Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 13:44:29 -0700
Reply-To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Fwd: "Brand new" bus now Vanagon
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In a post I once suggested we dedicate a website petitioning VW to bring back the vanagon....updated of course with an inline gas or TDI engine! The production tooling must exist somewhere between South Africa and Germany.
Some folks said that it wouldn't pass US regulations because of the cab over wheels design, and others said it would be too expensive. But there are new imported trucks out there that are cab over wheel and with folks paying GoWesty 30-40M (and more) for a 2wd Westy, not to mention your comment about "drain the bank account", there might be a market out there. It doesn't have to cost a million clams. There IS a world-wide market hungry for a good 'ol VW SUV (sport utility van). I'd buy a new syncro pax van or maybe even a Westy.
Dreams CAN come true! Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM> wrote: I would love to find a 91 Syncro like that!
I would drain the bank account for it.
dylan
----- Original Message ----
From: David Milo
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2007 10:24:08 AM
Subject: Fwd: "Brand new" bus
Try this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ item 200090584764
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Milo
Date: Apr 7, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: "Brand new" bus
To: Vanagon List
Ah, here it is, eBay uk. I was a little optimistic on the selling price, but
at least here is the background story.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk item number: 200090584764
Dave
On 4/6/07, Greg Potts wrote:
>
> Hi Joy,
>
> No idea why its unused. It has no seats, because it's a panel van.
> They were very commonly used as cargo vehicles and tradesman's vans;
> so no rear seats were needed.
>
> I also noticed that it's got the type1 "upright" engine more commonly
> found in the beetle or 68-71 bus. Type4 engines were an option in
> europe, the UK and Austrailia.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
> On 6-Apr-07, at 10:54 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>
> > But what's the story? Why was it never used? And why no seats, too?
> >
> >
> > Joy
>
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