Friday, December 15, 2017

Friday Open Road






























2 comments:

  1. Photo #3, iconic 1970's VW Westphalia camper perched photogenically above California coastline:

    My first car was a '70 Westie. As much as I love VW's I gotta say, the thing stranded me more than once, each time on Hwy 101.

    One time it was the strangest thing: carburetor ice! The previous owner had left off some of the sheetmetal that makes the engine compartment a sealed, heated space, and the very cold damp ambient air was icing up in the intake manifold. Took a while to diagnose, as the evidence melted each time.

    1970 was the last year of drum brakes all around and I experienced total brake failure (overheating & brake fade) a couple of times too.

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  2. Cowgirl with horse & dogs, cowboys, and horses in high meadow.

    The big guy with the fake deer in the canoe is a hoot!

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