Date:         Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:56:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: westfalia interiors
Comments: To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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That was a standard model P22 offered in 1980-81 at least. More seating,
larger bed, more cabin living space. It has no propane, so no stove. No
fridge either, just an icebox and sink in a narrower kitchen cabinet.
The storage area under the sink is a little narrower to allow the full
width bench seat to fold out into a bed, while the icebox section is the
same size as the full Westy fridge but a little closer to the driver;s
seat. Since the water tank is under one end of the rear bench, less
under bench storage.

I helped a friend upgrade one of these smaller kitchen units. We pulled
the icebox and put a Dometic 182 in it's place. We also mounted a stove
into the existing sink top, using the stove guts from a full Westy along
with a propane tank. Not a simple bolt in conversion but not too hard.
The result is more seating, larger bed, more cabin space, with the same
cooking and refrigeration of the Deluxe model. Sadly, all the P22 models
I have ever seen were the dark wood grain finish and I don't care for it
as much.

I have since seen VW T3 campers for sale in Europe that had the propane
stuff with the narrow kitchen. There was a more diverse selection of
options sold there.

Mark

Jonathan Farrugia wrote:

> i was wondering what if any the name of this interior is.  i found it on a
> air cooled pop top westfalia.  the interior consists of a full size
> folding bed with flat foam cushions covered is a colorful patterns of
> horizontal little bars with rounded corners on the bars i think.  there is
> a little sideways seat infront of the bed and next to the kitchen.  the
> kitchen cabinet only has a sink, drawers and doors.  no stove or fridge.
> is this some type of base model westfalia above the weekender or whatever
> it was called.  also the van had no glove box only a slot in the place of
> the glove box, did all air cooled vanagons come with a slot instead of a
> glove box?
>
> jonathan
>