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Re: How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop?
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:48:30 -0800
...From the other info I've received, it looks like the Westy hightop is about 8' 6". Pretty close to the AW. Cheers, Jeff...
Hightop install
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 22 May 2012 09:41:31 -0700
Friend Simon's hightop project was complete enough for him to take van on a trip this last weekend. I've added interior pics...
How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop?
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:02:06 -0800
Anyone know how the height of a Syncro Westy Hightop? I'm shipping one via RORO from Germany, but the shipping company wants dimensions...
Re: How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop?
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:09:38 -0800
...How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop? Anyone know how the height of a Syncro Westy Hightop? I'm shipping one via RORO from...
Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - BenT
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 09:07:38 -0800
It's what they call the Westy hightop in Europe. IIRC the poptop is called a California. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On...
AW: How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop?
Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:44:52 +0100
...How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop? Anyone know how the height of a Syncro Westy Hightop? I'm shipping one via RORO from...
wanted - hightop for 87 vanagon
Historical mailing list - justin -
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:09:41 -0600
looking for a hightop to mount on my 87 syncro vanagon west coast only thanks justin _________________________________________________________________ Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all...
Re: How high is a Syncro Westy Hightop?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:31:26 -0500
...On Dec 20, 2007 4:02 PM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone know how the height of a Syncro Westy Hightop...
FS: '73 Adventurewagen HighTop - Project
Historical mailing list - Doug
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:10:05 -0500
FS: '73 Adventurewagen HighTop - Project Cross-post from AW Yahoo Group: Great Springtime project! Non-running AW HighTop needs new home fast! Don't...
Hightop Link?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:15:40 -0400
does anyone have the link to the site where a guy from canada took a type II bus hightop cut it down fused it...
Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 17:36:13 -0400
...The California and the Atlantic were both available in pop-top or hightop models. They were the follow-on to the Joker and Club...
Re: Swivel Seat - FInally
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:52:22 -0700
...really helps when you turn the van into a > chip wagon :) > > <http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/1989-Westfalia-diesel > syncro-hightop_12531326> > > Link...
1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 11:53:40 -0500
...http://bringatrailer.com/2016/11/30/restored-hightop-westy-1990-volkswagen-t3-atlantic/ Ned -- Ned Savoie Creative Director Harbour Light Strategic Marketing Savvy Software...
Re: '70's something tall-hardtop camper
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:41:07 -0500
Hi John, There were a couple of aftermarket hightop camper manufacturers, including Safare, and Adventurewagen. These tops were made from fibreglass. http://www.type2...
here's one for the Diesel folks: FS 82 diesel hightop camper, Dubuque, IA $4200
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:21:21 -0500
...1982 diesel vanagon hightop Dasher diesel motor rebuilt 12,000 miles ago clutch replaced 10,000 miles ago Starts right up and runs great...
Re: smallest Sprinter - and the Dodge!? Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:49:40 +1200
>i really like hightops but that has to be one of the butt ugliest hightops >i've seen in a while. That't the...
Re: LOOK a hightop roof FS on ebay
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 13:29:45 -0400
You are not the first person to think a hightop would make a good boat... http://home.t-online.de/home/claus_wiedmaier/varius...
Re: Coast mountain high tops
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:52:22 -0700
...As I said before, I do think it's an attractive hightop. I've been in a few of the originals and while the...
"get-away van" high top roof
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:01:54 -0700
I have a friend who is hell bent on finding a hightop roof to put on his van. Up here in the PNW there...
Re: Stupid question but - I'm stupid
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:35:45 -0700
north american hightops is importing one version from the uk http://canadianhightops.ca/questionsandanswers.html I'm helping my friend put a hightop onto...
PICS available of Adventurewagen Hightop roof transplant
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 2 Dec 2005 01:01:08 -0800
...The yellow Syncro with the pale blue hightop look very much like the Post Office hightop buses that Holger remembers in Germany. Anyway, so...
Re: Desperate for a High Top!
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:20:52 -0800
I spotted an aircooled Vanagon hightop for sale in Burlington VT in September. It may still be at Better Bus & Bug on S. Champlain...
Early breadloaf Westy hi-top sighting
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, IS Manager
Mon, 10 Feb 1997 19:44:30 -0800
Saw a nice early breadload today, with a sort-of hightop, with a pop up centre section. It was red, with white top, big...
Re: smallest Sprinter - and the Dodge!? Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 01:31:34 -0400
i really like hightops but that has to be one of the butt ugliest hightops i've seen in a while. jonathan On Mon...
Re: VW Camper dreams
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:01:25 -0700
...A combo > hightop/poptop that gives added headroom all the time even when down. > Good for stealth camping and cold weather camping. When you...
Re: LOOK a hightop roof FS on ebay
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:03:11 -0600
...Bob You are not the first person to think a hightop would make a good boat... http://home.t-online.de/home/claus_wiedmaier...
Re: Hightop in Croatian wreckers yard
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 29 Jul 2017 11:26:09 +0000
Trick piece on the hightop postal van is the add-on extender for the walkthrough divider. No need to make a tall divider and...
FS: 1987 VW T3 Westfalia Joker Hightop
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:44:21 -0400
Folks, we are selling the 1987 VW T3 Westfalia Joker Hightop we bought and used in Germany. See the Samba link below for full...
Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 02:50:44 -0500
...Research on Hightops. 3. Hightop production in the United States. 4. My Plan for the Adventurewagen molds. 1. Some personal information about me. ----------------------------------------- I...
Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 17:13:57 -0400
...Atlantic model? Looks interesting. > > http://bringatrailer.com/2016/11/30/restored-hightop-westy-1990-volkswagen-t3-atlantic/ > > Ned > > -- > > Ned Savoie > Creative Director > > Harbour Light...
Re: LOOK a hightop roof FS on ebay
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:32:56 -0400
hi i would like to take a survey of how many people on the list would like to purchase a hightop similar to this...
Hightop FS (hochdach)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 4 May 2003 12:48:03 -0700
I just noticed an air-cooled hightop for sale in my neighborhood. Don't know the price, it's parked in someone's driveway...
Re: High Tops
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:45:59 -0800
One of my vendors in Germany has quite a few new Westfalia hightops sitting in his inventory. I'm not sure about demand yet...
Hightop Group Purchase?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:21:20 -0700
Hey all, Recently , I've had several requests for hightop roofs for the Vanagon. So... I spoke with my contact at Reimo in Germany...
Re: Hightop Group Purchase?
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:47:45 -0700
...Hightop Group Purchase? > Hey all, > > Recently , I've had several requests for hightop roofs for the Vanagon. > So... I spoke with my contact at...
Re: Hightop Group Purchase?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:57:45 -0700
...Hightop Group Purchase? > > Hey all, > > Recently , I've had several requests for hightop roofs for the > Vanagon. > So... I spoke with my contact at...
Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 21:18:12 -0500
...Atlantic model? Looks interesting. > > http://bringatrailer.com/2016/11/30/restored-hightop-westy- > 1990-volkswagen-t3-atlantic/ > > Ned > > -- > > Ned Savoie > Creative Director > > Harbour Light...
Desperate for a High Top!
Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:12:34 -0500
Hi Folks, I have fallen in love with camping in my Vanagon and would like a hightop. Being in the USA, these tops are...
Hightop Purchase Survey Results
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sat, 10 May 2003 23:08:46 -0400
Here are the results for the Vanagon Hightop purchase survey that I conducted a while back. Sorry the results took so long to make...
Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:55:54 EDT
...Looks much sleeker, > but it completely eliminates the front storage compartment the AW top > has. > In Europe there is such a smorgasbord of hightops...
Re: very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:32:26 -0700
...very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale only 8,000 km, looks to be in very nice shape http://www.retrade.dk/aitem...
Re: Swivel Seat - FInally
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:27:26 -0700
...There is one for sale locally (Victoria BC), owner imported joker hightop, syncro diesel. Got them thermopane windows that open on hinges at top...
Hightop/diesel 81' available in Truckee, CA-for parts
Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:40:06 -0800
There is a hightop(don't know the brand) diesel vanagon, I think an 81',(brown and tan), at a shop in Truckee, CA...
Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:06:55 EDT
...Huh? You musty be looking at another type of Reimo hightop. The ones that look like upside down boats are not as roomy. But...
nice pair of syncro hightops
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 20:04:37 -0700
but why the air compressor? http://saddletramps.tumblr.com/post/24482837501 alistair
Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 01:03:22 -0800
...Research on Hightops. > 3. Hightop production in the United States. > 4. My Plan for the Adventurewagen molds. > > > 1. Some personal information about me. > ----------------------------------------- > I...
Re: the high+pop-top
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:30:17 -0800
...but what is the point really? A > hightop should give anyone more than enough headroom / up top sleeping > room. > The trouble with a hightop...
1989 Vanagon Hightop FS
Historical mailing list - Mary Holbert
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:27:30 EST
Everyone who wanted inside pictures of this Vanagon - I have them now...e-mail me.
Re: very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:02:49 -0700
...very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale Why is it so cheap? I mean, it's a low-mileage hightop, aside from having...
Re: local hightop for sale - interesting pics
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 5 Sep 2011 17:01:35 -0600
They have the 'I don't think I can bear another breakdown,' look.......... Miguel
Hightop in Croatian wreckers yard
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:58:27 -0700
Good friend Simon on holiday in Croatia, found a wreckers yard. Pics on my blog https://shufti.blog/ Alistair
Re: very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:24:05 -0230
Why is it so cheap? I mean, it's a low-mileage hightop, aside from having been fitted out as an ambulance! Maybe it...
Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - Pete O
Wed, 7 Dec 2016 14:38:35 -0500
Didn't think I had seen that color - thanks for looking it up. Pete O 1987 Westy "JoesVan" 1979 Westy "Aarvark"
Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
Historical mailing list - Pete O
Wed, 7 Dec 2016 14:02:27 -0500
"Calypso Green was a factory offered color" Really? Don't recall that color; am I wrong? Pete O 1987 Westy "JoesVan" 1979 Westy "Aardvark" >
Re: Hightop Syncro
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:30:29 -0700
...GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Hightop Syncro To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 11...
Re: very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale
Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:19:51 -0700
...very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale > > > > Why is it so cheap? I mean, it's a low-mileage hightop, aside from having...
Re: Hightop FS (hochdach)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 4 May 2003 15:18:13 -0700
...Stan Wilder On Sun, 4 May 2003 12:48:03 -0700 Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM> writes: > I just noticed an air-cooled hightop...
Re: very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:24:52 -0700
...very low mileage syncro hightop ambulance for sale Does the Danish navy drop ship? On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jeff...
cool hightop options available....
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:21:19 -0700
http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/Campingbus/campingbus.html there are some other cool options on this page also, kinda geared toward the...
Re: High Top - Reality Check
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sat, 15 May 2004 15:29:16 -0400
karl what did it cost you to have your hightop shipped to you, what carrier was used, and what type of crating was necessary...