .

ranwhenparked > vicali 10/15/2019 at 12:47

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It actually looks like it held up pretty well structurally, if they had had seatbelts, she might not have been injured at all. For something designed in the 1930s without any consideration at all for crash safety, that's not too bad. 

vicali > ranwhenparked 10/15/2019 at 12:52

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First thing I saw were the skinny bald tires up front and the old chewy truck tires on the back.. I’m sure once the back end lost traction it was a goner.

wafflesnfalafel > vicali 10/15/2019 at 13:31

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that is great OPPO, (look at those tiny, little biasply tires!)