Syncro history

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Gday All,

Always on the lookout for a passing syncro that I can pull over and hand
over one of Les's notices about the Syncro Forum, today I happened upon
a beautifully presented and original 1990/91 single cab syncro owned
since almost new by an elderly couple. The wife lamented her husband
loved the syncro more than her. The odometer read only 76,000klms.

Turns out the gentleman claims that only 6 single cab T3 syncros made it
to Australia's shore. He also said that his was the only one left in
Australia not owned by a particular businessman collector from the
Sydney northern peninsular. As well, apparently the said businessman is
dead keen to get his hot little pinkies on the one remaining one he
still hasn't got ... this syncro. Apparently all 5 single cab syncros
in the stable are in good working order.

I'm hoping the gentleman in question joins our syncro forum in due
course.

Cheers.

Ken
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I have a friend with an Aussie single cab syncro.
Phill



> Ken <unclekenz@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Gday All,
>
> Always on the lookout for a passing syncro that I can pull over and hand
> over one of Les's notices about the Syncro Forum, today I happened upon
> a beautifully presented and original 1990/91 single cab syncro owned
> since almost new by an elderly couple. The wife lamented her husband
> loved the syncro more than her. The odometer read only 76,000klms.
>
> Turns out the gentleman claims that only 6 single cab T3 syncros made it
> to Australia's shore. He also said that his was the only one left in
> Australia not owned by a particular businessman collector from the
> Sydney northern peninsular. As well, apparently the said businessman is
> dead keen to get his hot little pinkies on the one remaining one he
> still hasn't got ... this syncro. Apparently all 5 single cab syncros
> in the stable are in good working order.
>
> I'm hoping the gentleman in question joins our syncro forum in due
> course.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
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Ken,
 
That is a very valuable contribution to our Syncro history.  In particular, I had not previously heard of the collector who has already acquired the other five.  Has anyone heard of this person before?  I would like to contact him and try to get the vehicle details for our history files.
 
Speaking of contacting people, I have found that old/older people rarely follow up contact with the Syncro_T3_Australia group.  I have had personal experience with a number of such people, some over the whole time that this group has been running.  It is a sad fact that few old/older people are computer literate and something a simple as joining an Internet group is beyond them.  Still others, having no knowledge of the benefits they can derive from such groups, just shrug it off, saying "Ar, we don't do that sort of thing."  The result is that we lose Syncro history and they lose potential support.  (This isn't ageism, this is just how it is, and I can say this because I am knocking 75!)
 
If it is possible to get a name and address without appearing to pushy, it gives me that chance of making contact and asking them to add to the history even if they don't join the group.
 
Phill,
 
Have you heard of this Northern Beaches man?
 
Les
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 12:13 AM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Syncro history


Gday All,

Always on the lookout for a passing syncro that I can pull over and hand
over one of Les's notices about the Syncro Forum, today I happened upon
a beautifully presented and original 1990/91 single cab syncro owned
since almost new by an elderly couple. The wife lamented her husband
loved the syncro more than her. The odometer read only 76,000klms.

Turns out the gentleman claims that only 6 single cab T3 syncros made it
to Australia's shore. He also said that his was the only one left in
Australia not owned by a particular businessman collector from the
Sydney northern peninsular. As well, apparently the said businessman is
dead keen to get his hot little pinkies on the one remaining one he
still hasn't got ... this syncro. Apparently all 5 single cab syncros
in the stable are in good working order.

I'm hoping the gentleman in question joins our syncro forum in due
course.

Cheers.

Ken

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Phill,
 
I gett a lot of incoming mail and replied to Ken's message before I worked down to yours.  Your information now changes the total number thought to be in Australia.
 
Les
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Syncro history

I have a friend with an Aussie single cab syncro.
Phill

> Ken <unclekenz@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
>
>

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> Les Harris <leslieharris@optushome.com.au> wrote:
>
Phill,

I gett a lot of incoming mail and replied to Ken's message before I worked down to yours.
Your information now changes the total number thought to be in Australia.

