My son Nicolas had his Communion last Sunday, (seems to be translated sometimes as Confirmation as well….)

Communion is a pretty big thing for a  12 year old, so he had the right to go all over cars and choose “his” ride to church .. he choose for the latest addition to our collection, the magnificent Oct 1962 Rubin red Type 34 Ghia with only 18.000 original miles since new….

doesn’t he look a real big boy now, sjeez he’s growing so fast!

Congratulations Nicolas, let’s be your communion be the start of your real life, where You must show a certain discipline in decisions You have to take, as the priest said…

Last Thursday, my personal friend, mentor, inspiration, friend of my family and before all a VW genius who developed probably more parts then anyone lost his totally unfair battle against cancer and left to the holey VW hunting grounds forever….

Lyle Cherry is no longer… the support and inspiration I had from this man in the last year was overwhelming enormous …..

an incredible sad loss to the VW community, as Lyle might have developed maybe more parts as any one else… because VW engines and transmissions was simply his passion…. still wanted to come to European Bug in, the Gods decided differently and called him home, in VW heaven.

Lyle with his first lath, he bought this in 1964 when he started to work VW engines after hours, and towed it home behind his beetle, believe it or not….

Yours truly with Lyle on one of my last visits… together with mutual friend, connector and moderator Rick Sadler from Bug pack fame….

For sure You will be missed hard Lyle, you’re knowledge was second to none… I was so fortunate to know You, I will never forget… thanks for teaching me that much, and so sorry i couldn’t take more, You’re knowledge was overwhelming and your story’s better then anything…

a real true VW fellow, will be missed forever!

If You want to show respect to Lyle make sure to visit the Lyle Cherry tribute stand @ European Bug In this year, incorparated in the BBT boot, we will have one of his most famous race cars on display and some weird parts along…..

To all that might help to find!

Last Saturday or early Sunday two busses have been stolen from John and Mark Goldsmith, one being a Westfalia SO42 and the other one a T2B bay window out of their garage in  Ivychurch in Kent, very close to Dover, so chances are big they might even crossed the Channel by now and being here on the continent!

Some pictures here below….

any information please contact me @ bob@bbt4vw.com immediately so I can tell the owners….