Oxroad@aol.com wrote: > > I just got a J.Crew clothing catalogue in the mail (the Vacation 1997 issue). > And on page 117 there is a light blue (actually I guess it's gray primer) > late 70s Westfalia bus with a fairly large black radiator grill on the front. > In the center of the grill is the VW symbol. It's hard to tell from the photo > but it looks like it is more than a cosmetic alteration. If anyone has this > catalogue or knows of the actual bus and knows the story of it, I'd love to > know. I'm guessing the photo was taken in California. Or if the catalogue is > kicking around your house check it out this oddity. I realize it's not a > Vanagon but it piqued my interest and I thought it might interest others. Probably Mexican T-2 transporter, sold today with Rabbit style motor and radiator cutout/grill in front. Saw many of them as we travelled throughout Baja California. Mark B. Magee 87GL 81K Kemah TX USA
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