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In these photos taken in Denmark during her fathers trip, you can see Hilda preparing
their picnic lunch, hot coffee, and a smorgesbord of Danish sandwiches on the flat rear deck of the my 1962 T34. Being on a lovely picnic in
the park with a new sports car to celebrate their 42 year old reunion, they decided to give the T34 a name ... and Hans was born. After the picnic
at Hilda's home she presented her cousin with a traditional hand-stitched pillow, decorated with their excursions in Europe during his visit. On
the back was the T34s license plate number. Susan still keeps this pillow with fond memories of her father's trip to Denmark to get their T34.
After her father's vacation he drove the T34 to a loading dock and had it shipped overseas to Seattle, Washington.
He drove it 4-5 years and then presented it to Susan's youngest sister Jeanie, how was doing graduate work at
the University of Washington. When Jeanie took her first job in California, Hans made sure she arrived safely. When she went to get her California
Drivers License at the DMV then driving examiner said she could only drive Hans if she could convert kilometers to miles (which she had practiced),
since the T34s speedometer was in kilometers per hour. She passed the drivers test with ease. After 8 years the T34s engine gave-out in Medford,
Oregon, on the way back from Seattle to Northern California. The new 1600cc engine was fitted with new (more powerful) dual carbs, so the engine
bay metal was cut-out. One year later Jeanie returned Hans to her father and later he towed it out to his summer cabin in South Dakota. It was
only driven during the summers and stored in the barn for the remainder of the year, so it was very well maintained. Her father was fond of
saying "Never have to worry about antifreeze!"
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