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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: egspot on May 19, 2008, 09:28:51 AM
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June 22nd: Drive your VW to work day
Dear VW-Beetle Friends,
The following information was already sent to some Clubs formerly, now we are trying to spread this news to a greater number of FUSCA fans around the World via Internet. The facts date back to 1995, but the subject is very actual to all of us...
For some time we have been working on the idea of introducing a WORLD-WIDE DAY OF THE VW-BEETLE. Contacts with VW-Beetle Clubs of other Countries, to divulge the idea and to get suggestions for the date to be chosen, were made through the "A BANANINHA" (The Fusca Clube do Brasil Club's Newsletter) in the editorial "Some Words to our Friends Abroad". We received several suggestions from many parts of the world as to the day to be chosen for commemorating the VW-Beetle in a world-wide level, many of them conflicting.
It was necessary to compromise and to observe choice criteria. One of these was of a climatic nature. By this criterion it became clear that the adequate time would have to avoid the rigorous European winter. Another criterion was the historical significance of the day. By crossing these two criteria we came to the date of June the 22nd, for it is already summer in the northern hemisphere (and the weather is agreeable in the southern hemisphere); furthermore, on this date of the year 1934, the contract for development of the VW-Beetle was signed, this being the starting point of this charming car
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Cool! Daniel's birthday :)
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I drive mine to work every day . What good is having a cool ride if it sits in the garage ? ;D
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june 22nd lands on a sunday this year....and i dont know how many people work on sundays but i would say not many.
HOWEVER....
june 22nd is the day of the westcoast show-n-shine so everyone should hop in their acvw and drive to that!!!!
Westcoast Weekend 2008
The DGLVK's annual event, but with a more casual look.
WESTCOAST CRUISE-IN to the DRIVE-IN
Date : June 21st 2008
Place : South Surrey Athletic Park (Softball City) located at 20th Avenue & 148th Street, Surrey
Times : Cruise departs at 7 PM SHARP, please be at the park for 6:30 for maps and pre-cruise meeting!!
The Cruise-In to the Drive-In was so popular last year, we thought we
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june 22nd lands on a sunday this year....and i dont know how many people work on sundays but i would say not many.
HOWEVER....
june 22nd is the day of the westcoast show-n-shine so everyone should hop in their acvw and drive to that!!!!
Does that means we don't have to work ;D
I was looking forward to it. Now it looks like more recovery time afted MORE $$#%% Surgery.