Event Brief
Vols superfan Mack Orick’s rare Beetle story
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 04, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Summary: A local man, Mack Orick, described finding a 1978 VW Super Beetle that was being lifted by a crane to be scrapped, and saying he “just had to have it.” The story highlights his long-running Tennessee Volunteers fandom and the unusual vehicle tied to it.
WHO: Mack Orick; Jim Freeman (WLAF)
WHAT: Orick recounts acquiring a 1978 VW Super Beetle that was about to be crushed, as part of a larger profile of his Tennessee Volunteers fandom.
WHEN: Sep 04, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
WHERE: Lafollette, TN
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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