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1985 VW Jetta Stretch Limousine
 
One of two custom built Limousines done by a Canadian Coach builder in the early 90's.  My father told me when I was young of a stretch Jetta he saw at an car auction in Pennsylvania.  Every once in a while I would search for info on such a Limo, and at the beginning of 2009 saw a "Project Car Hell" posting on Jalopnik.com pitting this Limo found on craigslist against a Caddilac Camper conversion.  The Caddy won.  I followed through on the craigslist posting, and bought the Limo within a week.  It's been through a few owner's hands in recent years, and has had the original tired engine/automatic tranny pulled.  I plan for a full ABA and Manual transmission swap... someday this Limo will be back on the road!   It's a big project, and I don't expect to be finished any time soon. For now here are the pictures from the Thesamba.com ad where the car was posted.

I realized in June, 2014 that I did not forsee the ability to complete the Limo, and sadly advertised it for sale.  I received a lot of response, but was glad to sell it to a friend, Jamie, from Orchid Euro.  It is now in capable hands and I can't wait to see how it turns out.  The car had a lot more rust in the floors than I had ever realized or anticipated.  Jamie has already begun repairs.  More to come when the car approaches completion!

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