Friday 3 February 2012

Groovy Man!

Some folks are devoted to old VW vans. 
It defies logic but I suspect most cases can be traced to mental illness or a death wish.
On this block there were two of #%*! things.
And speaking of blocks ...
… this is one of the few remaining roadways paved with granite setts.


Hamilton St. between Hastings and Pender.

14 comments :

Andy said...

So Wayne has no use for Volkswagen vans. One good thing about it is that happy face on the front looks like me.

Gunn said...

:)

Pat said...

Hey--I love VW vans and I'm not crazy nor do I have a death wish! I wanted to (and did) road trip, but alas, not in a VW camper.

s.c said...

Funny thing. I like it

CaT said...

interesting......
:)

Paul in Powell River said...

I'm with you Wayne - and they're even worse when covered in all that hippie sh**!

Unknown said...

Wayne:

I love VW vans. We used to have a Westphalia and we went everywhere in it. I wished I had another one, and you can put all your camera gear in it. the owner probably lives in it.

bob
Riding the Wet Coast

Wayne said...

I realized I might be walking into a minefield with this one.

Almost anyone I ever knew who owned one of these managed to roll it over or had it blown into the ditch or into on-coming traffic in a crosswind. Newer Vanagons are probably a lot safer.

Deb said...

That looks like one Happy Camper to me!

CaT said...

what about this pink one?
http://streetnine.com/blog/new-york-city-3-2108

RedPat said...

My dad had 2 of them when I was a kid - I loved them!

Wayne said...

CaT, that is very interesting. Here is a shot I took in NYC this summer. Same license number. :-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35698624@N07/6195389903/

Pat, I liked them when I was a kid too. Did you see the movie Alice's Restaurant?

cieldequimper said...

Thanks for the smile!

TheChieftess said...

Looks like Smiley is still decorated for Christmas!!!