Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:17:32 +0100
Reply-To: Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: identification plate
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Years ago an identification plate was usually a metalic plate with raised
letters, numbers. They would last hundred years. The company which produced
the car, any piece of machinery, did care for its plate to last. Novadays
companies they do not care. Look at my 87 Westy sticker, it is so badly
deteriorated that it is unreadable and you get an idea about the quality of
what it represents. Its sad and it is a shame.
Now lets get to WESTFALIA stickers on the roof. They bubbled, discolored.
The former is because oif heat, the latter because the chemists were
drinking a lot of coffee and sitting on their hands.
For years I was looking foir Westfalia stickers. My roof is gray, the body
is Wolfram metalic gray. Does anyone know where I can get WESTFALIA roof
stickers? Who sells window rubber chromed plated inserts - strips?
Chrome - on - plastic plating. It is gone everywhere, except VANAGON GL
sticker on the back door. My Westy has now less than 50k miles , was never
driven in winter in USA and was stored in a garage. Was a 1-st place winner
in Lorenz, MA, show. Oldtimers must remember that great show organized by
Sam Capuso.
Ark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
> +1 That's what I was going to say.
>
> Whoever did the re-spray when Dixie took a hit in the right front years
> ago
> (judging by the paint) removed and replaced the Westy sticker on the
> outside.
>
> Thoughtful
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 10:08 PM, <jordanvw@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> theyre ALL on the outide of the RF door on westys.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> What trevor said was that the sticker (plate) is on the _outside_ of the
>> assenger door. I don't think he said (or implied) that the sticker
>> itself
>> was
>> nything out of the ordinary, just its placement. DMc
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Sat, Apr 17, 2010 2:19 pm
>> Subject: Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
>>
>>
>> ---- Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>
>> That plate, actually a metalic sticker, is found on every Vanagon
>> Westfalia.
>> t is the factory serial plate.
>>
>> Ric
>> > Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:53:44 -0600
>> > From: gneiss9@GMAIL.COM
>> > Subject: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >
>> What trevor said was that the sticker (plate) is on the _outside_ of the
>> assenger door. I don't think he said (or implied) that the sticker
>> itself
>> was
>> nything out of the ordinary, just its placement. DMc
>> > > My vanagon has it's Identification Plate on the outside of the
>> > passenger door. I know this is not common but am wondering if anyone
>> > else has seen this before? My Van spent most of it's life in Japan,
>> > (imported only a year ago into N.America) and can only assume that
>> > this is a regulation in Japan for foreign vehicles!?!
>> >
>> > http://s1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/onsight2003/?
>> > action=view¤t=DSCN6607.jpg
>> >
>> > Trevor Reynolds
>> >
>> > '91 GL 2Wheel drive, AT, Westy "SEN".
>> > http://westfalia-91restore.blogspot.com/
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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