The unmistakable smells of ether and gasoline filled the air. A turn of the key. A crank of a wrench. Another turn of the key; then a sputter. Followed by silence. Once more—a plume of smoke, and that distinct, air-cooled rasp wheezes to life. And if the driver is lucky enough to get out of his parking space without the engine dying again, the reward is a white-knuckled drive at a maximum speed of 42-mph.
Such is the life of a vintage VW owner. And you know what? They love every bit of it.
Nowhere was that more apparent than at the annual Bug Blitz/Bus Blast car show, held on May 21, 22, and 23, 2010 at the picturesque E.H. Young Riverfront Park in Riverside, Mo.
READ THE FULL STORY AND SEE A SLIDESHOW FROM THE EVENT HERE
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