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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>
In-Reply-To:  <21EE8F56E1B24AF8AC9B4F800235798D@ZoltanPC>
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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. >>> >>> >


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