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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: Trevor P on August 14, 2008, 09:41:40 PM
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Anyone seen one of these licence plate frames before? Any info on this Vancouver dealership?
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Anyone seen one of these licence plate frames before? Any info on this Vancouver dealership?
trevor i'm running one on the 55.
i chromed the pair of them but only use one cause i don't like the front plaate on the car
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Volkswagen Pacific was one of the first dealerships on the west coast after Speedway in Victoria.
Their original location was right in downtown Vancouver, Seymour st, I think. My uncle told me he remembers walking by the new dealer when it just opened. He stood there looking through the window at the Beetle, thinking to himself, "who the hell would buy that ugly thing"
They then opened up another location at 4444 Lougheed in Burnaby. One of my cars still has part of the window sticker on it where you can make out the address.
One of the local old guys who shows up at the VW shows was an apprentice at Volkswagen Pacific in 1958. He's the guy who told me he made his own template for drilling the holes to mount the Aristo-Cast emblem.
They went bust in the early 90s. Nissans live in the building now.
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(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.telus.net%2Fpublic%2Fcbaker06%2Fsales%2520reciept.jpg&hash=235068e56e382682616cd1954ea4795af341d1ef)
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Thanks guys.
I found a Beetle in town here forsale that has one of those plate frames on it. I wanna see if he will sell the frame seperate.
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My lucky day...he sold it to me.
Does yours look like this one Russ?
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi235.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee23%2Fcallook56%2FSSPX0057.jpg&hash=0a482290f9703919c8639e479e10c5ac17ffa7a0)
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My lucky day...he sold it to me.
Does yours look like this one Russ?
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi235.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee23%2Fcallook56%2FSSPX0057.jpg&hash=0a482290f9703919c8639e479e10c5ac17ffa7a0)
exactly like it.
too bad you did not make it out this year..next year?
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Volkswagen Pacific closed in 1986, i know one of their parts managers who worked there from 1969- until they closed. one of my cars came from there aswell and i have 2 brand new unused licence plate frames but they are plastic.
I really really really want a Metal Volkswagen Pacific licence plate frame.
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Are the plastic frames for sale?
thanks, Al
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Volkswagen Pacific closed in 1986, i know one of their parts managers who worked there from 1969- until they closed. one of my cars came from there aswell and i have 2 brand new unused licence plate frames but they are plastic.
I really really really want a Metal Volkswagen Pacific licence plate frame.
i have a stupid amount into mine 95.00 if you want to buy it i will sell it.
75.00 for the chrome and 20 that i paid for the plate frame
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ummm....that IS a lot
:o
:-X
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OK anyone know when they changed their name to "Volkswagen Pacific Sales"?
Anyone know if "Douglas Volkswagen" became "Speedway Motors" or the other way around?