Date:         Tue, 6 Dec 1994 17:58:04 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Evan Estern <evestern@pipeline.com>
Subject:      Re: Westy update

On Tue, 06 Dec 1994 10:51:10 Dave Black wrote: 
 
>Here's a short summary of the status of my formerly topless '71 
>Westfalia (for those who didn't read my post some weeks ago, basically 
>what happened is that my Westfalia was being transported to Arizona 
>from California, and the moving company managed to hit a freeway  
>underpass with my car and rip the fiberglass top off): 
> 
>I went to look at it this weekend, and boy, it sure looks good!  The 
>"new" fiberglass top has been sanded and painted (looks shiny and new), 
>they have repaired and painted the top of the van, the new canvas is 
>nearly completely installed (quality of material doesn't seem as good 
>as the original, tho), and new rubber seals are installed.  From the rain 
>gutter up, the thing looks brand new! (also a new wood headliner!) 
> 
>The guy doing the work initially offered me what amounted to $3300 for 
>it, but I turned him down, cause it's worth more to me as it is than 
>any money I could get for it.  The rest of the interior is in pretty 
>good shape (and they are also going to replace the carpeting on the 
>floor), the engine is fresh (<3000mi on rebuild), and except for the 
>exterior paint, the body is in good shape (it also has brand new 
>Uniroyal LT radials).  It will probably be ready for me to pick up 
>this coming weekend, and believe me, I'm excited about finally getting 
>it back!  And to think, I nearly sold it before I left CA! 
> 
Sound's like they're doing good work on it.  Where are you having it
repaired? 
 
Evan Estern 
'76 Westfalia 
evestern@pipeline.com