Date:         Thu, 2 Jan 2020 19:29:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The VW Slider Door
In-Reply-To:  <4BC4CA0F-AE83-4D78-BEFD-D593C929350A@gmail.com>
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Funny - I opened the slider on my van this morning and was admiring how
smoothly it rolled.

Happy Nw Year!

Bruce

On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 7:18 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> VW had sliders as an option as far back as Split Window buses, even double
> sliders!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 2, 2020, at 10:10 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >  I just want to add....that whole VW Slider Door Concept was beyond
> belief!  Been copied over and over again; yes, the patents have run out
> long ago.  The concept is still being used today, and methinks it will be
> used for decades beyond.  So wonderful!  I have a narrow garage..and I
> appreciate the thought that went into this whole marvelous design.  Well
> done, VW.
> >
> > Rich
> > San Diego
> >
> >    On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 6:47:04 PM PST, Richard Koerner <
> rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >  Yes, very nice site indeed.  Mine is an '85 Tintop.  Around that year,
> Chrysler did the whole mini-van Soccer Mom concept.  Which sorta explains
> why the sales and production numbers of VW Vanagons dropped significantly
> right around then.  Easy automatic trans, A/C that worked...all that stuff
> for the Chrysler product.  They did a sorta OK job, we must all admit.
> Still, not the same; just too small, not as robust.  Interesting though.
> For me....I'm very grateful that Hobart Kennedy pioneered the Subie
> Conversion thing.  Loving it!  And...my A/C works!
> >
> > Rich
> > San Diego
> >
> >     On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 5:52:45 PM PST, Tom Hargrave <
> thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> >
> > Nice site!
> >
> > Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> > www.kegkits.com - Electric Brewery Info
> > www.towercooler.com - Beer Tower Cooler
> > http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store
> > www.brew-control.com - Electric Brewery Marketing and Direct Sales
> > http://www.hackpilot.com/roadkill/ - A little twisted humor
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of
> > Jim Davis
> > Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 7:08 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Updates at www.Vanagons.org
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> >
> >
> > Please don't forget the S at the end of VanagonS.org if you type instead
> of
> > clicking.
> >
> >
> >
> > It's taken me a while, but the 1984 Vanagon materials are finally
> published,
> > at least a first draft. This leaves 1985 as the only year not yet
> covered in
> > the site's year-by-year, model-by-model pages.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1984 had five models: Vanagon, Vanagon GL, Vanagon Camper, Vanagon
> Wolfsburg
> > Edition, and Camper Wolfsburg edition. 1984 included the first power
> > steering and metallic paint for Vanagons with the Wolfsburg models and
> was
> > also VW's highest sales year of the production run in the USA.
> >
> >
> >
> > Accompanying these model write-ups are:
> >
> > - 1984 primary Vanagon brochure
> >
> > - 1984 "More Good Reasons" brochure which was mailed to existing owners
> >
> > - 1984 Wolfsburg Limited Editions brochure (first year for Vanagons)
> >
> > - Six original new car window stickers
> >
> > - a print ad: "The Porsche 911 of vans"
> >
> >
> >
> > Check it out at http://www.Vanagons.org <http://www.vanagons.org/>
> >
> > Hope you enjoy it.  :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Have a Happy New Year!
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Davis
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