Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:53:20 +0000
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Subject: Re: Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Evolution Detailed In Groovy Family Tree
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Wow. These busses will get into one's blood and soul.All my VW's came from the east coast. You all know what that means. My first was a '64 panel van with a tired engine. Learned a Lot. Travelled Maine to Conn, up and down. Once put a waterbed in the back. Had trouble stopping. Got caught with about14 people in it at the drive-in. Going up a steep hill, hitchhikers had to jump out and trot beside it until the summit was reached. Bunch of bugs in between. Next bus was a ;59 Westy with side damage from a bicyclist running into it. Bought it from a Berkley (Boston) music student who needed a new tuba and had to sell. Had that one, along with a 54 Barndoor until rust and lack of a place to put them took them away. A '63 Westy and a bay window were in there, Then the Vanagons. Car camping with young kids and they would be rolling in the ppison ivy or drowning in the local stream by the time we got set up. We had to do something. An '83.5 waterboxer (lots of miles and head gaskets). Eventually rust turned it into a cabana by our small pool. It was followed by an '84 and my first foray into the Tiico engine. One of the first. Sold that one, after about 10 years with the engine getting tired, to a woman from NH who found a "guru" mechanic who put in a used golf engine and fixed up the rust. She painted flowers on it and she and a friend drove it all over the place. Still in occasional contact with her. My current ride (9 yrs. and counting) is an '87 with a FAS inline gen V Golf engine with many changes to handle the larger load of a Westy. Many had challenges, losses and successes. All taught me things. Every one of them were loved by many, and I miss the ones which are gone. Still have the memories, some, like Eric's, not to be told on this platform. Meet me some day around a campfire for some real interesting stories, many of which you may have encountered yourselves.
Dave B.
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2020 8:38 pm
Subject: Re: Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Evolution Detailed In Groovy Family Tree
My first was a 74 bus purchased for $450.00 from a professor at SUNY Albany. I fixed up the rust a bit and put in a simple bed. I took a summer with my girlfriend. She could really drive, and as I’m blind she did 99 percent of the driving. The other one percent will not be discussed on line!
I sold it to search for a camper and purchased a 74adventure wagon, later a 76 Westfalia and then a 84 camper, and now my forever van is a 85 camper.
Before the bus was a 74 super beetle and between busses a 71 super beetle sunroof.
All were sold in better shape then I purchased them.
I often wonder about those busses, and beetles.
Eric Caron
> On Oct 27, 2020, at 7:43 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> mine was a '78 tintop in Colorado. Travelled extensively with camping
> stoves and Luma (German abbreviation for "Luftmatraze") and plastic bins.
> Got my '81 westy in '94 (Jenny) (east coast) and unfortunately she is
> rusting away now....
>
> Karl.
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 6:56 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> My first van was a 1970 Tintop, acquired in 1974; traveled all around the
>> USA in that one. Next van is my present one, 1985 Tintop, acquired in
>> 1989. Both with self designed and homebuilt camping interiors. Recent new
>> Subie 2.2 and rebuilt transmission, now van has 285,000 miles of fun, been
>> everywhere. Yep....these contraptions sure get into your blood; nothing
>> quite like them. Thanks for sharing this link. Again....nothing quite
>> like them.
>>
>> Rich
>> San Diego
>>
>> On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 6:53:35 AM PDT, Jack R <
>> jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Evolution Detailed In Groovy Family Tree
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.motor1.com/news/450912/volkswagen-type-2-bus-evolution/
>>
>>
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