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Old 30th of May 2007 (Wed)   #1
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Reno/Sparks, Nevada
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Right there with the back window missing
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Going with a Vee-Dub to replace the old tripod bus?
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A great example of "Car Show" parking!
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is that where the old beetles go to die?
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i always wanted to make a dune buggy out of one....they looked fun to drive!
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is that where the old beetles go to die?
They never really die! The just wait for people with too many "L" bills?
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lol the picture is almost happy with all the different colors towards the bottom of the picture
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Thanks, everyone.

The colors are pretty accurate. I did crank up the saturation when I was playing with the image in Photoshop, and it was pretty colorful, but not that interesting..
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Nice shot Tom, and I bet that if you worked hard at it you could put one classic together out of all those parts laying about.
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Nice shot Tom, and I bet that if you worked hard at it you could put one classic together out of all those parts laying about.
Maybe.... I just wonder why so many bugs go to Reno to die.
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In that mess, there's a Karmann Ghia that I wouldn't mind getting and restoring....
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Maybe.... I just wonder why so many bugs go to Reno to die.
Maybe they like the odds there better.
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