Date:         Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:40:54 -0400
Reply-To:     "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
Comments: To: Zoltan <thewestyman@gmail.com>
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Are there Westfalia Vanagons, or does another company convert them to
campers?

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com


On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Zoltan <thewestyman@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hahaha.  In South Africa they don't have a clue about us having Vanagons
> here.  They call it the Volksy Bus.  It's expensive there and they hold onto
> it.  They also have about five different kind of engines, from 1.9 to 3.0.
> Also the Ottinger models which is a little like our Wolfsburg edition ones
> but it's an other company like Eddie Bauer here.  Ottingers can have or have
> six cylinder engines.  But they don't have any campers like ours.  I was
> thinking to go back to live there again and just make all those beutiful
> vans into campers for a fortune.
> Zoltan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <
> pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
>
>
>
> Mmmm...5 Cylinder Vanagons!
>>
>> Do you think they call it "The South African Grill" in South Africa?
>>
>>
>> Pete
>> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
>> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
>> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:04 PM, chris and/or ruth <populuxe59@yahoo.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> National Geographic Adventure Magazine April/May issue:
>>> Nice white Vanagon, no idea what year seeing it's South Africa.  Four
>>> cool
>>> kids hanging out on, in and around it living the Vanagon lifestyle. Oh,
>>> yea.
>>> It appears to be a rental car.
>>>
>>> I am hesitant to post.  My posts get scrambled like Ben T?  I thought it
>>> was just my receiving e-mail. When another member responds with BenT
>>> post,
>>> it looks normal but the original does not. Someone mentioned this last
>>> week.
>>> Sorry if this is happening--I have no idea how to solve.
>>>
>>>
>>> One of the many Chris's
>>> Chris Christensen
>>> 90 MV
>>>
>>> I have a drawer full of ADVENTURE magazine if anyone likes back issues.
>>>
>>>
>