frank,
always enjoy reading your messages. you have a cool site, too. i was stationed in regensburg in '59-'61 and enjoyed bavaria very much. i had a '51 ford taunus and drove it all over. it wasn't fast, but it never failed me. i paid $50 for it, drove it 2 years and sold it for $100! never spent a penny in maintenance, either.
just thought i'd give you a chris gott!