Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:03:58 -0700
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From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Hightop Group Purchase?
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I posted this in March of this regarding the AW Molds and where they were
last reported:
> There was a bit of
> discussion 3 years ago that Ed Anderson, the retired owner wanted to sell
> the molds (Vanagon I believe) for the tops that were in storage in Santa
> Rosa, CA. Gist of it was that by May of 2005, the molds were safe and
sound
> resting comfortably in a locked indoor storage facility.
>
> Robert H ( male95219@yahoo.com ) apparently is the one who has them and
> indicated in his last post to the list that he was looking into
reactivating
> the tooling and manufacture of them. Best to contact him if interested.
>
> Check the Archives under subjects:
>
> Adventurewagen Top Molds for free? or AW Molds safe and sound.
Scott - Does this Robert H still have them safe and sound?
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
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http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> Hi............I'm not familiar with Reimo high tops from Germany,
> but i'm very familiar with the Adventurewagen fiberglass top for
> Vanagons........
> which is a quite good set up actually............
> more aerodynamically stable in cruise mode than a Westy - that pointy
> rear end gives it a slight 'arrow' affect.
> To me it's a good 15 % better than a Westy in that regard - rounder
> edges too, not blown around quite so much by gusty side winds.....
> the overall aero drag does not seem worse than a westy at all.
> and they do not feel top heavy at all,
> and they seem quite quiet inside driving too .
>
> And.........sorry to get off there............
> I tracked down the molds for these tops in Northern California.
> they can be gotten.......then there is the entire matter of making the
> things of course.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>
>> Jeff - Cool high top --but I don't need one. I'm wondering if you are
>> a source for Reimo stuff. They have lots of cool stuff but nobody
>> seems to want to sell it here in the U.S. What's the story with
>> Reimo ? --inquiring minds want to know...
>>
>>
>> Jeff / San Anselmo
>> On Jun 11, 2008, at 7:47 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:21:20 -0700
>>> From: "Jeff @ Autostadt West" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
>>> Subject: Hightop Group Purchase?
>>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> Recently , I've had several requests for hightop roofs for the
>>> Vanagon.
>>> So... I spoke with my contact at Reimo in Germany about purchasing
>>> some
>>> their T3/Vanagon hightops. They currently are not in production (I
>>> knew
>>> that), but they're willing to produce some for me if I order at
>>> least 5.
>>>
>>> Here's a link to a photo of the top:
>>>
>>> http://www.autostadtwest.com/images/reimo_top.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> The cost of the top will be 845 EUR, delivered in Germany. Skylights,
>>> windows, vents, and other accessories will be extra, but Reimo has
>>> quite a
>>> selection available.
>>>
>>> Shipping cost to the USA (specifically, Northern California) will be
>>> dependant upon quantity ordered. The higher the quantity, the lower
>>> per
>>> unit shipping cost.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you are SERIOUSLY interested. I'll do the
>>> legwork if
>>> enough people pony up for the purchase of a top.
>>>
>>> If this happens, I would guess-timate delivery by the end of summer.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>> Autostadt West
>>
>>
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