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Date:         Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:28:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: [WetWesties] Local 83 westy looking for a new home (PNW)
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From WetWesties:

And I have a plug and play complete engine if one wanted to driving it week after next.

Jim

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> Subject: [WetWesties] Local 83 westy looking for a new home > > This is being posted on a local list. This is not my vehicle, I am > just the messenger. It seems like a nice project for the right > party. The owner is leaving town and needs to sell. I've seen some > pictures of the van and it is in pretty nice shape. Interior is very > clean. Came from AZ so no rust apparent. > > Here is the ad. The van is not currently running and is on Vashon > Island, WA. > >> http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3467114080.html > > - Will > > My well loved 1983 1/2 VW Westie with a beautifully redone interior > is looking for a loving new home. > We started in Arizona together, where her interior was completely > redone: all the old tired panels replaced with gloss finished custom > cut birchwood. Her old ick carpets removed and in its place, a new > parquet floor was laid down. She has custom cut flooring also in the > front as well. She has the full complement of camping gear that she > arrived with from the factory. This is one cool ride! > > Alas, she has fallen, like so many of us, on hard times. Last year > her engine faltered, and I was not able to repair it. Now more than > a year has passed. I am leaving the state. And it seems like a > complete waste to have her deteriorate into a yard ornament when > someone else's family can lovingly care for her and bring her back > to her glory days. > > She will need: > > Engine repair or possibly replacement. She had poor compression when > checked on two of her cylinders. > A new battery. > A small amount of body work: dent near headlamp pulled out, back > corner pulled. > A new set of pop up panels (the cloth surround when camper is raised) > > I have over $8,000.00 into her. Complete restoration from her > present condition would be in the neighborhood of $1500-3,500. > (Less if you're a mechanic!) > She has almost new tires (all weather) and is an automatic. > > Come and take a look. I have posted a couple of pictures when she > was just cherry'd out. > > Oh, and her name is Creamy. She's pale butter yellow. > $1800.00 > Call or text: 206.four-six-three.4602


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