In 1997 the 2nd
annual Gene Berg Memorial National Cruise returned to VOA Headquarters.
The picture you see on the left shows the incredible line up of VWs. There
were Ovals, Split windows, a Hebmuller of Bill Collins, Roland Metz late
model cruiser and of course the GENE BERG memorial cruise members. New to
the cruise in 97 in their yellow split were Jerry and Angie Coffin.
Their turbo'd 1600cc VW had a hole in the metal W decklid for the turbo to
stick out! Talk about a something to cause a Vintage coronary. Many
other great new cruise members joined us in 97 with their cars including
the enduring Jim "the Kamakazi Kid" Kakuchi. Jim's
ghia suffered a
major engine failure which cruise members helped go through and repair so
Jim could still complete the cruise and get home.
This
This photo, taken
from the 3rd Floor of the VOA headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan,
captures the Vintage Cruisers of Bill Collins and the Hot VW cruisers of
the Gene Berg Memorial National cruise together. It was a tribute to the
stock and high performance VW cars that get driven!