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Date:         Sat, 6 Dec 2014 11:12:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Greg@GREGORYCHILDS.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Childs <Greg@GREGORYCHILDS.COM>
Subject:      Re: I love Vanagons
Comments: To: "Nij.tp.vanaru" <nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM>
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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> <blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:verdana;"> <div id="wmQuoteWrapper"> -------- Original Message --------<br> Subject: Re: I love Vanagons<br> From: "Nij.tp.vanaru" &lt;<a href="mailto:nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM">nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM</a>&gt;<br> Date: Sat, December 06, 2014 9:54 am<br> To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br> <br> Technical 1979<br> <br> <br> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy NoteĀ® 3, an AT&amp;T 4G LTE smartphone<br> <br> &lt;div&gt;-------- Original message --------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;From: Stacy Schneider &lt;<a href="mailto:vwcrewman@COMCAST.NET">vwcrewman@COMCAST.NET</a>&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Date:12/06/2014 12:28 PM (GMT-05:00) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a> &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cc: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Subject: Re: I love Vanagons &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;<br> &lt;/div&gt; 78 would be a Bay window bus, 80 is the first year for Vanagon .<br> <br> On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Greg Childs &lt;<a href="mailto:Greg@gregorychilds.com">Greg@gregorychilds.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br> <br> &gt; In 1980 I used my '78 Vanagon to move from Michigan to California. My<br> &gt; upright piano just fit along the driver's side with the back seat out and<br> &gt; stored inside along with all my worldly possessions. My girlfriend was<br> &gt; copilot and her English Setter rode in his kennel up high behind the<br> &gt; passenger's seat. A converted boat trailer carried camping gear and my '75<br> &gt; Honda Goldwing motorcycle. Only had to use first gear once crossing the<br> &gt; Rockies. Finally let this dependable friend go with 280,000 miles when I<br> &gt; purchased my '90 Multivan.<br> &gt;<br> &gt; Greg in San Diego<br> &gt; '91 Syncro Camper<br> &gt;<br> &gt; -------- Original Message --------<br> &gt; Subject: Re: I love Vanagons<br> &gt; From: Stephen Grisanti &lt;<a href="mailto:bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM">bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM</a>&gt;<br> &gt; Date: Sat, December 06, 2014 8:55 am<br> &gt; To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br> &gt;<br> &gt; 20 80-pound bags of concrete for a porch steps project hauled home in my<br> &gt; Westy, with the other 10 riding home in the Mopar minivan.<br> &gt;<br> &gt; Stephen<br> &gt; --------------------------------------------<br> &gt; On Sat, 12/6/14, John Rodgers &lt;<a href="mailto:jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM">jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM</a>&gt; wrote:<br> &gt;<br> &gt; Subject: Re: I love Vanagons<br> &gt; To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br> &gt; Date: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 9:45 AM<br> &gt;<br> &gt; I hauled 1500 lbs of plaster from<br> &gt; ANCHORAGE, AK through the mountains to<br> &gt; KENAI, AK in my '85 GL. Didn't go fast, but was steady.<br> &gt; SMILES!<br> &gt;<br> &gt; John<br> &gt; On Dec 5, 2014 8:55 PM, "David Beierl" &lt;<a href="mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net">dbeierl@attglobal.net</a>&gt;<br> &gt; wrote:<br> &gt;<br> &gt; &gt; Twelve foot plank in a fifteen foot vehicle with a foot<br> &gt; to<br> &gt; &gt; spare...makes me smile all over.<br> &gt; &gt;<br> &gt; &gt; Yours,<br> &gt; &gt;<br> &gt; &gt; --<br> &gt; &gt; David Beierl -- <a href="mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net">dbeierl@attglobal.net</a><br> &gt; &gt;<br> &gt;<br> &gt;<br> <br> <br> --<br> 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.<br> Oldest son is an Eagle scout.<br> </div> </blockquote></span></body></html>


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