Date:         Sun, 23 May 1999 19:19:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Junk Yard visit /14" Alloy Rims/need a lap belt
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Fellow listees,

I had the pleasure to visit a junk yard this Saturday
morning near Buffalo NY.

They happen to have all the left over vehicle from the
Department of Transportation which were used for crash
testing purposes.  There were several of our beloved
vanagons used for crash tests where they put in dummys
and lots of white dust to see which part gets hit. One
van was hit so squarly it was perfectly flat in front.
 If anyone did hit in this manner I was glad to see
plenty of leg room still available to escape any major
injuries.  Of course the engines were gone but every
other parts were new, that is with not much road wear.
 Now its old and rusty from being in a junk yard.  So
the point is that our Vanagon appeared to have taken
the frontal impact extremely well.

The guy had other wrecked Vanagons including a 91 and
a 90 both with the alloys still on them and with the
right Michelins. (2 were deeply grooved where the van
frame had rubbed during a tow).  After returning to
the front office I asked how much:  The guy had the
balls to say $800!

So if anyone is really desparate for alloys let me
know and I will fetch them.

What I originally stopped in there for was a
retractable lap belt for the rear facing MV opera
seat.
These guys have one but want too much money.  If any
one has a spare seat belt please communicate with me.
Also if anyone needs the metal bracket that mounts
behind the batery compartiment for the opera seat, let
me know.

Joel Cort
89 Syncro Westy in Rochester watching the lilac fade
away!

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