Date:         Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:54:40 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1972 Bettle
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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I've owned several - all got 25 MPG plus in town. If yours got worse than
your Vanagon then it had issues.

The heaters in the later ones were good as long as the heater channels that
ran along the sides stayed intact but we called the older heaters "Auschwitz
Specials". The older heater diverted hot air that had just passed across the
cylinder fins into the passenger compartment - you did not want a leaky head
gasket!

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Don Hanson
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 10:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 1972 Bettle

 Wasn't it a Beatle back in the 70s?

   I recently had one of those cars...a '70...Nice little car, took it cross
the west and used it well.  Still has a crappy heater though and it got
worse gas mileage than my Inline powered Vanagon, without a sink, fridge,
stove and bed...The vanagon has a tighter turning radius, too.

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> Not to be rude, but I think you have a "Beetle"?
>
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>
> On Oct 22, 2012, at 6:12 PM, ac butler <acbutler.dandy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > I must say this is a great list, and I enjoyed every conversation, I
> saved
> > a few. I have sold my 1989 westy now investing in a 1972 Standard
> > bettle, shaved door handels, that pop with a remote, aluminum rims,
> > just a really nice bug.
> >
> > Can someone help me find the same in with vw lists or forums,
> > besides the samba, and Parts suppliers, High performance parts as well.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > adam
>
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