[Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see image.

[Bud Osbourne]

I wonder how many they actually sold.  I've never seen one before and I was
very involved with air-cooled VWs (and getting back into them, again, now)
back when they were new.  I know the dealers around Pittsburgh never used
them, nor did the VW dealer I worked for in Alton, IL.  Pretty neat devices,
for sure.  Still, most  VW guys (myself included) did just fine with a
conventional floor jack.  When combined with a shop lift (the dealers used a
4 post model, which was pretty much the standard for VW/Porsche service
departments), the floor jack made short work of an engine r&r for an
experienced mechanic.

Lin, you might want to keep your eyes peeled, at Import Carlisle.  You just
never know when something like that might show up.

Bud

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda Grunthaner
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:06 PM
To: Spridget list
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
image.

Hi Listers,
It's a long shot but it can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
motor porter which is a VW dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
than one axis of movement to help get the little airhead motors into beetles
and buses  So put this image in your head and when you come across one let
me know.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg

you may recall seeing one look like this:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg

or this:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg

Thanks Linda