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Death Valley. Yes, I was leaving Death Valley with the family in my '83 Westy and the gas station I had planned on using at Stovepipe Wells was closed. So we continued the 70 mile south to the desolate little town of Trona. Both gas stations there were out of gas.
My needle had been pegged on empty for miles and I doubted I would make it to the next town of Ridgecrest, 20 miles to the west. The guy at the gas station in Trona was good enough to follow us so he could help when we ran out of gas. I don't know how, but we rolled into the first gas station in Ridgecrest, engine still running. The guy following us honked and waved, and drove back to Trona.
Yes, we were in Death Valley, but it was February and a pleasant 70 degrees. Still...
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Charlie
1966 912 Polo Red
1950 VW Bug
1983 VW Westfalia; 1989 VW Syncro Tristar Doka
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