We don't get many air-cooled vanagons in these parts, so when I saw an 81 Westphalia parked out at the University I thought I'd check it out. Apart from the body being in rough shape - here are some differences between the two years: a) plastic intake air vents replaced steel vent on 81; b) dash vent controls of three on the 81 instead of 4 on later years; c) the rear bench seat ran the width of the van and instead of there being the stash boxes to the left of the rear seat there is a jump seat just in front and perpendicular to the bench; d) the 81 seemed higher but that could be my imagination. The owner also installed an electric oil heater which replaced the regular sump plate. It looked a lot like an upside down hot plate. Neat idea and easy to install. DC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788-2889 Email address: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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