Date:         Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:19:33 EST
Reply-To:     Magic1910@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Morrison <Magic1910@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
Comments: To: stuart@cobaltgroup.com
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In a message dated 1/14/00 10:36:22 AM, stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM wrote:

<<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 restored a 69 Bay Window Riviera.  The quality was good but not great,
particularly in the area of removable components (Westfalia components
conveniently unsnapped, whereas the Riviera components were all screwed down
tight.)  Riviera's poptop mold looked like a leftover from the split window
era, eg., no upper bunk, but it made a great place to glue my
glow-in-the-dark map of the universe.
Greg
86.5 Camper Syncro WLE
Spokane, WA