Author: ldw

On the eve of April 7 1984, a 1961 Volkswagen type 114 arrived at our door. A friend of family’s mechanic drove it straight from the city of Malang, East Java, to my parent’s home in South Jakarta. My initial impression it looked old, tired, and a bit miserable — sagging headliner, old tires, dull blue paint, dim headlights. But the body shell and fenders has no visible rust or dent.  The more than 800km trip it just endured was not a carefully and properly prepared one. It is just a quick decision after my Grandfather (my Mother’s dad) who Continue Reading