Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1998 13:01:11 -0800
Reply-To:     Kelly Bauman <bauman@ICAN.NET>
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From:         Kelly Bauman <bauman@ICAN.NET>
Subject:      Re: A Ford Westy
Comments: To: Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>, vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 15:54 17-11-98 -0800, Ari Ollikainen wrote:
>At 5:46 PM 11/17/98, db25 wrote:
>>Check out www.gtrv.com to see a Ford E-150 converted into a Westy similar
>>to ours.  It doesn't look as polished, but I bet the heads don't leak and it
>>can pass more than a school bus.  Some of the options include a generator,
>>microwave and a built in air conditioner.
>>
>
>        Interesting...I always wondered why a decent copy of a VW camper
>        couldn't be created in a BigThree van body.
>

Happens regularly here in Vancouver.  There is an aftermarket conversion
place called GTRV that turns any van in to a camper with a Westy type
conversion.  I have seen an Aerostar and a Plymouth Voyageur converted,
including pop top, but they will do any van.  Their specialty is converting
VW Transporters (cargo version of EV).  You end up with a Westy type
conversion for about C$10,000 less than the Eurobago.  The Transporter
comes with a gas or diesel motor.  The conversion is very similar to a
Westy/Eurobago.  A neighbour has one and is delighted with it.  I have
"toured" it and find it very comparable.

Kelly Bauman
Delta, BC
'91 Westy