Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:08:34 -0400
Reply-To: James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
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Thanks! Mystery solved.
I'll look for one, but I suspect they'll be hard to find.
Another poster has posted a link to a German dealer who has South African 'Microbus' and 'Volkiesbus' emblems, and one of those would just be fun!
James
Ottawa, ON
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:55:48 -0700
> From: oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> The boss' 91 Weekender Poptop has the "Multivan" in addition to the Vanagon
> Script
>
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
> Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012
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>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:03 AM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What does/did the Transporter emblem look like? Was it in addition to, or
> > instead of, the Vanagon emblem. I've seen photos of European Transporter
> > emblems, was this one of those?
> >
> > We have a mystery on our Orly Blue '91 Vanagon Weekender Westfalia poptop
> > - on the rear there's a rather worn 'Vanagon' emblem, and below it two
> > screws in the right position to hold another emblem, but no emblem. The
> > screws are about as far apart as the holding 'pegs' for the Vanagon emblem.
> > I'm wondering what the second emblem would have been - Transporter?
> > Weekender? Multivan? Westfalia?
> >
> > Somewhere (on the list?) I read that all the 7-seat Vanagons imported to
> > Canada in '90 and '91 were Multivans, whether or not they had Westfalia
> > poptops. Was there a separate emblem for that?
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > James
> > Ottawa, ON
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:21:37 -0700
> > > From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM
> > > Subject: Re: Free Vanagon Parts. Vancouver BC Canada
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >
> > > Off white doors, hatch are spoken for. Consider them gone.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Neil.
> > >
> > > On 3/17/14, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 1985 Vanagon: front doors, hatch. Off white-gray colour, black panels.
> > > > There may be a few small parts missing but they're in pretty good
> > > > shape. Hatch has rear defogger and "Transporter" emblem. No I won't
> > > > pull that. Glass ok.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Neil n
> > >
> > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
> > >
> > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
> > >
> > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> > >
> > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
> > >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
> >
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