Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:22:17 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      1991 Westfalia Atlantic (1.6L TD, 5-spd)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

My ultimate Vanagon Westfalia search would end with a 1991 Atlantic Edition - turbo diesel  ... and, since it's my dream, let's make the colour Kirschrot (LA3E) or Calypso Metallic Green (LA6Z).

I recently stumbled across one for sale:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=161345586239&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:de

As you can see, ultimate dreams have ultimate price tags {especially when you add another $2k for import costs}.

They posted lots photos of the process.  The candidate Wohnmobil is quite a rusty specimen - as have been all but one of the German imported California's and Atlantics I have examined to-date.   While there they show the seam cleaning and treatment, it appears there was no metal replacement, just fibre body fill {at times, in quantity}.  It also does not appear that they removed/replaced all that dreaded fibreglass batt insulation.   

I've sent an e-mail off with lots of questions, but I fear my search shall continue :-(

Roy

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.