This was a two-light grille, not an SA. It looked the same as all grilles from '85 back, except for the giant emblem.
>From: "William B" <dieselsyncro@gmail.com> >To: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@hotmail.com> >CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com >Subject: Re: Big Emblem Grill, Round Headlights >Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:47:54 -0400 > >one of these http://tiico.com/South%20African%202002%20VWs.jpg > >it's the south african grill. You can order them from tiico.com or several >other sites > >if you're interested in the dirty work involved in installing it, check out > >http://users.qadas.com/~kanas/Vehicles/Syncro/South_African_Grille_Procedure.html > >I still don't understand the appeal of them, but lots of folks really like >em > >On 6/2/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>Mornin'. >> >>Last night I sold a set of wheels/tires to a guy with a really nice '84 >>Westy with 23k original miles and a Subie 2.2 conversion. The little old >>lady who owned it before him never changed the oil, threw a rod, and sold >>it >>to him for a grand. Talk about a dream scenario... >> >>What struck me was the front grille. It was a round 2-headlight grille, >>but >>had a BIG VW emblem in the middle; big like the ones on the 89-91 (or >>thereabouts) square grilles. >> >>Has anybody seen these before? What year(s) did they come on? I never >>had >>seen one, and it was cool! >> >>Joe T. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >>http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >> _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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