Les

There must be more than six as I have driven three or four of them. (One of them had dual diff locks)
Phill
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Gday Les, Phil,

Yes well it is a bit difficult chatting to strangers on the side of the
road, asking them for their personal particulars off the cuff and
getting the address of where they garage their syncro ... you know the
improper potential implications of that. So I didn't press him at the
time. He did say though he does get online so I thought that was all I
could expect under the circumstances, handing him your forum promo and
hope he acts in due course. As they say, you can lead a horse to water
but you can't make it drink.

As to the 6 only single cab syncros he stated landed here, well all I
can do is take him at his word, I'm not about to argue with the
gentleman. Anyway, let's see what happens, all I know is they recently
moved to Hamlyn Terrace, a locality in Newcastle. As for the stable of 5
single cabs, probably garaged and never see the light of day, again all
we can do is wait and see and hope something comes of it. Live and learn
eh. Cheers.

Ken


--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Les Harris"
<leslieharris@...> wrote:
>
> Ken,
>
> That is a very valuable contribution to our Syncro history. In
particular, I had not previously heard of the collector who has already
acquired the other five. Has anyone heard of this person before? I would
like to contact him and try to get the vehicle details for our history
files.
>
> Speaking of contacting people, I have found that old/older people
rarely follow up contact with the Syncro_T3_Australia group. I have had
personal experience with a number of such people, some over the whole
time that this group has been running. It is a sad fact that few
old/older people are computer literate and something a simple as joining
an Internet group is beyond them. Still others, having no knowledge of
the benefits they can derive from such groups, just shrug it off, saying
"Ar, we don't do that sort of thing." The result is that we lose Syncro
history and they lose potential support. (This isn't ageism, this is
just how it is, and I can say this because I am knocking 75!)
>
> If it is possible to get a name and address without appearing to
pushy, it gives me that chance of making contact and asking them to add
to the history even if they don't join the group.
>
> Phill,
>
> Have you heard of this Northern Beaches man?
>
> Les
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 12:13 AM
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Syncro history
>
>
>
> Gday All,
>
> Always on the lookout for a passing syncro that I can pull over and
hand
> over one of Les's notices about the Syncro Forum, today I happened
upon
> a beautifully presented and original 1990/91 single cab syncro owned
> since almost new by an elderly couple. The wife lamented her husband
> loved the syncro more than her. The odometer read only 76,000klms.
>
> Turns out the gentleman claims that only 6 single cab T3 syncros made
it
> to Australia's shore. He also said that his was the only one left in
> Australia not owned by a particular businessman collector from the
> Sydney northern peninsular. As well, apparently the said businessman
is
> dead keen to get his hot little pinkies on the one remaining one he
> still hasn't got ... this syncro. Apparently all 5 single cab syncros
> in the stable are in good working order.
>
> I'm hoping the gentleman in question joins our syncro forum in due
> course.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
>
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Ken,
 
In any event, thanks for carrying the information card with you.  As far as I know, that makes a total of two of us!
 
Les
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:07 AM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Syncro history

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Les,

please forward to me the sheet with the cards on them (again!)
We had a computer crash a few months ago and I lost it.

I have handed out a couple of them. Despite my remote location, I suspect I see more
Syncros than many others in Aus as quite a few pass through town on trips around the
country.

As others have emntioned, many of these folk seem to be retired and travelling around in
their Syncro. Lucky them!

One of those couples had an intersting Syncro story and I found their business card on the
weekend so I 'll chase them up one day.

Their bus (a Trakka if my memory serves me correctly) was purchased by them from the
first owner with something like only 30000km's on the clock and a very few years ago. The
first owners (Qld) won the van in a lottery! Can you believe that? Obviously they didn't use
it very much to sell it with that few kms on it over a decade later.


I had a phone call from another Syncro owner in Adelaide earlier in the year but
unfortunately have temporarily lost his number too (I know which box it is in!!) He was
from Denmark I think but living in Adelaide and owned a Syncro whose first owner had an
intersting story regarding communicating with VW about the Syncro. I think he went to
Germany with them or some such unlikely thing.

The bus spent most of its life in Copley near Leigh Creek. If that owner reads this please
call me again or introduce yourself on the site as we'd love to hear from you.

Cheers,

Andy.