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Another Shameless plug for Transporters at the Glen #1 VW event
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:43:06 -0700
...http://hometown.aol.com/cinnabarvan01/index.html See Page 4 and 5 Check out the 67 Splitty on 3 wheels! http://hometown.aol.com...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:21:18 -0800
...experienced at replacing VW glass, I've done it >> > on a Splitty, many Bays, a Super Beetle, and a few Vanagons. The WORST >> > experience...
Re: One-ton vans
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 20:55:33 -0800
...country? I think he might have even > done it in a splitty. Anybody remember? Joel? > Yes, there was -- and I have hauled some heavy...
Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
Historical mailing list
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 06:11:26 EDT
...todays money is worth then for a '87 sunroof Vanagon > (the splitty analogy.) If you do, I suggest you buy it and keep it...
1981 Vanagon Automatic pop-top Westy for sale.
Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
Thu, 23 May 2002 22:38:19 -0700
...I buy and restore older "splitty's", but I don't deal with the Vanagons much, but this is a pretty nice one. I...
Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Sat, 6 Jan 2007 02:46:23 -0800
...1984 Westy "Brownie" > 1980 PU diesel > 1979 Rabbit > 1963? 23 window Splitty > 1965 Bus > 1969 Bus > 1959 Bug > > > On Jan 5, 2007, at 8...
Re: Duralube
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Mon, 20 May 2002 14:25:25 -0500
...Lots of good VW's ended their days like this - even a splitty bus. Snake oil (Duralube) isn't going to help anything beyond...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:53:35 -0500
...really disappointed that you missed the intended, romantic > beauty of my > splitty message and concentrated on the perceived shortcomings of my > WBX > "fleet". > > Regards...
Re: Wet Westies ... clarification, please
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 21:54:47 -0500
...clarification, please ::: :::WetWesties: :::The Pacific Northwest VW Camping Society. :::From the venerable Splitty to the Eurovan. Factory camper to the home :::built :::"Westfakia". If...
Biggest ever assemblage of Splits in UK
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 May 92 16:28:49
...and we reckon it must rank as one of the biggest Splitty convoys in the world.....now we are planning for next year! PS...
Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:53:54 -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...
Nice day at the coast...but blown shift linkage.
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:48:07 -0700
...later we got a wave from folks in brown and white splitty. I sure wish I still had some of my old splits. Saw...
Westy brainteaser: Limbo Transporters By the Tunnel campout.
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:13:25 -0400
...Mark's splitty has lost 4th gear and takes 5 min. Patrick's '71 hardly runs at all (Despite his garage full of engines...
Re: Camping In My Westy!
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Tue, 1 May 2012 15:47:45 -0500
...Westy (some time after I had to let go of my splitty) was so I could get set up before the kids...
Re: Red Rock Trip Report Part 4 - Happy Trails
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Apr 1995 01:33:13 -0700
...We lost Bradley at the next off ramp, but after a lunch break, we spotted a nice old white splitty cruising along highway 99...
Re: Insurance
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Tue, 9 May 2017 17:31:11 -0500
...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: Misc. Vanagon Ramblings & Steering Coupler
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:53:10 -0800
...says they "aren't real VW's"- I tell her the > > splitty folks say the same about the Bay window buses. Two > > blocks from...
Re: demographics of Vanagon.com
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Sat, 11 Apr 1998 17:30:34 -0400
...a 1971 Westy, and a 1966 Westy splitty (I wish I still had it too.), also owned a 1963 bug. I'm married to...
Re: Importing from Canada to US
Historical mailing list - B Monk
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:09:35 -0800
...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: Westy Configurations and Bear-proofing
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:34:36 -0500
...sleep....We awoke, back in the day, > > while sleeping in a Splitty VW van in Yosemite, to find our two dogs > > dragging a picnic...
Busses On The Blue Ridge IV, May 29-31, 1998
Historical mailing list - LAC
Sun, 17 May 1998 19:03:10 -0400
...Even though this is touted as a splitty event, last year there were over 30 vanagons/bay windows, and about 40 splitties, crew cabs...
Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:16:03 -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: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 6 Jan 2007 07:42:04 -0800
...1984 Westy "Brownie" >> 1980 PU diesel >> 1979 Rabbit >> 1963? 23 window Splitty >> 1965 Bus >> 1969 Bus >> 1959 Bug >> >> >> On Jan 5, 2007, at 8...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:45:21 -0800
...My first ever van, a 36hp 1957 splitty, had ice issues with it's throttle tube when I used to drive it to work...
Re: Splitty love story NVC
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:33:40 -0500
Great, now I understand. You need a stable of parts VW Vanagons or cars to keep one or two other vehicles running. Your parents...
Re: Question about ignition timing..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:58:23 -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...
Re: please help!!! I dunno what to do 85' 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:50:53 -0500
...use > that forever. > > Also does anyone have an AFM? I will post another post on that though...... > > thanx, > Tracy > 85' GL "Ripple" > 65' Splitty
Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:48:52 -0700
...on "Auto Revolt" but seems more bent on the Loaf and Splitty crowds than us Vanagon geeks. See: Dr. Phat Tony's: July 2006...
Re: dual fuel conversion (LPG, propane, etc)
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 3 Oct 2004 23:55:35 -0600
...They are mostly trucks, so the big tank > isn't an issue. > > I remember thinking carefully about converting my > '67 splitty to dual fuel...
Bus Boo Thank You!
Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:16:06 -0400
...The Costumes were great (the "Flying Tea Bag" - don't even ask), and The buses were beautiful (that 66' Splitty was a real treat...
