Jenny used to own a 1973 Volkswagen Squareback. She drove it, alone, from the California bay area to Alaska in the summer of 1993. Went through an Alaskan winter together (everything you've heard about the lack of heaters is true), then common sense prevailed and it was sold.
Saw the car for sale in 1998, then it disappeared from the radar screen. Over Memorial Day weekend, while driving around looking at houses, Scott spotted the trusty VW in a driveway! Jenny was _really_ excited. We went back a day or two later, and had a nice chat with the current owner. He let us take a bunch of photos, and told us how he acquired it.
We'll post more here later, but wanted to get one of the photos up in the meantime...
We're not buying it back. Nostalgia bolstered by photos is sweeter, in this case.