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ERIC LUSSIER COLLECTION...

Eric LUSSIER is a very special guy for me... First, he's one of the coolest guy you will luckily ever meet, Tricia his wife is also a very kind person. Second, I'm now a Nostalgia addict thanks to Eric... Eric gave me my first NOS EMPI part some years ago and I'll never forget that gift... I remember being speachless at his home when he gave me that EMPI glovebox door pull and said "That's for you...".


Eric and Tricia visited us last June when returning from Bad Camberg.

They stayed in town for some days and we really had great evenings together, talking old VWs and future plans!

Eric and Tricia left to continue their honeymoon trip accross Europe...


When I was in Phoenix, Eric was kind enough to put some of his memorabilia away of their regular shelves so that I can take some good pictures... And here they are... Impressive... You can spend hours trying to detail each goodies...
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Goodies and memorabilia everywhere... Note the very desirable EMPI license plates,as well as the 3 EMPI lights, the EMPI vent locks, the...

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EMPI door pulls, EMPI fuel filter and a general view of that display!

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EMPI gauges... These ones are the early models... The cylinder head one is not very common to say the least... A very rare piece of EMPI history... Look at the Bug-in goodies : dash plaques, mega cool matches, stickers...
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What about those 70's metal toys... I own the Love Bug too (my favourite toy ever...) but Eric told me the buggy (I guess it's an EMPI IMP...) is a very rare piece... I never saw anyone else in fact... Note the EMPI sign on the front... Crazy! Note that the GTV Steering wheel is signed by... Joe VITTONE...

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A mega cool Dean & Ken LOWRY signed DDS jacket... And some EMPI steering wheels... The second one looks like a Speedwell but I'm not sure... Note the EMPI jacket too...

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This EMPI radio is not so common to say the least... I love it, as I love this original EMPI Sprinstar rim!
As usual, Eric literature made me green with envy... Even, if my personal collection grows... Hey, watch out collectors guys ;)

Pictures below speak from themselves, right?






















Is it a great assortment or what? EMPI catalogs (Note the very early European Motor Products Inc one...), and an early Dee Engineering BUGPACK one.



















I love those EMPI catalogs so much! Such pictures should make everyone jealous... Here we have from upper left to bottom right : 1973 engine catalog, 1973 catalog, 1974 catalog, 1967 catalog, 1969 catalog and 1971 catalog!




















Another great shot... Note the two Dealer catalogs! Who said rare?




















Artwork on this catalogs was second to none... These catalogs smells the seventies like no others sheet of paper ;)

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