In a message dated 10/13/99 3:41:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV writes: << Nothing wrong with the Type II list, but a Vanagon is not a Type II. Also, a Yahoo club is not a list at all -- nothing in your mailbox. >> with fire extinguishers unlocked, and aimed - (oh, btw, always carry one in your bus - :<) - here's my (very opinionated) .02.... All VW Buses are Type 2's. the type 2 ended in '79. the classic type 2 rounded shaped split window Microbus was introduced in 1950, continued until '67, and then the Baywindow Bus from '68-'79. 1979 was the last year of the VW Bus, and the type 2 here in America. When VW changed the body significantly in 1980, ditching the rounded classic "Bus" style, it was given an official name, for the first time in it's life - it was called ...the "Vanagon". (unless you lived in europe, or SA) gone were the classic rounded bus looks, the old school charm.. the "panache" :<)... replaced by a squarish angular modern looking van. when someone says "VW Bus" a older classic styled Splittie or baywindow comes to mind. not a boxy modern looking Vanagon. and if you dont believe me, try going up to a guy who drives a '79 down bus as a daily driver, and telling him your '91 Vanagon Carat with power windows and cruise control is a "Bus"....he might just set you straight :<) chris (who subscribes to the "old school" vw philosophy, and who has alot of respect for those who drive Buses daily- especially here in the northeast during winter!) |
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