Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 11:12:34 -0700
Reply-To: Greg@GREGORYCHILDS.COM
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From: Greg Childs <Greg@GREGORYCHILDS.COM>
Subject: Re: I love Vanagons
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<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>It could have been a '79 that I believe I purchased in the fall of '78, but I just don't remember. I do remember how dependable it was.</div><div><br></div><div>My first new car as a young man was a '69 Kombi Sportsmobile camper, then a '74 "Safare" hightop camper, then the <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt" mce_style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt">Champagne Edition</span>, followed by the '90 Multivan and current '91 Syncro Camper. The Multivan was my favorite!<br></div>
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Subject: Re: I love Vanagons<br>
From: "Nij.tp.vanaru" <<a href="mailto:nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM">nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
Date: Sat, December 06, 2014 9:54 am<br>
To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br>
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Technical 1979<br>
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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Stacy Schneider <<a href="mailto:vwcrewman@COMCAST.NET">vwcrewman@COMCAST.NET</a>> </div><div>Date:12/06/2014 12:28 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a> </div><div>Cc: </div><div>Subject: Re: I love Vanagons </div><div><br>
</div> 78 would be a Bay window bus, 80 is the first year for Vanagon .<br>
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On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Greg Childs <<a href="mailto:Greg@gregorychilds.com">Greg@gregorychilds.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> In 1980 I used my '78 Vanagon to move from Michigan to California. My<br>
> upright piano just fit along the driver's side with the back seat out and<br>
> stored inside along with all my worldly possessions. My girlfriend was<br>
> copilot and her English Setter rode in his kennel up high behind the<br>
> passenger's seat. A converted boat trailer carried camping gear and my '75<br>
> Honda Goldwing motorcycle. Only had to use first gear once crossing the<br>
> Rockies. Finally let this dependable friend go with 280,000 miles when I<br>
> purchased my '90 Multivan.<br>
><br>
> Greg in San Diego<br>
> '91 Syncro Camper<br>
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> -------- Original Message --------<br>
> Subject: Re: I love Vanagons<br>
> From: Stephen Grisanti <<a href="mailto:bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM">bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM</a>><br>
> Date: Sat, December 06, 2014 8:55 am<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br>
><br>
> 20 80-pound bags of concrete for a porch steps project hauled home in my<br>
> Westy, with the other 10 riding home in the Mopar minivan.<br>
><br>
> Stephen<br>
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> On Sat, 12/6/14, John Rodgers <<a href="mailto:jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM">jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Subject: Re: I love Vanagons<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br>
> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 9:45 AM<br>
><br>
> I hauled 1500 lbs of plaster from<br>
> ANCHORAGE, AK through the mountains to<br>
> KENAI, AK in my '85 GL. Didn't go fast, but was steady.<br>
> SMILES!<br>
><br>
> John<br>
> On Dec 5, 2014 8:55 PM, "David Beierl" <<a href="mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net">dbeierl@attglobal.net</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
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> > Twelve foot plank in a fifteen foot vehicle with a foot<br>
> to<br>
> > spare...makes me smile all over.<br>
> ><br>
> > Yours,<br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > David Beierl -- <a href="mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net">dbeierl@attglobal.net</a><br>
> ><br>
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1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.<br>
Oldest son is an Eagle scout.<br>
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