Date:         Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:49:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW Camper dreams
Comments: To: Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com>
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Thanks for those Flo.

I especially like the red one!

On 10/22/06, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> the interior is not reimo. nor is the poptop. I have been trying to buy
> these tops in germany over the last months to no success..... i got no
> offer
> under $1000. but let me post some of the links to the manufacturer
> catalogues: ooooops, i just see that vwpix, who was hosting them, is
> offline
> since the beginning of the month....  i have the weinsberg catalogues here
> so i upload them to my webpage:   see it here
> www.outdoorinsider.blogspot.com
> the manufacturers website is
> http://www.weinsberg.com/de/pages/modelle/modelle/modelle.html or just
> weinsberg.com they are now making vancampers on renault chassis.
> the van linked in this thread before was converted by carthago,
> www.carthago.com
>
> if i find my carthago catalogues i will publish them.
> please note that i suspect that vwpix is down due to copyright issues. I
> may
> therefore take the post down in a few days. please just download it by
> clicking on it, so you get a big version, and then right-click and save
> as.
>
> I have been repeatedly toying with the idea of making my own mold for a
> hightpoptop.... is this completely undoable?
>
> have fun
> flo
>
>
>
>
> On 10/22/06, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > It looks to me like the opening for the canvas is narrower and that more
>
> > metal may have been left on the port and starboard sides of the top. (?)
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > TC wrote:
> >
> > > Ok who has done the R&D to find out who makes that  hightop/poptop
> > > I would guess this would be  a close drop in replacement
> >
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com