Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 11:36:08 -0400
Reply-To: Derek Krueger <vanagon@DRKRU.COTSE.NET>
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From: Derek Krueger <vanagon@DRKRU.COTSE.NET>
Subject: Re: bumpers and tables on vanagon questions
In-Reply-To: <IBEMIMEBBBEOIIGIKKAHKEMEEPAA.vanagon@busdepot.com>
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This is what I am the new owner of. 1984 Wolfsburg w/ all features you
mention such as the full Westy conversion, cloth seats, tach, rear A/C (I
need a new blower motor for AC, who carries them?). I'm glad someone else
thinks the two-tone brown and tan is sharp - I think some others disagree.
Ohh, and I have the Tiico conversion which I'm assuming is an improvement
over the 1.9L ;-)
I love this van.
Derek
> Actually, the '84 Wolfsburg Edition was a whole different animal. As
> opposed to all other years, where the Wolfsburg Edition had _fewer_
> features than a full-blown Westy (lacking the kitchenette and/or the
> poptop), the '84 Wolfsburg actually offered _more_ than the Westy of
> its year. It had the full Westy kitchen and poptop, but added features
> that only became standard a year later (tachometer, cloth seats, even
> available A/C) - plus a very sharp two-tone brown and tan paint job
> that was unique to that model. This can be quite a bargain if you
> stumble on one, as it has most of the amenities of a late-80's Westy
> (albeit a smaller 1.9L engine) at a much lower resale value (dragged
> down, I suppose, by the fact that in every year but this one, a
> Wolfsburg had fewer, not more, features than a full-blown Westy). I
> believe it was introduced in mid-'84 to bolster sales prior to the '85
> model year change. Listmember Ed Stevens used to have a nice one of
> these, as I recall.
>
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> (215) 234-VWVW
> www.busdepot.com
>
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>
>> Anything that is '87 or newer should have the fiberglass bumpers and
>> the rear facing seats, table, etc. Before '87 they had a wolfsburg
>> that didn't
>> have the table or rear facing seats (they did have corduroy covered
>> seats, tachometer, rear seat/bed, and a few other things to make them
>> special). They also had a Wolfsburg with a pop top that had one rear
>> facing seat that
>> was fixed, and a small removeable fridge that they made from
>> around 84 to 88
>> (just to confuse you more if you weren't already confused :-)
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