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“Call it kismet, fate or whatever, but this really was a case of right place, right time”

It’s funny how some things are just meant to be. Sometimes, it’ll take an age to find the right car, or the right parts to finish a restoration. You spend months scouring all four corners of the world for that elusive part, while other times it’s as though the VW gods are smiling down on you and the part you’re looking for turns up when you’re not even looking for it.

The story of how Randy and Alicia Slack came to own this Oval era Karmann Cabriolet is one such tale. Call it kismet, fate or whatever, but this really was a case of right place, right time, and now it is cherished by the right people.

Randy Slack is one of those guys that, at first glance, appears to be the archetypal California surfer. Sure, he surfs,

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