Date:         Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:42:18 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: junkyard tales
Comments: To: Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
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On 10/17/04 10:06 PM, "Stephen Overmyer" <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU> wrote:

> 
> 
> From:    mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Subject: junkyard tales, change those fuel lines!
> 
> The major self serve junkyards in SoCal had their half price sales this
> weekend. I made it to 3 yards and bought too much Vanagon stuff. The
> first yard had an 84 with a new German  radiator so I bought the
> radiator for about $25. They also had an early 1980 Westy that I picked
> a few parts off. I use that model of tranny (DK) on my TD conversions so
> $60 was a pretty sweet deal. The 80 was built in July 79, Westy serial #
> 1200. I have never seen one that old.
> 
> 
> If the build date was July '79, and with August being VW's change of
> year model month, that would make the aircooled Westy technically a '79
> model T3 would it not?
> I have seen a 1980 year-model 2.0L bay window van (from Germany) and a
> 1993 year-model T3 (also from Germany) but never a '79 T3.
> 
> Verrrry interesting...;)
> 
> Steve O
> '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
> '00 Transporter Double Cab
> '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
> '78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top (ex-Aust.Army)
> 
> 
From vin number lookup I show that the vins for vanagons started in may of
79.  This is also why some parts listings will of show a 1979 vanagon for
starters and some other items.  with only two months of production for 79
they were probably all sold as 80 models.  The bay bus had a final
production month of july 79 so both vehicles were actually in production at
the same time for one month.


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