----- Original Message ----- From: Double-Cab Guy <doublecabguy@powersurfr.com> To: '80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:23 AM Subject: Re:Were 15" wheels EVER stock outside of SA?
> Chris, > > There were 15" steel rims on "Vanagons" out side of N.A. > I have seen 15" rims on a Deutsche Ban Syncro Double-Cab. > As far as I can tell these wells were specially made for the German Federal > Railway. > That is probably a custom thing much like the railway service trucks have > here in Canada. > But that being said there are a lot of options for wheels in Germany, and > they all meet TUV. > You can find them for sale second hand on German T3 sites. > If you look for Marketplatz and Teile Verkaufe you will see these items for > sale. > http://home.t-online.de/home/t3-aktuell/ > > Cheers > Glen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: '80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 6:43 AM > Subject: Were 15" wheels EVER stock outside of SA? What years was the syncro > 16" made? > > > > I was having a polite discussion with someone who said that "the Vanagon > only came with the 14 inch wheel" when it occured to me that he might be > technically correct. Isn't "Vanagon" a North American term? Were there any > Vanagons with 15" or 16" wheels or were they all named something else? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris Gronski > > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY > > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer > > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable > > www.vanagon.org & .ca > > www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca > > www.nineeleven.org & .ca > > > |
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