Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:19:19 -0800
Reply-To:     mac stricklen <mac_stricklen@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         mac stricklen <mac_stricklen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      23 window breadloaf triplecab westy?
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I have been pondering putting a roof rack on my Westy (as it seems
several of you have been lately) so I picked up a Thule catalog.
Thumbing thought it, I came acroos a sepia-toned picture of a rather
interesting vehicle.  At first it appeared to be a bay-window style
doublecab, which would have been cool enough on its own, but something
seemed unusual about it.

The first thing that I noticed is that the cab seemed to be longer
that a doublecab would be.  Upon studying it closer it actually
appeared to be the length of an normal van.  So perhaps someone
stretched the chassis and added a pickup bed behind a bus.  But that
doesn't appear to be  all.

The roof is the "23 window" style that I am used to seeing on
splitties.  It has the little "side port"
 windows all around as well as a huge sunroof opening.  On top of all
this the side window on the bus is the "louvered" style that I
associate with mid-seventies westies.

This could then be the ultimate vehicle of its kind.  The luxury or
the roof windows, a westy interior for camping and a bed for hauling
stuff.  I must say that I'm quite envious of whoever owns and drives
this little concoction!

mac
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Residential Life Coordinator,
Berea College

80 Westy (the Turtle)
97 Klein Mantra (Dr. Livingston)
93 Bridgestone XO-2 (Zippy)
91 Bridgestone MB-2 Fixed Gear (Earnest)
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