tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008559294974375452011-04-21T12:53:02.293-07:00My 1972 BusChrisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-18350466232036449502008-02-23T20:24:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:10.373-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R8DxqfYll7I/AAAAAAAAAWc/ByPlYq5nd4U/s1600-h/215greenvwbus%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170398084502755250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R8DxqfYll7I/AAAAAAAAAWc/ByPlYq5nd4U/s400/215greenvwbus%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-1835046623203644950?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-34576065427093598562008-01-08T18:43:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:10.584-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4Q1N6m2gnI/AAAAAAAAAPk/jzFBqohbaBk/s1600-h/Red+Bus+Ad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153302386805473906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4Q1N6m2gnI/AAAAAAAAAPk/jzFBqohbaBk/s400/Red+Bus+Ad.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3457606542709359856?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-37919560139326743552008-01-07T19:29:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:10.927-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4LuSKm2gTI/AAAAAAAAANI/nCEC3TOlO_E/s1600-h/Peace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152942919517634866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4LuSKm2gTI/AAAAAAAAANI/nCEC3TOlO_E/s400/Peace.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Now this is a true hippie bus!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3791956013932674355?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-20644639349433069992008-01-06T13:49:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:11.078-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4FNrKm2gLI/AAAAAAAAAMI/99ar2pbV7zo/s1600-h/Bus+Painting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152484852665581746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4FNrKm2gLI/AAAAAAAAAMI/99ar2pbV7zo/s400/Bus+Painting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center">I would love to have this painting!<br /></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R4FNOKm2gKI/AAAAAAAAAMA/lLwvWWBMXl4/s1600-h/van-big2.gif"></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2064463934943306999?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-69683407678452904872008-01-03T20:46:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:11.248-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R326eam2gII/AAAAAAAAALs/fiY2WEQaY4A/s1600-h/Blanket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151478580482834562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R326eam2gII/AAAAAAAAALs/fiY2WEQaY4A/s400/Blanket.jpg" border="0" /></a> I wonder if Mason would like this blanket?<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-6968340767845290487?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-24296432984729737432008-01-01T19:16:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:33:11.523-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3sCcam2gBI/AAAAAAAAAK0/zoIASP_ohgc/s1600-h/Small+Orange+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150713286030163986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3sCcam2gBI/AAAAAAAAAK0/zoIASP_ohgc/s400/Small+Orange+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I like what they have done to this bus!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2429643298472973743?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-43422457017781539012007-12-30T21:22:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:11.728-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3h81zlpGpI/AAAAAAAAAKs/xJ0gD7akdgk/s1600-h/VW+Bus+Book.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150003437721164434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3h81zlpGpI/AAAAAAAAAKs/xJ0gD7akdgk/s400/VW+Bus+Book.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">This is the VW book my parents gave me Christmas this year! </div><div align="center">It has some sweet VW pictures that have made me motivated. The goal for 2008 is to </div><div align="center">get my bus running long enough to take it out for a </div><div align="center">spin around the neighborhood. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-4342245701778153901?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-91511597984331862772007-12-28T19:12:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:33:11.887-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3W7ZTlpGoI/AAAAAAAAAKk/jlN5EzwOXVY/s1600-h/Which+Way+to+Go!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149227792397310594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3W7ZTlpGoI/AAAAAAAAAKk/jlN5EzwOXVY/s400/Which+Way+to+Go!.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Which Way to Go?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-9151159798433186277?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-53279229373862383732007-12-27T21:49:00.001-08:002008-12-09T12:33:12.008-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3SOfjlpGnI/AAAAAAAAAKc/lA5yXsMfPxg/s1600-h/041VWBus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148896946771532402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R3SOfjlpGnI/AAAAAAAAAKc/lA5yXsMfPxg/s400/041VWBus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Maybe I should put my bus in the backyard and do this to it!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-5327922937386238373?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-38315329372255519542007-11-22T19:46:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:33:12.250-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R0ZNlWg8_iI/AAAAAAAAAIk/ZR_hEJwmflk/s1600-h/split-sticker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135877729156922914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R0ZNlWg8_iI/AAAAAAAAAIk/ZR_hEJwmflk/s400/split-sticker.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3831532937225551954?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-9692898763398521162007-11-18T13:14:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:33:12.484-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R0CreWg8_hI/AAAAAAAAAIc/2hj5Yliz3sQ/s1600-h/Blue+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134292113130585618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/R0CreWg8_hI/AAAAAAAAAIc/2hj5Yliz3sQ/s400/Blue+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-969289876339852116?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-83976161859574194192007-11-01T19:34:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:13.039-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RyqM7IShGRI/AAAAAAAAAIU/vVj4m93n1Js/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128066073180051730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RyqM7IShGRI/AAAAAAAAAIU/vVj4m93n1Js/s400/images.