TwistedPhil
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I was 14 and totally into Bugs- I read Hot VWs with a passion! Then my buddy got a Bug, and he was always pushing it, working on it, fixing leaks, etc.
We had a couple of guys at school rolling minis- one of my friends had a 81-87 P'uP with splash graphics, a shell with a black phantom top (you should do that on the Rodeo, Miles!), and 15x10 Florenstars with the 50 series stretched across them. I fell in love, and my first ride was an '86 B2000 Looongbed!
Against my parents' implicit instructions, I removed the stops, cranked the torsions, and pulled all the leaves out of the back- dragged a torsion bar OFF in the school parking lot! Rolled chrome Pathfinders, stock paint, no bodywork... just a poor 17 year old with no talents!
After almost 40 rides, I keep coming back to minis- I'll get off track with fast cars or reliable cars, but I always come back to the minis!
-Phil at FBI