Hi Chris, The only rational excuse for that sort of butchery would be a massive front-end collision. A large deer-strike perhaps. The engine could have been sold off afterwards. Me... I'd have built a stretch bus with it. Happy trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com
On 21-May-06, at 8:44 AM, Christopher Gronski wrote: > Apart from the fact that the van would be worth more intact than > chopped up like this, why do it at all? Even if you wanted a vanagon > trailer, it would be heck of a lot easier to hook a towbar up to the > front and go, so you don't loose the flip around front seats. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-BUS-VANAGON-VOLKSWAGEN-WESTFALIA- > CAMPER-WITH- > CANVAS_W0QQitemZ8067113985QQcategoryZ6763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ > ViewItem > > DO NOT DRINK AND SAWZALL > > Chris > > On 5/18/06, Shawn Wright <swright@zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote: >> Any listees in Wa. state looking for the back part of their >> Westy? This could be it.... >> >> Ebay #8067113985 |
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