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-8397616185957419419?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-43324043564045727472007-10-16T12:48:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:13.186-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxUWFEfw-YI/AAAAAAAAAH8/5_eaVjdJlEE/s1600-h/bus+front+view+bw+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122024427565939074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxUWFEfw-YI/AAAAAAAAAH8/5_eaVjdJlEE/s400/bus%2Bfront%2Bview%2Bbw%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Ruby in the garage!<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxUV-0fw-XI/AAAAAAAAAH0/F_V2MwcTV44/s1600-h/images.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-4332404356404572747?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-54234972074581531722007-10-15T18:38:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:13.420-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxQWf0fw-WI/AAAAAAAAAHs/zirZ1-GSQQ4/s1600-h/WHITE--SURFER-BAY.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121743412150729058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxQWf0fw-WI/AAAAAAAAAHs/zirZ1-GSQQ4/s400/WHITE--SURFER-BAY.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-5423497207458153172?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-13397605902728431132007-10-14T20:26:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:13.559-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxLeLUfw-VI/AAAAAAAAAHk/TuPE6DlK_1c/s1600-h/Split-twin-breeze.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121400012335544658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxLeLUfw-VI/AAAAAAAAAHk/TuPE6DlK_1c/s400/Split-twin-breeze.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-1339760590272843113?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-10253440810901091992007-10-13T19:54:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:13.701-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxGFLUfw-UI/AAAAAAAAAHc/-xGZX4KID28/s1600-h/Surfer-split-on-beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121020680823961922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RxGFLUfw-UI/AAAAAAAAAHc/-xGZX4KID28/s400/Surfer-split-on-beach.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-1025344081090109199?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-27133944001678024582007-10-12T09:14:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:13.773-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw-eL0fw-OI/AAAAAAAAAGo/ryPBQjmYJOU/s1600-h/bwcard3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120485227251169506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw-eL0fw-OI/AAAAAAAAAGo/ryPBQjmYJOU/s400/bwcard3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw-eBkfw-NI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Gg2IIyJKlSc/s1600-h/bwcard3.jpg"></a></p><div align="center">Have a Vantastic Day! </div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2713394400167802458?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-46288938040482513032007-10-11T14:42:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:14.221-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw6Y4kfw-LI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6pAxEWURm1k/s1600-h/Red+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120197924003838130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw6Y4kfw-LI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6pAxEWURm1k/s400/Red+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> This is one sweet bus! You can't go wrong with 21 windows!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-4628893804048251303?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-67969232944109254842007-10-10T20:30:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:14.401-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw2ZPEfw-KI/AAAAAAAAAGI/8LoiebBo_SA/s1600-h/idVWvan1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119916835574184098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rw2ZPEfw-KI/AAAAAAAAAGI/8LoiebBo_SA/s400/idVWvan1.gif" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-6796923294410925484?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-76517632611533897152007-10-09T18:33:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:14.603-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwwsRkfw-JI/AAAAAAAAAGA/aOb9SWqHu6Q/s1600-h/plattenw.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119515556779718802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwwsRkfw-JI/AAAAAAAAAGA/aOb9SWqHu6Q/s400/plattenw.gif" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> This is what the first bus looked like! They have come a long way.<br /></div><div align="right"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-7651763261153389715?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-24376013194915959122007-10-08T07:42:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:14.764-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwpCDkfw-II/AAAAAAAAAF4/1iM2YdHWD7Q/s1600-h/dw1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118976555563939970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwpCDkfw-II/AAAAAAAAAF4/1iM2YdHWD7Q/s400/dw1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2437601319491595912?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-70701533202569352052007-10-07T09:05:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:15.071-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwkEJEfw-HI/AAAAAAAAAFw/2uepcVjvpms/s1600-h/main_bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118627005355587698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwkEJEfw-HI/AAAAAAAAAFw/2uepcVjvpms/s400/main_bus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I love the color of this bus!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-7070153320256935205?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-49004634024062420812007-10-06T21:28:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:15.260-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rwhgnkfw-GI/AAAAAAAAAFo/wlRVpgF2Dlo/s1600-h/HK+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118447209434642530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rwhgnkfw-GI/AAAAAAAAAFo/wlRVpgF2Dlo/s400/HK+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">This one is for you Maya! Happy Birthday!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-4900463402406242081?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-22110618201314733162007-10-05T06:48:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:15.419-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwZAxUfw-FI/AAAAAAAAAFg/MP9krmyxsCM/s1600-h/van_hiRes_Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117849242612856914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwZAxUfw-FI/AAAAAAAAAFg/MP9krmyxsCM/s400/van_hiRes_Front.