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Date:         Tue, 31 May 2005 16:05:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Correct hub caps
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To:  <429CE9A3.3060308@verizon.net>
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"Basket Weave" hubcaps?!? Jeepers, that's a new one to me.


Anyone got a picture of those things?


--


Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR






On 5/31/2005 3:48 PM Mike Collum wrote:


> The '84s came with what are offten called "Basket Weave" wheel covers.
>
> The exception may be the '84 Wolfsburg which looked more like an '85
> anyway.
>
> My '84 still has the basket weave and my '85 has the aero disks.
>
> Mike
> '84 GL 7 pass
> '85 GL Westy
>
> Michael Elliott wrote:
>
>> I saw a 1982 Vanagon brochure and it pictured the vehicle with the
>> chrome domelike "VW" hub caps a la my 71 baywindow.
>>
>> A brochure for a 1985 Vanagon showed the larger disclike gray plastic
>> ones.
>>
>> What's correct for a 1984? Or  a 1983.5? What's the diff, anyway?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 83.5 (or 84) Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> KG6RCR
>>
>
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