Date:         Fri, 24 Nov 2000 10:29:30 -0800
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      Re: volvo(volkswagen)5cyl (LT)
Comments: To: Robin Oomkes <robin.oomkes@SWIFT.COM>
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At 11:12 AM +0100 11/23/00, Robin Oomkes wrote:
>Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>  > The VW LT was a crude box on wheels, utterly lacking any charisma. It was
>  > front-engine, rear-drive, and larger than an Econoline. It used as standard
>  > the old SOHC 2.0 Audi 100 engine. There was one in town here, converted
>  > into a camper.
>
>There was a wonderful Westfalia version of the LT, called 'Sven Hedin' (after
>the Swedish explorer). How does a Westy with six seats, two huge
>beds, and a hot water shower sound to you? It had an incredibly high
>roof; it measured 3.0 m (10 ft) from the ground. In its last years
>of production (89-92) it was sold as 'Florida'.

We spent a few days free camping on a nice stretch of beach near La
Paz (Baja) beside a VW LT high-top westy and it was *sweet*!  Had the
turbo diesel in it.  It was big and spacious, beautifully done.
Driven by a German couple driving around the world for a while...

I still have LT westy envy.

T.

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Tobin Copley        Bowen Island, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W

'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
'97 son Russell                                   =============
'99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter
1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       {.            .| clatter!
1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)
http://www.sfu.ca/~tcopley/vw/