Date:         Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:26:22 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bra  wanted for Vanagon
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> Yes Ron it is Factory VW----
> I don't think anyone else but VW would have had "Vanagon" stitched on
> the upper panel--
> Someone would have been in big trouble if they did---


You're probably right.  Either VW sold someone else a license to use the
logo back then, or yours is a genuine one that is no longer made.  I concur
that the latter is more likely, as VW doesn't tend to license out their
logos nearly as often as other car manufacturers do. (The auto trade shows
are full of dozens of aftermarket manufacturers with licensed Chevy or Ford
logo'd products; rarely a Volkswagen logo found.)  Your bra must be a number
of years old.  I couldn't comment on whether it's the same as VW's current
product (other than the year it fits), as I've never seen one of the old
ones.  The current ones are made for VW in the U.S., but they are definately
different from any of  the aftermarket brands I've seen (Wolf, Colgan, or
CalBra), so I'm not sure who actually OEM's it for them.  (I'm sure it's
exclusively sold to VW, though, hence the logo.)

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com

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