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Date:         Tue, 7 Aug 2001 09:29:34 -0700
Reply-To:     phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#594039241: Volkswagen
              : Bus
In-Reply-To:  <200108071229.f77CT2t14908@rom.ebay.com>
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Wooow! and the guy said its a GERMAN custom, It looks more like a "GERMAN" stole a Type 2, added some strawberry red bubble gum, some white card board and made a disposable camper.

phil 84' westy "Millenium Falcon"

-- Terry Kay <ctonline@WEBTV.NET> wrote: > I know it's not Friday yet, but when I saw this unit > I could hardley contain myself !! > Eat you heart out, those of you who thought you had > the ultimate Westy !! > > I have most certainly seen it all now!! > > I think Rube Goldberg was part of this design ! > > Later, > > Terry > > Title of item: Volkswagen : Bus > Seller: gatlingelectric > Starts: Aug-05-01 18:58:36 PDT > Ends: Aug-12-01 18:58:36 PDT > Price: Currently $1,200.00 > To bid on the item, go to: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=594039241 > > > Item Description: > Here's one you don't see every day. You > are looking at a very unique vehicle. Built upon a > 1968 VW Bus that was a fire truck or some sort of > emergency vehicle, this is a custom camper vehicle > that was constructed by a private party in Germany. > Brought to the United States in 1990 and driven all > over the country, but never shipped back. Never > registered in the US, this vehicle includes a ton of > German accessories that you could never find in the > states. This one of a kind vehicle comes with H4 > Bosch headlights, Bosch halogen fog lights, German > license plates, a mixture of both Hella and Bosch > taillights, original Westfailia trailer hitch w/ > light socket and badge, accessory rear view mirrors, > German first aid kit, 220 volt electrical receptical > for refridgerator, bike rack that fits on the rear, > ladder to get up top, Blaupunkt Am/Fm unit in dash, > Blaupunkt cassette player and Pioneer equilizer > mounted under dash really make the 4 speaker system > crank! Kilometer speedo re! > ads 52353 Km. Inside the vehicle has a ton of > overhead storage as seen in the photos. Propane > cyclinder in side compartment works both the 2 > burner stove and fridge. Fold down table and huge > sleeping area. The 4 plastic or plexiglas windows on > the rear and on the side of the vehicle are > manufactured by Sekurit. Rear storage compartment > and side door are open and closed with the use of a > square key or 'church key'. Some fellow put many, > many hours into constructing this vehicle. Alot of > aluminum sheets, square steel tubing and thousands > of pop rivits went into this camper. Engine is a > 1600 dual port that runs excellent. Trans axle works > great. Windscreen has small crack. Custom passenger > seat was added for those comfortable long drives. > Have I forgot anything? I'm sure I have, so don't > hesitate to e-mail me with any questions you might > have. Please ask questions before you bid and don't > bid unless you are serious about buying the camper. > Vehicle will be sold as is, where is. ! > Buyer will make and pay for all shipping > arrangements within 30 days of the auction's close. > Payment will be in the form of a Cashier's check or > Western Union electronic wire in a timely manner. > Thanks for looking. <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbrr.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbfront.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pblr.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbrear.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbhitch.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbrearhatch.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbinside.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbfridge.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbinsidef.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pb1600.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbdf.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbpf.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbstereo.jpg> > <img > src=http://www.pixhost.com/pixg/gatling/pbdash.jpg> > > Visit eBay, the world's largest Personal > Trading Community at http://www.ebay.com

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