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Date:         Tue, 5 Feb 2002 12:04:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: History of Westfalia-Werke
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Try this link for the Mercedes conversion... SWEET
I inquired as to the avail in the US...NADA from Mercedes USA... that sucks.


http://www.mercedes-benz.com/e/rv/marcopolo/photo1.htm


Sean Garrett
1981 Westy (his)
1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
sean.garrett@asu.edu








> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Golen [mailto:rgolen@UMASSD.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 11:52 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: History of Westfalia-Werke
>
>
> I toured the Westfalia-werke last summer. They are still
> converting VW vans
> and chassis into campers. However they weren't sure how long
> that was going
> to last as Westfalia has been purchased by Daimler Chrysler.
> The business
> apparently had been going down hill for a while.
>  From what I was told DC wants to dump VW and Ford from
> Westfalia so that
> Westfalia will produce Mercedes-Benz based units. However, there isn't
> enough income yet to justify the switch.
>
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