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Re: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,- Now Speedwell

To: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,- Now Speedwell
From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:24:52 -0400
Cc: Spridget list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com> <1363792058.61264.YahooMailNeo@web124702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Wow Rick very cool info, so from reading this article I do have good Karma
in my little garage with both a Spridget and a VW .....wink.

I'll be scoping out the treasures at Carlisle in May.
Thanks for that link!!!!
Lin


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:07 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Lin,
>
> Never saw that before, I always used an old skateboard.  Anyway, it
> wasn't a dealer item, it was made by EMPI, who produced all kinds of V-dub
> speed parts.  And in the world of six degrees of Sprite separation, my
> googling discovered that EMPI had a tie-in with Speedwell.  This article
> even
> mentions the Motor Porter:  http://www.kes.u-net.com/speedwell/story.html
>
>
> Rick
>
>
> "Madman in a death machine"
> Follow My Nasty Boy Build:
> http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Linda
> Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>
> To: Spridget list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:05 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor
> Porter, VW dealer item ...see image.
>
> Hi Listers,
> It's a long shot but it
> can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
> motor porter which is a VW
> dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
> than one axis of movement to
> help get the little airhead motors into
> beetles and buses  So put this image
> in your head and when you come across
> one let me know.
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg
>
> you may recall
> seeing one look like this:
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg
>
> or this:
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg
>
> Thanks Linda
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