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    WAKING UP GORDON

    Jul 14, 2020 4 minutes
    BY SHIN WATANABE

    HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF FINDING a vintage Volkswagen, sitting somewhere in a barn or garage for years? To many Volkswagen enthusiasts, Barn finds remain fairy tales, dreams they wish they could fulfill one day. This month, we are sharing the story of James Steele, who luckily scored one of these finds.

    THE FIND

    A hardworking civil engineer and the owner of a successful home building company in Georgia, James Steele grew up with Volkswagens. With these cars playing such an important part in his life, he even began dating a high-school girlfriend (and now his wife) in his first VW, a white 1970 Beetle.

    James has owned many VWs over the years. Current rides include “Gordon” (the

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