Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:52:56 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
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Every US spec Vanagon I've seen is on the driver's side, including mine.
Did VW think the Canucks drive on the wrong side of the road?
Stuart
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Jeff Palmer
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 3:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
My Canadian van is on drivers side. Isn't Stuart's as well?
Jeff
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> On Jun 30, 2015, at 5:27 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Thanks Gentlemen.
> IIRC, that's one distinguishing factor between US and Canadian market
> Vanagons. Antenna location.
>
> Neil.
>
>> On 6/30/15, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The factory hole would be oval, and on the driver's side. That black
>> spot could be from an owner's attempt at installing an antenna.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Neil N
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 3:15 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> If a new Vanagon was sold without a radio, was an antenna installed
>> regardless?
>> My then new GM Firefly was sold as "radio ready" (antenna, speakers
>> installed) but that's an apples to oranges comparison. Given the
>> nature of the old Bugs I've owned, my guess is that the factory
>> wouldn't have installed an antenna.
>>
>> I have my eye on a US located 1980 sunroof air cooled. The one image
>> in ad shows a black spot at front clip where antenna would be:
>>
>> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/6300068.jpg
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil n
>>
>> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>>
>> 1988 Westy Images
>> <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>>
>> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical
>> <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>>
>> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical
> <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
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