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 jenz58
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| posted on November 30th, 2002 at 09:11 PM |
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The 1959 Volkswagen Beetle that aviator Charles A. Lindbergh bought new
Story and pics of the restoration
http://www.mnhs.org/events/artifacts/VW.html |
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| posted on December 8th, 2002 at 06:52 PM |
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I for one, certainly wouldn't have thought that Lindberg would be a VW man.
Great story.
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| posted on December 8th, 2002 at 08:52 PM |
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I know, I couldn't believe it so cool!!!!:thumb |
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| posted on January 9th, 2003 at 07:54 PM |
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reliable
he probably appreciated the air cooled engine as most plane engines are air cooled
Keeping it real !
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| posted on January 11th, 2003 at 10:23 PM |
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very interesting...I cant believe I didnt look at this earlier!
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| posted on January 12th, 2003 at 08:28 PM |
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Clever what he did for sleeping....
"A tall man in a small car, Lindbergh slept in the car on trips to Beirut, Egypt, around the Mediterranean and throughout Europe. "I suppose
that, over the years, I have spent more than a hundred nights in it," Lindbergh recalled. "I found that I could take the right front seat
out, take its back off, reverse its position in the slide grooves, and with the use of an air mattress–make a comfortable full length bed."
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Sounds like he really enjoyed his beetle.
Like the story about the Maasai as well
He sounds an amazing man. Well, he was an amazing man. Wouldn't mind reading some more about him. |
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