VW's LIMITED, DKP I AND AUTO HAUS PHOTOS

[speedwell]

john where's that clock  ......i would like to have the same clock  in my garage

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Fabs,
It kinda looks like a Pepsi clock with an Auto Haus sticker applied.

[johnl]

john where's that clock  ......i would like to have the same clock  in my garage

I have no idea what ever happened to any of that stuff.  Remember I left Auto Haus after 10.5 years and they were around for a couple more.  Stuff like that no one ever thought would be collectable in years to come. 

My Dad owned and operated a Pepsi bottleing plant prior to us moving west in 1954.  I was weened on the stuff and we even had a fountain in our basement.  Today I prefer diet Coke and every time I take a drink I can hear my Dad grumbling.

I have a large NGK neon clock at home and am trying to find some place in my garage of 1584 sq. ft. to display it.  Does that give you an idea of how much crap I have??  Unfortunately a good amount of it is Chrysler related memorabila.  I have things such as huge blow up photos of Hemi engines that were used in commericals I did for Chrysler and even a sign photo from Bob Lutz when he was President of Chrysler along with a letter to me from him on his letterhead.

[Rick Meredith]

Well just that I knew you then.

[johnl]

Well just that I knew you then.

If you come to Nick's next weekend please re-introduce yourself.  It has been a long time and I see faces, but can't put names with them.

I'll probably drive this:

[Rick Meredith]

Well just that I knew you then.

If you come to Nick's next weekend please re-introduce yourself.  It has been a long time and I see faces, but can't put names with them.

I'll probably drive this:

Will do John. Actually I met you at Cars & Coffee and we talked about 300s. I was there with Schwimmer and some of the other guys. this would be about a year and a half ago.

[johnl]

Will do John. Actually I met you at Cars & Coffee and we talked about 300s. I was there with Schwimmer and some of the other guys. this would be about a year and a half ago.

Okay, looking forward to it.  A year and a half for me anymore is a long time.  I will be at Cars & Coffee in my regular spot and will probably dirve this, so if you attend please stop by.

[Rick Meredith]

Sounds good!

[javabug]

Do you have a regular rotation order that determines which car you drive?   

[Lee.C]

Hey John have you been on one of those "Cars the star" type programmes with your 300's 

[johnl]

Do you have a regular rotation order that determines which car you drive?   

I try to drive them chronogolicy (sp), so I start with either the '55 New Yorker Wagon or Imperial and move through the Letter Cars.  Once that is done it is time the '63 VW and last the M5 and then it starts all over again.  Lately the VW has not been in the rotation due to being apart.  Hopefully that will change soon.

[johnl]

Hey John have you been on one of those "Cars the star" type programmes with your 300's 

Over the years I've done many commericals for Chrysler with the cars and several other shows.  Here is a segmet of a full program that was done on all 6 Chryslers two years ago.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xBGSxqkS0sg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/xBGSxqkS0sg</a>

I've also had the cars in many books over the years.  Here is one of the latest that has (60) great photos of five of the Hemi cars.  http://www.amazon.com/Hemi-Muscle-Cars-Darwin-Holmstrom/dp/product-description/0760331723

[Nico86]

Here is a segmet of a full program that was done on all 6 Chryslers

I like your shirt !

[johnl]

Here is a segmet of a full program that was done on all 6 Chryslers

I like your shirt !

Ah, you noticed.

I purposely wore that shirt to make the statement and that was even before I got the fever bad again.  See, I've never really left the VW scene.

[Lee.C]

Cool I thought I'd seen your face - I watch waayyyyyy to much tv  

VERY VERY COOL cars dude - I noticed the VW shirt though

[johnl]

Cool I thought I'd seen your face - I watch waayyyyyy to much tv  

VERY VERY COOL cars dude - I noticed the VW shirt though

Jeeze, I hope my face hasn't shown up on America's Most Wanted....

[Lee.C]

Cool I thought I'd seen your face - I watch waayyyyyy to much tv  

VERY VERY COOL cars dude - I noticed the VW shirt though

Jeeze, I hope my face hasn't shown up on America's Most Wanted....

Maybe on the lounges Mosy wanted 

I've been meaning to ask if you had ANY pic's of old dune buggies/manx's 

[johnl]

I just thought of another story regarding Ron Reeves.  After his VW days he bought a '65 Plymouth Belivder with a 426 wedge.  The car was jacked way up and Ron was a wild man behind the wheel.  I remember one night Christie and I were in the back seat coming down Harbor Blvd. in Fullerton.  We got into a drag race with something, but it was a long down hill run and we were flying!!!

Ron managed to get the car sideways and I thought we were going to roll.  We had to be doing about 120.  Somehow he managed to get the thing straight, but I think all of us check our pants after that ride.

