Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:51:33 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: BenT seen in Vanagon touring article in Camp-Car Magazine in
Japan
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dear al turning japenese
google offers a translation service on the pages ben t links to
but the magazine seems to be able to be opened and read by subscription
hmm ...
anyway Ben T if you send Shintaro an email i would bet he would send you a
copy of the latest japenese version
yours
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:44 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> How about that? I helped Shintaro who is a friend of Yoshi (Nippon Vanagon
> Club) to acquire a 1984 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia camper for his
> "Paradise
> Tour" of the US.
> I just recall that there were lots of photos being taken and just assumed
> they were personal souvenirs. I was aware that Shintaro was writing an
> article about his Stateside
> experience. I did not expect my mug shot was going to be in the mag.
>
> Anyway, just some highlights, Shintaro picked-up the AAZ powered Westy at
> Tassi's in Colma. From there he took the van and sorted any obvious faults
> like a non-working
> galley in Sebastopol, California. After Sebastopol, he crissed-crossed the
> US skipping areas when weather was bad. Within about 3 months, Shintaro
> logged nearly 12,000
> miles and averaged 35mpg while cruising mostly at 65mph.
>
> For the curious, the magazine article is in the July 2008 issue (starting
> at
> page 120 -- remember to start on the back cover). That's the issue I am in.
> There was a follow-up
> on the August 2008 issue. Since I cannot read Japanese, I can't tell if the
> article had ended. I will find out soon enough. The magazine website is
> www.campcar-mag.com
> Saw them for sale on Amazon.com.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> BenT
>
--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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