Date:         Fri, 7 Mar 2008 20:36:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1991 Vangon GL
Comments: To: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <501dc8150803071949o1fa36476w280aadd1552c7b58@mail.gmail.com>
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I'm not an expert on the model but it seems weird to have the plastic body
cladding with the chrome bumpers.

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 7:49 PM, Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com>
wrote:

> My husband has a few antique John Deeres and I always thought it would be
> kind of cool to have the matching Vanagon!  Instead I stick a red Farmall
> or
> John Deere track antennae topper on our Syncro and make do.  We attend the
> big antique tractor show in Tulare every April. Until this year we drove
> the
> Syncro, but now we have a Dodge Cummins to pull our tractors with so we'll
> drive it this year.  The last two years someone camped there in a
> Westfalia,
> late model, white if memory serves.
>
> Donna, 87 syncro, 46 Farmall A
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> >  Yes, I've seen just a few john deere green vanagons.
> >
> > Often a westy, or even only, a westy with a white top.
> >
> > Just saw one the other day.
> >
> > They look great.
> >
> > Good shade of green too, not too dark.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* Donna Skarloken [mailto:dskarloken@gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Friday, March 07, 2008 7:11 PM
> > *To:* Scott Daniel - Shazam
> > *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> > *Subject:* Re: 1991 Vangon GL
> >
> >
> >
> > They did have that John Deere green for a while, though I didn't see too
> > many around NorCal.  I guess  you could get one of those and paint the
> > poptop carrot orange.
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
> > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> >
> > I got my 'gl' clue from the top of the ad where it says it's a 91 GL.
> >
> >
> >
> > And I like 'carrot'  better, and they could have offered a carrot orange
> > body  with a green roof.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> >
> > VW Doka
> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 6:53 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: 1991 Vangon GL
> >
> >
> >
> > Perhaps that "VANAGON GL" emblem on the rear hatch is a clue?
> >
> >
> >
> > Definitely not a Carrat, and probably not a Carat (or a Carrot).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> >
> > Of Scott Daniel - Shazam
> >
> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 6:20 PM
> >
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Subject: Re: 1991 Vangon GL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My thought on that is it's a GL and not a Carrat.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> >
> > Robert Fisher
> >
> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:38 PM
> >
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Subject: Re: 1991 Vangon GL
> >
> >
> >
> > Why does it have those bumpers?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cya,
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/7/08, Jim Kurpius <jkurpius04@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Does anyone know anything about this van or the seller?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/595787584.html
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Please pmail if you have any info.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Thanks, Jim K.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 84 westy
> >
> > > SF CA
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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