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Vols superfan Mack Orick’s rare Beetle story

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.”
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: Reported Sep 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
WHERE: Lafollette, TN
WHY: Cause not yet established.

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