I spotted one Vany Westy at one of the climbs on Friday, and did spot a couple of EV's. There does not seem to be too many Vanagons/Caravelle like there was in previous years. I also spotted an old 2CV parked on a side road through one of the towns but they are becoming even more rare. Joel Rochester NY ________________________________ From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 10:04:58 AM Subject: Re: Vanagons of the Tour de France Maybe they have mostly been rented by Americans who aren't showing up this year : ( Jim On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:44 AM, Richard Golen <rgolen@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Me too! In years past, there were lots of Vanagon Westies, etc., this year >nada... > > > > Ric > > > > > > >> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:35:30 -0700 >> From: camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM >> Subject: Re: Vanagons of the Tour de France >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> Dude. Been thinking the same thing since the Prologue. I looked forward >> to seeing Vanagons or Westies along the routes, but this year . . . I >> have been looking and have not seen a single one. I did see the loaf, >> but it's not the same as seeing a vintage Vanagon in full Westy regalia >> (awnings, etc.) set up in a sweet patch of grass along the route. >> >> -- >> Rocky J Squirrel >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) >> Bend, OR >> KG6RCR >> >> >> >> Jeffrey Vickers wrote: >> > There seems to be an alarming lack of Vanagons this year in the Tour. I >> > saw one yesterday about half way up the second-to-last climb. It was a >> > white Westy and you could only see about 3 feet of the rear of the van >> > parked on the left side of the road. Also saw a seafoam green breadloaf >> > on the last climb. Anybody seen any others? >> > >> > Jeff > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your >inbox. >http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 >2 |
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