Re: breadloaf EV sighting
Historical mailing list - Edmund Hintz
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:28:01 -0800
...Earlier bus is splitty, Vanagon just vanagon or bus as the nick names are not fun, brick and wedge, mostly given by non Vanagon...
Goodbye, Litchfield Bug Inn...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 04:50:40 -0400 (EDT)
...bottle w/ button for 7 bucks, a really nice set of splitty fried egg lenses for 15 for the pair (not even "de-silvered...
Re: What year vanagon to buy?
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 06:27:37 -0700
...Stay away from the Diesel, too- unless you have driven a splitty once and think you can hang. There is so much custom cosmetic...
some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:37:33 -0800
...didn't have a choice in my old air cooled 36hp splitty bus, but with the 5sp...I try to not lug the inline...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:35:28 -0400
...really disappointed that you missed the intended, romantic beauty of my > splitty message and concentrated on the perceived shortcomings of my WBX > "fleet". > > Regards...
Re: Nice day at the coast...but blown shift linkage.
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:01:14 -0700
...later we got a wave from folks in brown and white splitty. I sure > wish I still had some of my old splits. > Saw...
Oregon Trip Report
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:56:12 -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: Misc. Vanagon Ramblings & Steering Coupler
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:53:00 -0500
...says they "aren't real VW's"- I tell her the > > splitty folks say the same about the Bay window buses. Two > > blocks from...
Re: rear Westy lighting
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:28:35 -0600
...to replace the old splitty type GHE Soffitte lamps in those 2 light overheads?<br /><br />Dave B.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><br...
Re: Another Shameless plug for Transporters at the Glen #1 VW event
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:01:30 -0400
...index.html >>> >See Page 4 and 5 >>> >Check out the 67 Splitty on 3 wheels! >>>http://hometown.aol.com/cinnabarvan01/page4.html >>> > >>> > >>> > Joel Cort...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:03:43 -0500
...The high center of gravity > in the bay and design exaggerated the roll under rear tire problem. > The splitty couldn't go fast enough...
Re: Friday bitch-a-long
Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:32:27 -0800
...with blown head gaskets and overheating engines. Seems kind of appropriate. Splitty owners are always a little slower than the rest of the group...
Re: Rubber Tramps and the Magic Bus was owsley
Historical mailing list - Joe T.
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:53:19 -0600
...I was the consumate > "splitty bus" owner, driving that thing everywhere and cross crountry, > but never once partook of the "counter culture" scene regarding...
Stealth camping
Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 20:27:13 -0800
...I did stealth camping in my 1967 VW Splitty in the parking lot of Northrop Aircraft Corp., down in Hawthorne, California for six months...
Weakly Statz??? what the ...??
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:38:14 CST
...Eurovan 0 seeminly oblivious, it's NO 1950 Microbuses, 1 1959 Splitty, 5 1968 buses, 16 1980 Vanagons, and NO 1991 Eurovans (sold that...
Re: Extra long, or Vanalong
Historical mailing list
Thu, 1 Aug 96 12:27:11 +0200
...of it, Kemperinck did quite lot with VWs they also did splitty's i'll see if the still exist. The stretched/Hitop single...
13 Busses in Ecology Junk Yard (long)
Historical mailing list - Scott Fraser
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 14:58:32 -0800
...I have provided a list of the vehicles which includes vanagons, type IIs and one burnt out splitty. The vanagon westy was the best...
Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 6 Jan 2007 06:53:44 -0800
...1984 Westy "Brownie" > 1980 PU diesel > 1979 Rabbit > 1963? 23 window Splitty > 1965 Bus > 1969 Bus > 1959 Bug > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam...
Opening Pandora's box
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:35:49 -0100
...Westy) owner again, #8 in VW buses ranging from a '67 Splitty to the recently purchased '84. It was delivered via tow truck since...
Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:44:12 EST
...ive owned a plethera of buses, the oldest being a '67 splitty microbus w/ a 1600 single port upright bug engine, the newest being...
Re: Help! 1.9 idle/ stalling problem !!!!!
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:03:31 -0500
...I still need to purchase that one with the A at the end? please help, thanx in advance, Tracy 85' Gl "Ripple" 65' Splitty
Re: breadloaf EV sighting
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:03:08 -0800
...Earlier bus is splitty, Vanagon just vanagon or bus as the nick > names are not fun, brick and wedge, mostly given by non Vanagon...
Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:14:04 -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: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
Historical mailing list - David Robertson
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:35:41 -0400
...nice, but coolers are available. > >thanx, >Tracy >85' GL "Ripple" >65' Splitty > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire...
Re: '66 Split Window (long version)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Apr 1996 17:11:09 -0700
...won't say a thing): >.I think I pass on the splitty deal to you all if some one >has a need. If you...
Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!)
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:30:17 -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 > :::> > :::>
Cross-country trip report
Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:47:28 -0700
...and I arrived in Flagstaff in an astounding (for a former splitty owner) two hours and twenty-two minutes! After such a successful run...
The two kinds of Vanagon owner..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:42:04 -0700
...it to Baja instead of my 'regular' Baja outfit..usually a splitty, or a Ford pickup, or something simple....By the time we reached...
Re: replacing window glass seals
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:06:35 -0800
...experienced at replacing VW glass, I've done >>> it >>> > on a Splitty, many Bays, a Super Beetle, and a few Vanagons. The WORST >>> > experience...
Re: breadloaf EV sighting
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:56:05 +0000
...Earlier bus is splitty, Vanagon just vanagon or bus as the nick > names are not fun, brick and wedge, mostly given by non Vanagon...