Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:15:09 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 84 Westy Wolfie with 47k orig miles on Ebay
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I like your input roger, and your energy too.
and besides...........if one doesn't like what's posted..........
one doesn't have to look at it !
so don't be quiet. Keep it coming.
I heartily support 'self-expression.' I ya wanna share it..........I
suggest, for everyone, that they do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: 84 Westy Wolfie with 47k orig miles on Ebay
> dear wolfie buyers
> i have a program called aperture -
> it is a photo processing program with a loupe to view up to 1600 %
> i went up to 200% before it started to pixilate
> the starboard side looks very very clean and pristine
> the port side has much dirt and use --
> interestingly the starboard door panel looks as though it were removed or
> folded roughly by someone with little regard to proper procedure
> anyway ... simply commenting cause i am resting form moving --
> i should really shut my trap - but it is so hard not to chime in around
> the
> virtual campfire
> yours
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 10:50 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jack.
>>
>> Yah those stickers sure look pristine. I noticed those too.
>>
>> I know nothing of the colour schemes used by VW, and it's really hard
>> to tell from the images, but the paint itself looks a little "misty"
>> for lack of a better term.
>>
>> Might be a sweet deal if it's for real.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>> > My original 84 Westy Wolfie which I purchased in 1987 has brown table
>> arms,
>> > both front and rear.
>> >
>> > By the look of the stickers this may be original paint, but I believe
>> > the
>> > original 84 had a wider multi color (earth tone) pin strip along the
>> > side
>> at
>> > the top of the dark brown. My 84 had already been repainted once when
>> > I
>> > purchased it in 87, but I've seen two others with that exact same
>> > strip.
>> >
>> > Jack
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com]
>> > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:29 PM
>> > To: Jack R.
>> > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>> > Subject: Re: 84 Westy Wolfie with 47k orig miles on Ebay
>>
>> > I"m curious about the arm on the forward swing table.
>> >
>> > It's painted brown.
>> >
>> > Did VW start painting the arms after a certain year? Is it possible
>> > someone repainted it to spruce up the look?
>> >
>> > Plus, does that look like the original body paint? (quality)
>>
>
>
>
> --
> 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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