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• Re: old Veedubs
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:54:01 -0500
  ...407266 > > In the same driveway was a clean 1966 or so Splitty Camper. When I > finally spotted the 71 across the street behind a...
• Re: Tim's Aircooled Westy Giveaway
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:57:04 -0700
  ...more hassle >>> to pass smog. >>> >>> not as cute as a shortened splitty for promotional vehicle though... >>> >>> see http://www.loaflovetour.com/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Where ever you...
• Re: New Owner and a New Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 6 May 2019 21:00:33 -0400
  ...van trip way back in the late 60s in a 57 splitty....a bazillion great adventures in various VW vans since, including 11 yrs...
• Re: New VW Microbus Pics and Article
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:43:24 -0500
  ...http://www.automobilemag.com/ On one of the pictures in the magazine (not the web site) it shows the evolution from the Splitty, Bay...
• any late-model Eurovans out there?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 20:35:24 -0700
  ...It doesn't look like the old splitty bus tape measure and crescent wrench adjustment. I'd roll over and go the the dealer...
• Re: Finding women like this (was Big Valves for me?)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:39:08 -0400
  ...I own an 85' restored it practically myself, am >lookin for a 70's bay, and 60's splitty, and am going to school...
• Re: battery holder thing
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 15:37:58 -0400
  ...original Vanagon one, but was a little tempted > to use the old Bay or splitty one just for fun! > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto >
• 1958 panel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:04:04 -0700
  ...but it wasn't the same as the old splitty I learned to drive on. I recently ran an ad in the Register Guard...
• Re: Importing from Canada to US
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 23:33:23 -0500
  ...Plus we have owned everything from a splitty to a vanagon so far and figured its time for something really plush... > > Bill Monk > Mystic...
• Re: "Westphalian"
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:55:23 -0400
  ...one of "us" for half a mile in a campsite.. > Tie > dyed curtains? Probably more "splitty-specialized" > > anyhow, I liked the word. > Don Hanson
• Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:40:11 -0800
  ...VikingWagen" > Past VeeDubs in the family > 1984 Westy "Brownie" > 1980 PU diesel > 1979 Rabbit > 1963? 23 window Splitty > 1965 Bus > 1969 Bus > 1959 Bug > >
• Chrome Plating stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:31:21 -0800
  ...I remember once mentioning I liked the look of the classic splitty 2 tone bus color combos and vaguely wondered how one of those...
• Re: 85"1.9L What happens when 1 or more injectors go bad?please help...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:29:45 -0800
  ...maybe one is spraying lean and anothere is trying to compensate by running rich or something....any ideas..... :-) Tracy 85' GL "Ripple" 65' Splitty
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 22:39:24 -0700
  ...the most likely first VW van of the >>average list member? Splitty? >> >>John Jensen >>johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com >>http://www.johnjensenartist.com >>bluesbug@verizon.net
• Re: screensaver thanks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 16:36:51 -0800
  ...I have a splitty that shuts down my win98 os. > > TIA > Bill "I'd Rather Be Hiking The > '82 CA Westy [FreeBird] Greater Yellowstone...
• Re: middle seats as living room furniture
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:30:23 -0500
  ...ones, plus one from > a 78 Champagne Edition, plus the 2 splitty ones. I guess if I ever host > a midwest Vanagon/ Type 2...
• Re: Is there anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:25:23 -0400
  ...1990-91), I was casually involved with a project that converted a 64 (or ’65) splitty to electric using lead-acid batteries and an...
• wild goose chase
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 23:32:19 -0500
  ...Screech, a white splitty. So we stop and knock on the door but noones home. A 67 camper, with the motor in pieces in...
• Re: Nobody wants air cooled! (Was Re: in the year 2015......)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:03:05 EDT
  ...the splittys (any model) are fetching BIG money restored these days....as well as late model baywindow campers. but the aircooled vanagons? nobody wants...
• Re: Number Detective Work (was RE: Splitty Chassis/dating)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 16:29:37 -0400
  Tom, There are some differences between '65 and '66 that are immediately noticeable. The most obvious is the engine decklid and rear apron. The...
