Hold on There! That's My VW Bus! I think...


	Hold on There! That's My VW Bus! I think...

dmoonme1

11-8-2009 4:51 AM

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stolen vehicles, vws, customs

dmoonme1 says:

My goodness. Not only is this a great story, I'd like to know what they used for a title before this happened. But, the funniest thing to me is that stinky Spokane WA ever had a World's fair hosted there. That is the biggest laugh, 1974 someone was pretty stoned to think that one up eh?

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