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GOOD FELLA

To be fair, in hindsight the situation could have been handled a little better… perhaps it was the request itself, the nature of the delivery or simply a misunderstanding clouded by context and the assembled company. Should Billy Batts have known better? Possibly… probably. Did Tommy DeVitto overreact?…perhaps a touch. “Go home and get your f**ckin’ Shinebox” seemed like an innocent request, a playful jibe among friends, but whatever the reason, the subsequent unpleasantness was surely uncalled for.

Thirty something Bavarian custom Cabrio crafter Christian Wolf is clearly of a more moderate temperament, owning perhaps the slickest, most polished and plated third generation soft-top in the VW universe, we’re pretty sure he has a box, bag, case or other such receptacle to hold untold amounts of burnishing lotions, potions, creams and waxes. We’re equally as sure the same request has been made of him numerous times … but does he get all 70’s gangster and end up with well-meaning friends and associates locked in the boot with various degrees of grievous bodily harm? We think not. “It takes a lot of work to keep it clean,” laughed Chris, “There’s

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