They were fairly common in the 69-72 models at least. I and my family and friends had several. They had a crank handle in the middle of the roof between the front seats. The same basic sliding roof was used through 79 and into the Vanagon years. On at least some of the loafs the opening was the same as for the poptops but not so for Vanagons. Mark Jason Willenbrock wrote: > Hey all, > today I saw a 71? bay window bus that had a factory sliding roof. not so > much a sunroof, but almost 3/4 of the roof would slide open. Bout the size > of a poptop opening. Has a pull chain with a tyoe of cog wheel to open it. > Looks pretty cool. Is this rare? or where these or fairly common? > firts one I've seen. > thanks > jason > 87 syncro westy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Try Search Survival Kits: Fix up your home and better handle your cash with > Live Search! > http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmtagline > > |
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