Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:48:03 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
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Microbus is what is on my diesel westy. I use is because a) it is brand new
and looks good and b) everybody gets it.
Jim
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi Todd,
>
> "microbus" was a South African badge, a German dealer bought some from VW
> South Africa, you can order it here:
> http://www.vw-winkler.de/Schriftzug-MICROBUS
> He has also "Exclusiv", "Van", "Volksiebus", "2.3i"and"2.6i"
>
> Regards
> Christoph
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] Im Auftrag
> von Todd Last
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. März 2014 19:16
> An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Betreff: Re: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
>
> I had a microbus emblem on my Vanagon that I got off of German eBay until
> someone ripped it off the van. Have not been able to find one again :-(
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James
> To: vanagon
> Sent: March 19, 2014 at 11:06 AM
> Subject: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
>
> 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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