Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:18:29 -0700
Reply-To: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagons of the Tour de France
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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
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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:
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> Me too! In years past, there were lots of Vanagon Westies, etc., this year
>nada...
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> Rocky J Squirrel
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
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>> 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?
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>> > Jeff
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