Date:         Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:48:33 EST
Reply-To:     KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      '84 Vanagon 56k miles FS $700 in NJ
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I have just recieved a really nice Vanagon that is an '84 with 56k original
miles, Wolfram Grey with blue velour interior.  It is merely a 7 passenger
with no extras except A/C and it is a manual transmission.  This van has no
seam rust and very little body damage (a ding in the rear corner, partially
squashed rear bumper, and a few scrapes part way down the driver's side).
The roof clear coat is leaving.
The nice part about this van is the very low mileage.  It is like new inside
and the suspension is like new as well.  It has some nice Yokohama tires all
the way around.

I got the van as a parts van to take the motor out of and put into Lauren's
troubled '85 (see posts a couple of weeks ago) since the motor in this van
was recently rebuilt.  I tried to talk Lauren into just repairing this van
(needs clutch or tranny work) and driving it since it was so sweet, but she
loves her '85 too much.  I was going to part it out but it is too nice.

The van has a good title and I would sell it for $700 with Lauren's old
engine complete (needs a rebuild).  Get a rebuilt or used motor for this van
and it is ready to go.
If I have to part it out I will but I thought I would offer it to the list
first as a whole.
It is so nice the tow truck guy that towed it here already offered me $700
for it (and he is a Ford man!) as a van for his daughter, but I just wanted
to see if there were any List members who would be interested first.  I can
send digital pictures.

History:  Van came into a local dealership with blown headgaskets at around
56k miles.  Somehow owner abandoned van and the dealership got the title.
Motor sat under workbench at the shop for 10 years.  Service manager (and
list member Rich Gandy) had the engine rebuilt and put the van back on the
road this fall.  After struggling with an electrical gremlin, he lost the
ability to engage the transmission (haven't discovered if this is a tranny
problem or a clutch problem) and decided to give up on the van.

The van is located in Millville, NJ 08332 and you can email me or call me if
you are interested.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
http://www.vanagain.com
John 3:16
Phone: (856)-765-1583
Shop:   (856)-327-0027
Fax:     (856)-327-2242