Jeff, Detlev Hanschke is the owner of Vanagon Projekt in Livermore, California. Vanagon Projekt is listed in the Winkler catalogs as the official US distributor for Winkler products. I know Detlef personally. I have been to his shop and he has attended many of our local Vanagon fuctions with his family. He is also a longtime listee on both the Vanagon & Syncro Lists. BenT
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:33:56 -0700, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote: > BenT, > > There is only one official Winkler dealer in the USA. Vanagon Projekt over > in Livermore. Funny thing is that he mostly imports Winkler's Audi stuff. > > I had an in-depth conversion with Herr Winkler last time I was in Germany > about importing his T3 items into the USA. He informed me that he was > unable to sell to anyone in the USA due to his agreement with the Vanagon > Projekt. Apparently, the guy at Vanagon Projekt is a long time friend and > they've been doing business for over 20 years. > > I did figure out a way to order Winkler items without compromising his > exclusive deal but have yet to place any significant orders. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > www.vanagonparts.com |
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