Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:15:09 -0600
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: OMG...non shredded shreddy tan corduroy!!
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Not really worth it, I'll take you guys' word for it. BTW, when I was a kid, velour didn't exist. At least I don't think it did. I like corduroy and wear it today, as I did back then. DMc
---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote:
> I guess I should enlarge them as well, because that sure looks like my velour!
>
> For the record, when i was a kid, I'm pretty sure my mom dressed me in velour pants as well as
> corduroy pants. These are repressed memories, but hopefully i can still tell the difference.
>
> Jeff
>
> >
> > From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: 2010/03/01 Mon PM 02:24:54 CST
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: OMG...non shredded shreddy tan corduroy!!
> >
> > Dave, like Chris said, that Tan Corduroy only came in the 1985 and 1986 VW
> > Vanagon Westfalia Weekenders, and it only came in the one colour.
> >
> > Maybe you should enlarge the pix and look again...
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > > My '91 has upholstery that looks like that in the photos except for color
> > > (gray instead of tan). I would call mine velour, too. Mine also looks like
> > > new, despite 150K miles, and my van lived in Arizona for most of its life.
> > > I have thought it was pretty durable stuff. Not generally true? DMc
> > >
> > > ---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> wrote:
> > > > I have an 85 Westfalia GL, and up until now I thought i had different
> > > upholstery than everyone else. Why
> > > > is this called corduroy? It looks more like velour to me! Anyway. My
> > > van has 300k kilometres (about
> > > > 180k miles) and the upholstery is almost like new. And believe me I've
> > > got a big enough butt to do
> > > > some serious damage to the seats if I tried. I do live north of the 49th
> > > if that makes a difference UV
> > > > wise as I've never had a garage (sorry except until recently - it now
> > > spends winters in a garage).
> > > > Pictures available upon request.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > > >
> > > > > From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> > > > > Date: 2010/03/01 Mon PM 12:38:44 CST
> > > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > > > Subject: OMG...non shredded shreddy tan corduroy!!
> > > > >
> > > > > this is gotta be a entry for the vanagon book of world records - '85
> > > westy
> > > > > weekender with 160k and the shreddy tan corduroy is not shredded!!!???
> > > > >
> > > > > _http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=887785_
> > > > > (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=887785)
> > > > >
> > > > > PO must have sat on a cushion of air LOL
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> >
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >
> > Crescent Beach, BC
> >
> > www.thebassspa.com
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >
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