Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 22:18:04 -0500
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: The VW Slider Door
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VW had sliders as an option as far back as Split Window buses, even double sliders!
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> On Jan 2, 2020, at 10:10 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Rich
> San Diego
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> On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 6:47:04 PM PST, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> 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!
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> Rich
> San Diego
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> On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 5:52:45 PM PST, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
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> Nice site!
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> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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> http://www.hackpilot.com/roadkill/ - A little twisted humor
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> -----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!
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>
> Please don't forget the S at the end of VanagonS.org if you type instead of
> clicking.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Accompanying these model write-ups are:
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> - 1984 primary Vanagon brochure
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> - 1984 "More Good Reasons" brochure which was mailed to existing owners
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> - 1984 Wolfsburg Limited Editions brochure (first year for Vanagons)
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> - Six original new car window stickers
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> - a print ad: "The Porsche 911 of vans"
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> Check it out at http://www.Vanagons.org <http://www.vanagons.org/>
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> Hope you enjoy it. :-)
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> Have a Happy New Year!
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>
>
> Jim Davis
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