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">I wish I could sketch out a bus this cool!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2211061820131473316?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-6968951437691898892007-10-04T07:13:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:15.644-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwT1M0fw-EI/AAAAAAAAAFY/S-lmzU8dFKU/s1600-h/smjapbus0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117484677198837826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwT1M0fw-EI/AAAAAAAAAFY/S-lmzU8dFKU/s400/smjapbus0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">This bus looks like it gets around!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-696895143769189889?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-21604054379721446182007-10-03T11:30:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:15.826-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwPf70fw-DI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/kuN70BAXGXA/s1600-h/bus-painting-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117179820420167730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwPf70fw-DI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/kuN70BAXGXA/s400/bus-painting-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2160405437972144618?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-57599360794269052082007-10-02T07:41:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:16.000-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwJZYEfw-CI/AAAAAAAAAFI/7JbYfQZG1V8/s1600-h/Coca+Cola+Bus_02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116750396705011746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwJZYEfw-CI/AAAAAAAAAFI/7JbYfQZG1V8/s400/Coca+Cola+Bus_02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">The best of both worlds!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-5759936079426905208?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-72859155328617071522007-10-01T08:24:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:16.199-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwERfUfw-BI/AAAAAAAAAFA/btzPy1sbkrQ/s1600-h/203815531_53dfbb36dd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116389881445152786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwERfUfw-BI/AAAAAAAAAFA/btzPy1sbkrQ/s400/203815531_53dfbb36dd.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">I love the way this picture was taken!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-7285915532861707152?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-49608625778705454242007-09-30T17:47:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:16.559-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwBFGkfw-AI/AAAAAAAAAE4/IsQO7RADLDY/s1600-h/1968+vw.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116165155871324162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RwBFGkfw-AI/AAAAAAAAAE4/IsQO7RADLDY/s400/1968+vw.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">This one is for you Nanz!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-4960862577870545424?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-35920738601854034572007-09-29T21:08:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:16.794-08:00<div align="left">If I could have any bus this would be the one! </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rv8hdEfw98I/AAAAAAAAAEY/pZ0P6oZ4-3Y/s1600-h/My+Dream+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115844485023070146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rv8hdEfw98I/AAAAAAAAAEY/pZ0P6oZ4-3Y/s400/My+Dream+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3592073860185403457?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-81744365272035962872007-09-28T09:10:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:17.015-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rv0nsEfw97I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/JZcA-KLU8JU/s1600-h/vw+bus+at+the+beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115288389837453234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rv0nsEfw97I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/JZcA-KLU8JU/s400/vw+bus+at+the+beach.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-8174436527203596287?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-91125987717075966332007-09-27T08:13:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:17.278-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RvvJPEfw96I/AAAAAAAAAEI/2M8JbyGIJ_k/s1600-h/Yellow+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114903062551525282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RvvJPEfw96I/AAAAAAAAAEI/2M8JbyGIJ_k/s400/Yellow+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RvvIyEfw95I/AAAAAAAAAEA/o4ltocvuJRs/s1600-h/Yellow+Bus.jpg"></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-9112598771707596633?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-83054364970039639832007-09-26T16:55:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:17.707-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rvrxqkfw93I/AAAAAAAAADw/vpBxz-151Gw/s1600-h/Green+Bus-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114666040486328178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rvrxqkfw93I/AAAAAAAAADw/vpBxz-151Gw/s400/Green+Bus-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rvrx2Ufw94I/AAAAAAAAAD4/lcyFdkk1r-I/s1600-h/Green+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114666242349791106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rvrx2Ufw94I/AAAAAAAAAD4/lcyFdkk1r-I/s400/Green+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-8305436497003963983?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-37485816074968824302007-09-24T11:29:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:17.933-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RvgClUfw92I/AAAAAAAAADo/G4RyzN67jrQ/s1600-h/30vw_main.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113840217059555170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RvgClUfw92I/AAAAAAAAADo/G4RyzN67jrQ/s400/30vw_main.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3748581607496882430?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-57062190355049072112007-09-23T12:05:00.001-07:002008-12-09T12:33:18.184-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rva5I4pSbfI/AAAAAAAAADQ/vGDMRyROyj0/s1600-h/sf_van1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113477989221428722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rva5I4pSbfI/AAAAAAAAADQ/vGDMRyROyj0/s400/sf_van1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-5706219035504907211?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-53830986666106780072007-09-06T11:17:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:18.769-08:00Here are some cool watercolor paintings that I came across tody while waiting at the tire shop for some new tires for my car today. The only thing that would have made my wait better would have been if it was for the bus and not my car!