Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 22:23:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
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At 6/27/02 08:40 PM, you wrote:
>you have a '86 westy weekender, wolfsburg edition.  some were wolfsburgs,
>some werent. these were also known as Non-GL campers.  why yours has a "GL"
>on the hatch, i dont know..   do you have a tachometer or a analog clock?
>All the '85-'86 westy weekenders have the tan corduroy interior, tan carpet,
>with single fixed jumpseat w/ storage box underneath, behind the driver, tan
>plastic sidepanels w/ flip out table on the drivers side, and full width
>westy sofabed , and cabinet in the left rear w/ big and small door in the
>face, as well as overhead rear cabinet, and poptop. you dont have swival
>seats, but instead have a 12v outlet under the inner pass seat pedestal, to
>which a portable electric Dometic fridge was plugged into. the fridges are
>usually missing.  I just parted one of these westy weekenders out, also a
>'86.   they were made from '85-'87.  the '87's had either blue or tan tweed,
>the blue being extremely rare. Its impossible that the VIN comes up as a
>"passenger van"  as all westys have special numeric designation in the VIN
>denoting them as being partially assembled at Hannover then shipped to
>Weidenbruck for completion at the Westfalia-werke factory.
>
>what happened to your van that would deem it totalled?
>chris


That is an exact description of the van as I bought it.  Including the
missing fridge.  Mine has clock and not tach.  Here's a link to photos of
the damage.  Estimates came in about $2000-2500.  Insurance is claiming a
value of $1200-1475.  I have discussed this previously on the list in the
thread:  "Battering Ram vs. Ford Escort"

Tim Hannink asked the question that tweaked my brain into realizing
something here:  Aha!  That is the key!  There are no chrome window
moldings, except on the rear hatch, where the GL badge is.  The rear hatch
was replaced by a PO.  So it is probably not a GL, just the hatch came from
a GL.

Edward

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