Date:         Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:16:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
Comments: To: Ron Lussier <coyote@andromedia.com>
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The one in the photo on Vanagon.com was made by ASI, the same company
that made the "straight up" conversion for the last version of the VW
bus and usually referred to as the "Riviera Conversion."  Riviera Motors
was (is?) in Portland, OR, and had these conversions done and
distributed them.  Only a few Vanagons were converted.

I looked seriously at one of these back in '86 when I bought my '84
Westy, and it was a good conversion, but overall quality on the Westy
was better.  The one I looked at was owned by a traveling insurance
salesman who basically lived in it, and he was, unfortunately, a heavy
smoker.  The entire inside was coated with cigarette tar, I don't think
it could have ever been cleaned out!

ASI continued for awhile to do American van conversions but is no longer
in business.

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Stuart MacMillan
Manager, Case Program
800-909-8244 ext 208

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