Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:12:24 -0500
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Wht the hell is it?
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So the vanagon is a T3 but a Type 2? Then what does the T stand for?
Transporter?
Joy
:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of Jake de Villiers
:::Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:34 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Wht the hell is it?
:::
:::I'm afraid so buddy. :)
:::
:::Type 3s are the Notchback, Fastback & Squareback of the sixties and Type
:::4s
:::are the 411 & 412 which some list members like a lot.
:::
:::The Vanagon was called, variously, the Transporter, T3, T25, Caravelle,
:::Volksiebus and more that I disremember right now.
:::They came as panel vans, hightop work vans, 7, 8 & 9 passenger vans,
:::single
:::cabs, double cabs, wide bed pickups & many different varieties of
:::campers,
:::but they're all Type 2s.
:::
:::Seeya, Jake
:::
:::
:::On 2/12/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
:::>
:::> Hmm, every community has it's own inside jargon to seperate the twits
:::> from the real thing. I thought Type 2s were the old loaf busses, Type
:::> 3 were the newer busses (vanagons in the US - gawd what an awful name,
:::> belongs on a Ford), and Type 4s were the Eurovans.
:::> Is my nomenclature revealing me to be the noob that I am?
:::>
:::> Nathaniel
:::>
:::> On 2/12/07, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
:::> >
:::> > On 2/11/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
:::> > > Hey all,
:::> > >
:::> > > What's the name of those funky half-vanagon, half ugly pickup? I've
:::> > > only been In Victoria BC for an hour and I've seen three Kombis and
:::> > > two of the strange van/pickups. This place is VW heaven. A best-
:::kept
:::> > > secret on the west coast. And that westy at WestBay village is
:::still
:::> > > here, two months later. Don't know if someone is living in it. But
:::us
:::> > > type 3s look like something pooped out of the huge tin rigs
:::> > > surrounding us. I won't complain tho; I've got a gorgeous nighttime
:::> > > view of the lights of Victoria harbour and I'm getting gratis use
:::of
:::> > > someone's wireless.
:::> > >
:::> > > nathaniel
:::> >
:::> >
:::> > Watch your mouth, Nathaniel. You were probably looking at T3
:::Doublecabs
:::> > (Dopplekabine / Doka / Crewcab) Transporters. I have more than one of
:::> them
:::> > and not in Canada.
:::> >
:::> > Whatever do you mean by "...us type 3s..."? Are you referring to Type
:::> 3's as
:::> > in the cars from VW in 60's thru the 70's or do you mean like a Type
:::II
:::> T3
:::> > Transporters like Vanagons? Do you spell Syncro with an H?
:::> >
:::> > Get thee to the Vannery!
:::> >
:::> >
:::> > BenT
:::> >
:::>
:::
:::
:::
:::--
:::Jake
:::1984 Vanagon GL
:::1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
:::www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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