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Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.
Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.

Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.

Date6/30/1998
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Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
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No hugging: Volkswagen dealer Peter Menzel, with new Beetle at the auto show, has sold his entire allotment even though the car doesn't arrive until mid-March
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2/16/1998
Ron Foxcroft holds pea-less, highly profitable whistles made by his company, Fortron international.
Ron Foxcroft holds pea-less, highly profitable whistles made by his company, Fortron international.
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VW revs up for Barrie plant, Canadian president says work begins this year
VW revs up for Barrie plant, Canadian president says work begins this year
4/15/1982
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Dream car: The Sterling comes in a kit for $7,800. On top of that, there's a cost of $700 for a VW chassis and engine -- and your labor.
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Jump-up time: Reggae and calypso bands had everyone swaying to the shrilling of whistles and the beat of steel drums as Caribana took to the streets yesterday
Jump-up time: Reggae and calypso bands had everyone swaying to the shrilling of whistles and the beat of steel drums as Caribana took to the streets yesterday
8/1/1981
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Import Invasion Force lands, A formidable phalanx of beetles lines up on Toronto's waterfront before delivery to Volkswagen dealers in Metro area. The(...)
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An endangered species is how Jim Pole-Langdon, left, and Reg Sayers regard the Volkswagen Beetle
An endangered species is how Jim Pole-Langdon, left, and Reg Sayers regard the Volkswagen Beetle
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Book Cover: Blue cover with dark blue text.
The Beetle
1920
Blowing his own whistle: Referee Ron Foxcroft (right), who invented a new whistle, had to go out and self it himself
Blowing his own whistle: Referee Ron Foxcroft (right), who invented a new whistle, had to go out and self it himself
11/21/1989
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2/3/1977
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
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