Date:         Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:38:45 +0100
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From:         tp <tp@WHSMITHNET.CO.UK>
Subject:      Hi again!
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I've just rejoined the Vanagon mailing list after a long
break and thought I would re-introduce myself.

My name is Tony Polson.  I'm 49 and hail from Scarborough,
North Yorkshire, England.

My Vanagon is a 1985 VW Transporter which has been converted
from a panel van into a camper using Reimo equipment.  It is
a 2-berth home-built conversion with its original fixed
steel roof, a full width "rock and roll" bed and basic
camping equipment.  The conversion was done in 1991 and I
bought the van in February, 2002.

The van has covered only 82,000 miles from new but had hard
use before it was purchased for conversion.  It is suffering
from the early stages of body rust which I am just about
keeping pace with!  The van has been off the road since
November, 2002 after an electrical fire killed just about
the whole electrical system.  I am now finally completing
the repairs (I work very slowly due to chronic illness) and
hope to have the van back on the road in the next few weeks.
I hope to tour the UK and Europe in the van during 2004.

I hope to learn more about Vanagons and perhaps bring some
views of the European VW scene.

Tony