Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:01:30 -0800
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Subject: Re: BGT: Unique! 1989 Dehler-Profi T3 Syncro 16"
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Congrats Malcolm, you must be pretty happy about that! Nicely integrated
shape to the top; it actually makes the Van look swoopier!
And I like the way they have published the wiring diagram on their web page.
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject: BGT: Unique! 1989 Dehler-Profi T3 Syncro 16"
> Folks: I have just finalized the purchased of a unique! 1989 Dehler-Profi
Syncro 16" Vanagon (T3).
> I've been told that there was only ONE of these T3 Syncro 16" vans factory
outfitted by
> Dehler-Profi. This van is so rare/unique that I have been told by
knowledgeable people that a van
> like this does not, nor never did, exist, or that it is a syncro 14"
outfitted with 16" wheels, or
> that the Dehler interior was added after-market. Not true, this is an
original Syncro 16" factory
> outfitted with the Dehler-Profi business/camping interior. FWIW I have
been told that only 8 T3
> Syncro 14s were outfitted with the Dehler-Profi interior. There seems to
be only one known
> Dehler-Profi (a 2WD) in N America, Karl Mullendore advertised a
Dehler-Profi for sale in New
> England last June.
>
> The story I've been told is that this T3 Syncro 16" was shipped NEW to
Dehler for their
> camping/business interior. Dehler then used the van as one of its show
models. A "little old man"
> bought the van when Dehler stopped making the van conversions in 1997-ish
(Dehler still makes
> yacht interiors). The 'old man' died a few years ago and the estate
stored the van till now.
>
> The van was in Dusseldorf, Germany and Marc Peters (http://mobylhome.nl )
helped greatly in the
> purchase by being the 'go-between' and brokering the deal. I can
recommend Marc Peters to
> everyone.
>
> This Vanagon has a documented 138,922 kms (86,322 miles). It is a 2.1L
gasoline engine, locking
> front and rear differentials, (I believe heated) Isri front swivel seats,
the middle seat forms
> part of the bed, 2 burner stove, sink & fridge, an auxiliary heater.
Everything tested out: diff
> locks, viscous coupler, engine, tranny. The interior is nearly pristine
and only a few surface
> rust spots on the van's exterior.
>
> For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Dehler-Profi interior
(competitor to Westfalia)
> you can go to http://www.dehler-profi.de for photos of the Dehler-Profi
brochures (click on the
> left side of the page, then click on T3). Or you can go to my Yahoo site
for lots of low-res
> photos of my 'new to me' van: http://photos.yahoo.com/mwstebbins and
click on the "Dehler 16"
> album and/or click on the "Dehler Brochure" album for photos from the
Dehler-Profi brochures
> showing 'my' van. For the full line of Dehler-Profi conversions, go to
www.Dehler-Profi.de & just
> click around.
>
> Some people do not like the Dehler interior, it uses a lot more plastic
and is prone to cracking.
> Also Dehler cuts out ALL of the roof's cross-member supports for the
hightop, so it is not as
> ridged as it could be (the Westy interior keeps these cross-member roof
supports). Also the
> Dehler-Profi interior is more of a business office setting versus the more
camping oriented
> interior of the Westfalia, but there is an up and downstairs bed, sink,
stove, fridge, and some
> models even had a shower (not my model). On the positive side, the rear
seat sits over the engine
> box so there is about 12" more room in the living quarters. IMHO the
Dheler hightop is the nicest
> hightop available.
>
> Right now the van is at Marc Peter's place in the Netherlands having some
work done on the van
> (new fuel lines for sure, changing all fluids and filters, checking brakes
etc.) and a full
> stem-to-stern check, prior to it being shipped to me here in Halifax.
>
> For the nosy among you, I paid 11,000 Euros for the van, about $13,280 USD
and about $15,640 CAD
> plus a few hundred Euros to Marc for his help, and, soon, a few thousand
dollars to ship the van
> to me here in Halifax.
>
> In succession I have owned:
> a 1981 air-cooled Westy (bought new);
> a 1986 diesel Syncro 14" Westy;
> currently I own a 1991 Syncro 14" gas Westy; and
> now this 'new to me' 1989 Syncro 16" gas Dehler-Profi.
>
> My 1991 Syncro 14" gas Westy (running a Weber carburetor) will most likely
be for sale soon, but
> I'll wait until after my 'new' Dheler 16 arrives here in my driveway (I
hope December sometime).
>
> Let the good times roll! Malcolm (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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