• Re: importing busses
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 03:21:17 -0400
  ...He found a very > clean, mint condition 1962 1200cc Splitty green on white. All original > interior and paint. Grant it, it is a Brazilian...
• Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:54:46 -0700
  ...I used to have to change the timing on my air cooled German cars...Beetle, Splitty Van and a 356 S-90 Porsche when...
• WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 04:38:50 +0000
  ...I'm really disappointed that you missed the intended, romantic beauty of my splitty message and concentrated on the perceived shortcomings of my WBX...
• Re: Comments on Splittie
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:26:38 -0500
  ...On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:00:14 -0600 Mike Blotz <Mike.Blotz@PEARLIZUMI.COM> writes: > hey--I drive a splitty almost everyday--haha...
• Santa Cruz Beach BOARDWALK ...WHAT A BLAST!!
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:34:35 -0700
  ...Is this the elusive splitty? MtnGal
• Re: Favorite stickers
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:36:00 -0400
  On RasBulliSplit (’66 Westy), I have the classic outline of a splitty with “If you think this is slow, wait until we go uphill...
• Re: Sportsmobile
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 13:22:42 -0400
  ...Edward At 10:30 AM 4/2/2008, you wrote: >They've been around awhile; they even have a splitty camper on their >homepage...
• Re: Dead 'O Winter Campout going well - long
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:22:13 -0500
  ...Loaf pickups, loaf splittys, loaf 21 window. It was loaf heaven. Suddenly, I found myself wanting a loaf. I thought to myself, "you know...
• Re: Insurance
  Historical mailing list - jvk 6
  Tue, 9 May 2017 15:29:34 -0700
  ...They will pay book for both my Westy and my 64 Splitty. > > The other question is what will the driver's at fault insurance...
• Re: [Syncro] re: Auxiliary heating of a Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:03:28 -0800
  ...I had a '61 splitty in which I put a surplus West Bend (6 V) army surplus gas heater that put out ~20,000...
• Re: "Westphalian"
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:13:39 -0400
  ...Tie >> dyed curtains? Probably more "splitty-specialized" >> >> anyhow, I liked the word. >> Don Hanson >> > -- Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
• Re: Car-Talk and AOL slams the VW bus again..."worst car of the millennium"
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 07:39:56 -0400
  ...amidst the pic of a hippied out mid 60's splitty. this is NPR's "Car -Talk" radio show's "worst car of the...
• Re: Identifying Transmission - Solved
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:57:28 -0600
  ...and > refer to it as such...I think the bays and splittys had 3, 5, and 7 > rib > cases................... > > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The...
• FW: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:05:32 -0600
  ...Type II, for parts 1978 scirocco 1990 subaru, work car 1966 splitty, waiting for my retirement and finally 1984 Kawasaki Spectre, found on a...
• Re: Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:06:11 -0800
  ...90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen" Past VeeDubs in the family 1984 Westy "Brownie" 1980 PU diesel 1979 Rabbit 1963? 23 window Splitty 1965 Bus 1969...
• Re: Hershey Signing Off
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:35:01 -0400
  ...Yes, I absolutely will be at the Dead of Winter campout in my splitty. The '64 is currently at a shop getting rust issues...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:48:54 -0500
  ...the most likely first VW van of the >>>> average list member? Splitty? >>>> >>>> John Jensen >>>> johnjensen@johnjensenartist.**com<johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com> >>>> http://www.johnjensenartist.**com...
• Copy of: Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  18 Oct 96 11:55:15 EDT
  ...I've been ridiculed by a couple of my die hard splitty friends for having a watercooled vanagon. They tell me to "drive a...
• Re: Extra gas tank for weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 06:41:35 -0700
  ...d casually put 30 or 40 gallons of > gas into his splitty. As it was, Bob Hoover's tanks leaked fuel all > the way...