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RuBFR_S0jjI/AAAAAAAAACo/aaDGLgm0-90/s1600-h/roadsidevan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107158152788610610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RuBFR_S0jjI/AAAAAAAAACo/aaDGLgm0-90/s400/roadsidevan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RuBFiPS0jkI/AAAAAAAAACw/tfFcFKAZHoM/s1600-h/hippievan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107158431961484866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RuBFiPS0jkI/AAAAAAAAACw/tfFcFKAZHoM/s400/hippievan.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RuBF-PS0jmI/AAAAAAAAADA/gae3VVzwN8I/s1600-h/vandriverbig.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107158912997822050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RuBF-PS0jmI/AAAAAAAAADA/gae3VVzwN8I/s400/vandriverbig.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-5383098666610678007?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-31085311470411638612007-09-03T17:37:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:18.887-08:00<div align="left">A few months ago we took a trip to the Texas Coast and spend a few days in the small town of Port <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Aransas</span>. On our way our of town we drove by this surf shop and I had to have Natalie take a picture of me <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">in front</span> of it.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RtyqZfS0jiI/AAAAAAAAACg/Y8NtaeiYWSc/s1600-h/IMG_7861.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106143432405192226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RtyqZfS0jiI/AAAAAAAAACg/Y8NtaeiYWSc/s400/IMG_7861.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3108531147041163861?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-30184689484552650992007-08-05T19:06:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:19.611-08:00Ruby <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cottam</span> arrived at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cottam</span> House at 9:31 PM on April 25, 2005 and boy was it a grand arrival! She was put on a flat bed tow truck and transported 20 miles across town to our house where she was unloaded and driven (actually pushed) from the street into our garage where she has rested peacefully ever since. I have to say that Natalie was very kind to give up her parking spot in the garage to Ruby. <div><div><div></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RraEuTEsEeI/AAAAAAAAACI/KbpAVsIdLtc/s1600-h/Ruby+coming+off+the+tow+truck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095405959345082850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RraEuTEsEeI/AAAAAAAAACI/KbpAVsIdLtc/s400/Ruby+coming+off+the+tow+truck.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Ruby coming down off the tow truck</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RraE5TEsEfI/AAAAAAAAACQ/ksWcnxm4XQk/s1600-h/Ruby+&+Chris.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095406148323643890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RraE5TEsEfI/AAAAAAAAACQ/ksWcnxm4XQk/s400/Ruby+%26+Chris.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Getting ready to drive Ruby into the garage</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div></div><div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RraFPTEsEgI/AAAAAAAAACY/X91zMRi2mhI/s1600-h/Ruby+going+into+the+garage.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095406526280765954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RraFPTEsEgI/AAAAAAAAACY/X91zMRi2mhI/s400/Ruby+going+into+the+garage.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Pulling Ruby into the garage</div><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-3018468948455265099?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-66198628668427296792007-07-29T18:52:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:19.990-08:00I was thumbing through some old pictures today and ran across some pictures of my old bus that I had back in high school. My mom and I saw her for sale one day in the newspaper when we lived in Reno for $500, so we decided to check her out. After taking a look at her and driving her around the block, we both came to the conclusion that could not pass on the great deal, so we bought her and she stayed in the family until my parents moved to Portland back in early 2002. <p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rq1GbTEsEZI/AAAAAAAAABk/JHZbOutaznw/s1600-h/Front+Shot+of+the+Bus-3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092804188416250258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rq1GbTEsEZI/AAAAAAAAABk/JHZbOutaznw/s400/Front+Shot+of+the+Bus-3.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Front shot of the bus! </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rq1F-TEsEXI/AAAAAAAAABU/IEqXn9Lusxk/s1600-h/Front+Shot+of+the+Bus.JPG"></a><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rq1GOzEsEYI/AAAAAAAAABc/ZKb-6RwRH2o/s1600-h/Chris+in+Bus+with+Slurpee-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092803973667885442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/Rq1GOzEsEYI/AAAAAAAAABc/ZKb-6RwRH2o/s400/Chris+in+Bus+with+Slurpee-1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Me kicking back in my bus drinking a Slurpee!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-6619862866842729679?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-80196363668365639942007-07-28T19:59:00.000-07:002008-12-09T12:33:20.435-08:00<div align="center">Here are a few pictures of the bus in the garage!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RqwGHDEsEUI/AAAAAAAAAA8/rIKRze0hKNk/s1600-h/bus+front+view+2+bw+copy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092451996803010882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RqwGHDEsEUI/AAAAAAAAAA8/rIKRze0hKNk/s400/bus+front+view+2+bw+copy.JPG" border="0" /></a>View from the front <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RqwGHjEsEVI/AAAAAAAAABE/G6GQLwEIL2Y/s1600-h/bus.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092452005392945490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dYkv8IcVLdU/RqwGHjEsEVI/AAAAAAAAABE/G6GQLwEIL2Y/s400/bus.JPG" border="0" /></a> View of the back end</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-8019636366836563994?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600855929497437545.post-27377795549428199512007-07-27T20:47:00.000-07:002007-07-28T19:44:30.948-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">I bought my bus Ruby for $500 a few years ago from a lady off of Craig's List.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/600855929497437545-2737779554942819951?l=my1972bus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com4