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Memory lane

The nostalgia vibe was heavy in the air at this year’s VolksWorld Show. A good friend of mine openly admitted to breaking down in tears at the sight of Dennis Hyde’s Ghia, now in the ownership of Andy Finch of Spikes Vintage Restorations. Just seeing that car for real was clearly an emotional moment for him, and he won’t have been alone.

It was 1986 when Colin Burnham’s book was published,

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