My first date with Christie was in the same type of car except it was a 383 with an Art Carr trans.  Long story of how I got this car, but a couple of times Ron and I raced them and I put him on the trailer each time.  That 383 was faster than a 426, but it could have been the drivers and transmissions.

Sometime later we used his car to go to Christie and Lori's senior prom.  Ron took us to the Beverly Hills Hotel for dinner.  When we left he did an awsom burnout..

A photo below of the wild man.....

[Rennsurfer]

Will you be at Cars & Coffee this weekend?  More of you VW guys need to make a showing.

You're correct about that. I need to start going again. Been too busy, lately. I'm willing to bet that most of the gorgeous Chrysler cars that I've photographed there are yours, John.

 

I'll have to dig those out and post 'em up, here.

[johnl]

You're correct about that. I need to start going again. Been too busy, lately. I'm willing to bet that most of the gorgeous Chrysler cars that I've photographed there are yours, John.

They were probably mine as I'm the only one in the area that brings them out.  These are very rare in that in 11 years of production less that 17,000 were produced.  Some automotive aurthorities consider them the Duesenberg's of the 1950's and there are very few survivors today.

[Little Haus]

Once again at the Bug-In.  Left to right are Christie, Ed Craig, Stan Davis, Stan's unknown date, Bob (Hanious Backorderous) or (Horrible Hanson) Hanson, an Auto Haus employee and his family.  I think the camper to the right belonged to Ron or Lynn Rosevear.  Note the large Auto Haus sticker on the door.

The little one in this photo is Lenny Rosevear, Lynn Rosevear's youngest boy

[Little Haus]

Once again at the Bug-In.  Left to right are Christie, Ed Craig, Stan Davis, Stan's unknown date, Bob (Hanious Backorderous) or (Horrible Hanson) Hanson, an Auto Haus employee and his family.  I think the camper to the right belonged to Ron or Lynn Rosevear.  Note the large Auto Haus sticker on the door.

The little one in this photo is Lenny Rosevear, Lynn Rosevear's youngest boy

It has been great to see the early shots of Auto-Haus and the Warehouse as I literally grew up in all of these locations. Remember John, the beach store was opened ten days before I was born and to date I have the only birth certificate in the world showing "Owner of Auto-Haus" as Fathers ocupation. Please give Christy my best and the you both will always be like family to me.

Lee Rosevear

[rick m]

Hey John,

Here is a shot of my 67 looker in the mid 70's at the late Costa Mesa Autohaus. I was in town visiting for the holidays and took a shot in front of the store. My wife Anne went to Tustin High and she always stopped in to visit her Mom in Tustin while I hit all the VW shops.  Your pictures bring back a lot of memories of the time and era we all started enjoying the hobby in.

Rick Mortensen

[johnl]

Hey John,

Here is a shot of my 67 looker in the mid 70's at the late Costa Mesa Autohaus. I was in town visiting for the holidays and took a shot in front of the store. My wife Anne went to Tustin High and she always stopped in to visit her Mom in Tustin while I hit all the VW shops.  Your pictures bring back a lot of memories of the time and era we all started enjoying the hobby in.

Rick Mortensen

Rick,

Many great memories about that store and all of the employees and customers that passed through the doors.  There is not a time that I don't drive by there that thoses memories come back.

I'm still searching for more photos.

[marc1951]

I was pawing through my old photos and found some of the Auto Haus La Habra store.
Here are some of the outside................

[marc1951]

and here are some inside photos of the Auto Haus La Habra store :
Note: there are no pictures of scantilly clad young ladies like Deano posted in another thread........sorry. <grin>
There are a few with some dufus standing behind the counter, though.

Marc
DRA

[johnl]

Marc looks just like the Hippie I remember...   To bad you don't have photos of his assistants, (1) No Help and (2) Anti Help.  These two brothers were the owners sons and were given those names by none other than Ed Craig.

[marc1951]

Marc looks just like the Hippie I remember...   To bad you don't have photos of his assistants, (1) No Help and (2) Anti Help.  These two brothers were the owners sons and were given those names by none other than Ed Craig.
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How about this hippie? This is me when I had the shop (Buehler and Lawrence) and before Auto Haus.  <grin>

Marc

[turtle racer]

Great pics ! Thanks for posting johnl

[nicolas]

Marc looks just like the Hippie I remember...   To bad you don't have photos of his assistants, (1) No Help and (2) Anti Help.  These two brothers were the owners sons and were given those names by none other than Ed Craig.
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How about this hippie? This is me when I had the shop (Buehler and Lawrence) and before Auto Haus.  <grin>

Marc

Roland is that a new hat you are wearing?