On Thu, 27 Oct 1994, Joel Danke wrote: > Hi, van' fans, > > I stopped at a local VW place to get filters & we got to talking. It seems that > one of the guys as a kind of pop top which is full size, looks like the Westy > top, but does not hinge. It rises straight up. The cool thing is that the top > was designed as a dealer conversion for the Transporter and does not need the > body modifications (reinforcements) that the archives mention. He says that the > only change is a hole nibbled in the roof. > > Does anybody out there have one of these? The shop guy said there were a lot of > these done out in CA. He does not know the name. I just got back from the shop, > and if youse all don't say that it sucks, I'll probably take a look at it maybe > next week. > > The shop guy also has some camper interiors that he sort of wants to clear out. > What would be a reasonable offer for the stove/sink/fridge stuff? What should I > be careful of? I know I won't be able to test the fridge before buying. > > (OK, OF what should I be careful?) > > Thanks a lot! > > J. David > jdanke@macc.wisc.edu >
I believe that was called a Riveria top. My friend has one on a rotten bus, and is going to install it on his good bus, Also, a friend from indy has one. There seems to be a nice bed up thre and the ventallation seems to be nicer than the westy due to all 4 sides having screns danno
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