Date:         Fri, 9 Mar 2018 08:48:14 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Davis <SyncroHead@AOL.COM>
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From:         Jim Davis <SyncroHead@AOL.COM>
Subject:      New! Vanagons.org Website
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Hi Vanagon friends,


I've been working on a brand new website for a while now but it is now live.
Here's the address...


www.Vanagons.org <http://www.vanagons.org/>

Some time ago (1996 actually) I began compiling model-by-model information
for each model of Vanagon, for each year in the USA market. It was all just
text and I completed barely over half of the Vanagon years at the time.
These descriptions were available at Vanagon.com for many years, but no
longer exist there since that URL was re-purposed.

The new www.Vanagons.org <http://www.vanagons.org/>  website now hosts this
information, and more. The purpose is to provide one-stop-shopping for
definitive information on the Vanagons VW sold in the USA market. As part of
this effort, I have recently purchased a large-format scanner (not a small
expense) so that I can make clean, straight, hi-res scan s of VW's largest
brochures and original window stickers.

A few recent topics at TheSamba have aided in my quest for accurate
information:

One to get more new car window stickers:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=693871
<https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=693871&highlight=>
&highlight=
I'd like to get many more window stickers, so if you can help here, I'd
really love it.

One to clear things up on the 1986 Wolfsburg Campers (still not cleared up
by the way)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=694717
<https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=694717&highlight=>
&highlight=

and a third topic to help assemble a "Vanagon Spotters Guide":
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695078
<https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695078&highlight=>
&highlight=

So far, the new website has just the kernel of what I hope it will host
eventually.
Currently it's missing the years 1982-1985 altogether. After I get those
done in basic form, there are many enhancements I'd like to add. The website
currently has a page listing these future plans.

I hope this is useful for many people and worth the effort this has taken.

Please reply about what you think of the site and perhaps what features
you'd like to see if they are not already on the future plans page.

Hope it's useful and enjoyable for you.

Regards,

Jim Davis