-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, 14 April 2000 10:26 Subject: Australian Vanagon name
>I seem to remember someone saying Australian buses were sold as Vanagon.
Yes I think it was me. and that they were called Caravelle (and commercials probably >Kombi).
Part correct. " Transporter " is the Commercial.
>This man must have bought a vehicle which had its original badge >substituted by an American one.
Now why would I go to that trouble. In my original reply to the list member questioning the Australian names. I stated that the animal is known here as the Vanagon ( sometimes also referred to the T3 NOT TYPE 3 ) with the different models known as Caravelle and Transporter. Ray Hunnam |
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