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Date:         Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:31:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: vans
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPEEGBNBAA.jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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My westy is named & plated "DETLEF" after the little German man who owned it for its 1st 18 years & put 38k miles on it in that time. He kept it so pristine, that I plated it in his honor. My other vws go by "the doublecab", "the blue westy", etc.

Tom B.-sometimes I forget my own name

On Dec 21, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

> I just can't do the "name" thing. I have a hard enough time > remembering the > names of people I know (phone numbers are not a problem though), so

> naming > vehicles is nearly impossible. Usually, my many, many vans have > been simply > called: the red bus, the white bus, the blue bus, etc. Certain > vans will > get downgraded to the red turd, the white turd, the blue turd, > etc. The > Tristar is called "The Tristar". The closest I've ever come to > naming a > vehicle was nearly 30 years ago when I was riding a Honda XR500, > that heavy > beast came to be know as "The Red Sled". > > Viele Grüße, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Anthony Egeln > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:16 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: vans > > > Thomas, I don't know if there is an official christening....my > kids and I > just started referring to my van as Hidalgo after seeing the movie > of the > same name....about the indefatigable, independent and intelligent wild > mustang horse, who could go anywhere and never quit! The name > seems to fit. > Cheers, Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > > Thomas Butler <thomas_butler@MSN.COM> wrote: I have an ’87 Syncro

> Weekender > and I was reading posts yesterday and > somebody said that half the fun of owning these things is making > them your > own. I have started this process by adding the swivel seat to the > passenger > side. What I would like to do is add the shelf that runs over the > sink and > stove in the full camper models. Does anybody have pictures of > this shelf > that they could share? I’m looking for dimensions and how the > track for the > curtains is located. > > > > Also – it seems to me like you guys all have attachments to these

> things > that is only rivaled by old Harley riders – I have a ’71 > Electroglide myself > so I understand – and I’m wondering if there is a process used for > christening your ride. I have seen vans and busses called Horst, > Matilda, > Blue, Emma and other names and I’m curious. > > > > Thanks > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.25/593 - Release Date: > 12/19/2006 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com


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