> > > Joel querries as to what what a Kombi is... > > I believe that Kombi is short for Kombination...at least in the > early busses, Kombi's were one step higher in the model range > than the plain, window-less delivery van. They had three windows > on either side of the passenger compartment, usually cloth seats > and trim. > > The idea for the kombi was that you could use it as a delivery vad > oops van during the week and use it as a family car on weekends. > > Ric > Hello, My manual for my old 72 westy showed the kombi as the step between the 7pass and the westy. It showed a van that had a rear seat that folded into a bed but, looked more like the regular seats than the westy rear seat. I always thought that it was a kombination of 7pass and camper. Alan 84 H2O Vanagon GL
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