Date:         Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:10:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: High Tops - DIY
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
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And you could still finish the inside with that beeyooteeful walnut-like
panelling and maybe some Avocado shag!     :-)

On 11/3/06, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> For interest's sake (so to speak) I consulted the inflation
> calculator at http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflateCPI.html and input
> in a cost of 340 with a date of 1971. The inflation-adjusted result
> of that high-top expressed in 2004 dollars works out to $1,585.76.
>
> Seems to me it would me more cost-effective to bring in one of
> Jeffrey's German imports. Particularly as that $340 doesn't include
> the cost of labour.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3-Nov-06, at 12:02 AM, rpc wrote:
>
> > For those who asked for the information:
> >
> >    POPULAR MECHANICS, Feb 1971
> >   "How to Raise the Roof On a Camper Van"
> >    From Van to Camper -- $340
> >
> >   I scanned the article and uploaded the 6 pages into my yahoo
> > briefcase.
> >   http://briefcase.yahoo.com/populuxe59
> >   Check the folder "hi-top"
> >
> >   Chris C 90mv
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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