Not true - last summer they had a full issue devoted to transporters. They discussed a lot of the euro appearance conversions, a G60, porsche and the euro-spec conversion. They even featured a listmembers yellow synchro once a while back.... There just isn't a whole lot of exciting things going on in the world of vanagons - we don't tend to mod the engines and customize the appearance nearly as much as buggers, etc. And are vehicles aren't old enough for one in "Pristine restored" condition to turn anyone's head except for another Van owner. My .02 --- CHRIS STANN <cstann3@HOME.COM> wrote: > > dont feel bad, they rarely show any bus after '67. > > That's probably because all the folks who call > themselves VW-fanatics will > start whining, palpitating, cursing, and cancelling > their subscriptions if > the magazine will show a water-cooled VW on the > cover. Unless it's a New > Beetle, and they caught enough hell for that > already. > > It's the same people who say they LOVE Volkswagens > but won't allow a VW GTI > within 100 yards of their '65 Beetle. They drive a > Honda, or Subaru > instead. > > VW Trends is a VW magazine, but not a well-rounded > one. > > Just my personal 2 cents. > > Chris. > '85 Westy > and many air and water-cooled VWs before that.
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