Date:         Wed, 9 Mar 2005 23:13:28 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Grebby will love this (toyota) Re: And now,
              for something completely different!
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>hey grebby, this ones got your name all over it :<)   and its local to you
>too..
>nice interior layout tho..and cool poptop..
>chris
>
>In a message dated 3/8/05 11:57:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>syncrowestytd@MINDSPRING.COM writes:
>
>
>>  Anyone heading to New Zealand?
>>
>  > http://brucejones.org/campervan/CampervanGallery/index.htm

Yep. That's a current-model (1989 onward) long-wheelbase Hiace
(LH100-series), almost certainly a 2.4 gas. Upspec Japanese-market
ones have no fold-down center front eat, but a hot & cold box instead.

I just do not know why they are not using extralong-wheelbase Hiaces
for camper conversions; these are all high-roof, so poptop not
needed, and there's an extra foot or so in length.

They are not quite as wide as a Vanagon, because Japanese
registration for cars over 1.690 meters is prohibitive. It's odd that
Toyota never made a wide-body version, the way they did with the
Estima (Previa) MPV and Dyna truck.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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