Date:         Fri, 10 Sep 1999 05:08:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Re: Military Issue Vanagons
Comments: To: Kevin & Lisa Sellitti <virtual-angst@HOME.COM>
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I saw a ex-NATO green Vanagon doublecab, with gun mounts etc. It was for
sale in Toronto, Canada, last year.

It was quite cheap, if I recall correctly.

Marshall Ruskin

>        I was in Barnes & Noble Today. I came across a book in the
automotive
>section that was all about VW Busses. The book didn't mention Vanagons
much.
>What caught my eye was an ex-German Army 1976 Transporter Crew Cab. It was
a
>Military issue with Blackout Curtains, Gun Mount and troops seats (Could
>carry ten troops.) The caption said that many Transporters had been used by
>the German Military (Most were Crews) and they were also used b the U.N.
and
>even United States Troops in Europe.
>        That got me thinking..... Was the Vanagon (T3,Transporter) used by
any of
>Europe's Military Services? Or were the VW's dropped after the Type 2's? It
>would seem to me that a Syncro Crew Cab would be an natural Replacement for
>the Type 2 Crew Cab (Especially the Syncro 16 :->. Anyone out there have
any
>info? I would love to learn more about them if they were used in Military
>Applications. Image the weird Variants they may lurk out there.
>
>
>
>BTW: I saw a very nice 88? Westy parked in the Parking garage at Sarasota
>Memorial Hospital Today (Sarasota, Fl). Is that person on this list? I was
>impressed with how well it fit in the Garage. Looks like it had lots of
head
>room.
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>Kevin
>(Still no Vanagon yet! Only Vanagon envy :-(   )
>