• Re: fuel system problems?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:41:36 -0400
  ...cleaner in there and see how it does? Maybe change the filter too........please let me know.thanx,Tracy85' GL "Ripple"soon 65' Splitty
• Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:08:08 -0800
  ...VikingWagen" > Past VeeDubs in the family > 1984 Westy "Brownie" > 1980 PU diesel > 1979 Rabbit > 1963? 23 window Splitty > 1965 Bus > 1969 Bus > 1959 Bug > >
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:51:55 -0500
  ...You could even do away with the dash switch entirely! (See, I'm starting to get into this Vanagon thing! Even so, my Splitty...
• RE: 1962 timing help + Dormobile (was RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help)
  Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:35:08 +0100
  ...The complete Dormobile conversion is rare -- apparently only 4 splitty ones in the U.K. I've never seen another one. Unfortunately mine has...
• Re: fs 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:18:53 -0700
  ...a 2.9 Subaru Turbo Diesel Engine, 6 Speed, Westfalia package Splitty Bay for sale and he posted in his ad that he is...
• Re: Your Opinion: Vanagon or Late Model Bus Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jurik
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 09:05:53 EDT
  ...to go back to a pre-1980 transporter/Type 2/Breadloaf/Splitty/whatever. Years of heatless winters have taken their toll. I started with...
• '66 Split Window (two)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 13:35:32 -0700
  ...I think I pass on the splitty deal to you all if some one has a need. If you don't want then give...
• Re: [WetWesties] I just got the weirdest phone call
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 09:59:32 -0800
  ...I wonder if this is about the 58 splitty in the backwoods of ID i saw this summer?? (my wife reminded me about that...
• Misc. Vanagon Ramblings & Steering Coupler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:35:06 -0500
  ...She hates Vanagons, says they "aren't real VW's"- I tell her the splitty folks say the same about the Bay window buses...
• Re: Shocks ~ Konis anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:38:28 -0700
  Many years ago I put a set of Koni's on my '62 Splitty. Made a world of difference (how that relates to a...
• Re: NVC (Friday) For the Aviators in our group
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 28 May 2018 22:46:02 -0700
  ...AM Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice photos Jason, the splitty of airplanes! An 85 hp J3 was one of my > favorites. > > Angus...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:31:44 -0700
  ...the family > 1984 Westy "Brownie" > 1980 PU diesel > 1978 Rabbit diesel > 1979 Rabbit gasser > 1963? 23 window Splitty > 1965 Bus > 1969 Bus > 1959 Bug
• Re: Importing from Canada to US
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:39:45 -0500
  ...Plus we have owned everything from a splitty to a vanagon so far and figured its time for something really plush... Bill Monk Mystic...
• Re: Stretch Westy Google "Street View" voyeurism
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 21:02:30 -0400
  Hi Jake, It i most assuredly an early baywindow, not a splitty. Have a look here: http://www.busesofthecorn.com/googlestreets/Picture1.jpg This...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:46:02 -0700
  ...I used to follow one for miles when I drove a splitty bus...because that would take me to a higher speed than I...
• Re: battery holder thing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 20:53:08 -0400
  ...original Vanagon one, but was a little tempted > to use the old Bay or splitty one just for fun! > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto >
• Victoria VW show mini-report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:46:33 -0700
  ...Nice seeing a range of side tents, loved the red and white striped "privy tent" attached to a splitty (tent was for sale, Can...
• Re: Wet Westies ... clarification, please
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 17:49:39 -0800
  ...From the venerable Splitty to the Eurovan. Factory camper to the home built "Westfakia". If you camp out of your VW you have found...
• How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 06:16:44 -0700
  ...thanx, Tracy 85' GL "Ripple" 65' Splitty
• BNNTA event wrap up...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Bowman
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:32:04 -0500
  ...Longest didtance for a Splitty was from Texas and for an IRS axle Bus from New Mexico! It looks like we had about 90...
• Vanagon owners in upstate NY ---- Last plug for Westies at Watkins
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 02:51:13 -0700
  ...a few of us around here in Rochacha with various vans (Splitty/Bay/Vanagons) Most vans are either carefully washed and waxed by their...