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• Declining populations...(was Weakly Statz)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:23:56 -0700
  We seem to be in a period of decline...hmmm? people vehicles Microbus Bus Vanagon Eurovan 7/09/98 692 743 34 90 577...
• shocks for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:33:12 +0200
  I recently made enquiries on shocks for my Microbus Syncro ( yes, I know you cal them Vanagons.) Front shocks R2000.00 each Back shocks...
• Re: RIGGING FOR A CARB
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:03:23 EST
  ...have a manifold and carburetor that I used on a 1967 Microbus (dual ported heads). Can I use that? If so, what psi fuel...
• Re: Euro concept website Pt.2
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:14:47 -0800
  VW Vortex also has a nice spread and a forum going on the microbus concept. www.vwvortex.com robyn At 12:04 PM 1...
• Re: new microbus VLVC
  Historical mailing list - Bill James
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:21:24 -0500
  ...No Microbus :- ( I wish they would bring back the Vanagon with a hybrid mulltifuel-electric-hydrogen cell engine and AWD. Audi section had a...
• Broadening my Perspective, and head studs
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:00:45 -0700
  ...At that time, I owned a 1973 Westfalia and 1966 standard microbus (with a weekender conversion, sort of). When the lists split sometime around...
• Re: Mention of the Possible New MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:40:50 -0700
  ...They should have brought the retro microbus back like they originally planned, or at least sell the current T5 here stateside, the current van...
• RE: 1966 21-window For Sale (Alabama) (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  11 May 1995 14:10:28 +1000
  >I have for sale a 1966, 21 window, ragtop microbus in fair shape. I >am located in Huntsville, Alabama. Please email response to >crg...
• Rubber & Gas Heater and...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 96 13:45 EDT
  ...Raul Wilma (1982 Westfalia) Larsen (1956 Microbus)
• Link to some nice VW pics from CNN in Germany
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:55:05 -0700
  Hi everyone, In case no one has seen these or posted this before, CNN in Germany has some nice pictures of the NEW Microbus...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses - photo pickup
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 17:38:21 -0800
  Yup, it was a pickup indeed. Kind of a rabbit/golf style car. Could probably only hold a few Mexicans, not the extended family...
• Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - chris jackson
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 06:43:43 -0700
  ...I was able to start spending time in a 58 green on green microbus that a friends mom had in 1965 many trip to...
• Re: VIN/Chassie No. Questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 12:30:05 -0300
  ...This lead to much more confusion for I as this number indicated a Deluxe MicroBus and my bus appears to be a standard MicroBus...
• Re: Pics of SA Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:13:20 EDT
  ...I have a SA brochure for the 1999 Microbus and Caravell (both the Vanagon) and it shows the type of mudflaps I got from...
• Microbus Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 12:36:15 MST
  Howdy y'ns: I was talking to an acquaintance the other day about pre-68 transmissions, and he says there is a company somewhere...
• Re: grits?!???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Aug 94 00:24:56 CDT
  ...well, those eurovans (cousins of the microbuses, buses, and vanagons). ;) joel
• Re: Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 10:38:54 PDT
  On Fri, 23 Jun, Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> wrote: >Microbus 59 - Camper 16, Panel 8, Pickup 5, Kombi 10, Deluxe 11 >Bus...
• Re: Parents are cool!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 96 02:50 EDT
  ...Raul Wilma (1982 Westfalia) Larson [maybe] (1956 Microbus)
• Re: www flamebait
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 14:28:23 -0800
  ...too bad the guy has misnamed our beatiful bus as a "microbus", when in >reality it liioks like a 71 >westy.... In the interest...
• Re: List Census
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 20:16:41 -0500
  ...Have owned two split window microbuses and a 66 Westy. Currently own a 1985 Westy MV (or Weekender) named "Wolfgang." Interests: astronomy, sailing, underwater...
• Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:55:24 -0600
  ...Probably to steal a vanagon, oops Microbus or two. On 28-Apr-09, at 11:45 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Tue, 28...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:36:35 -0700
  ...And you know what? Most were badged as "MicroBUS" with the plush versions being called Caravelle. Let this be a reminder: http://m.youtube...
• Re: wierd bus..
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:56:30 -0400
  ...It somewhat resembles a late model Brazilian microbus, which combines elements of various generations (bay window body style, splitty doors and rear windows, etc...
• Re: Jesus and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:49:39 -0500
  ...pals drove a green type 2. > > "...and eleven long haired friends of Jesus in a chatreuse microbus." > > -- > Bob Norman > '81 westy > Gander, Newfoundland > Canada
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 21:26:50 -1000
  ...unladen kerb weight without driver for > the 241, Microbus de luxe. > > -Dana- > > > > They > > > aren't light vehicles either. > > > > it's all relative, andrew... they...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:21:19 EDT
  ...of the model/s that included > them? > > the '51-'67 deluxe microbus. aka the 21 or 23 window "samba". chris ************** Get trade secrets for...
• Re: 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 2002 18:21:15 EDT
  ...It's basically the same motor that started > > out as a 2.2 litre in the Microbus, was bored to 2.3, stroked to...
• Re: Freedom
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:35:55 -0400
  ...PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a microbus badge on my Westy. When I get home I will look and...
• Re: 93 Microbus arrives: Anyone have a South African ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:09 +1300
  On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > Mr. Snailboi, > > Soliciting for replicating of copywritten material such...
• population explosion and archive announce
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 7 Jun 94 14:59:23 CDT
  On Tue, 7 Jun 1994, Joel Walker wrote: > Vanagon Mailing List 150 > 11 Microbus, 48 Bus, 65 Vanagon, 5 Eurovan, 22 Unknown That calls...
• Re: Bentley cost?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 13 Jun 1995 10:57:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...owners all of the time, but you can't > drive a microbus offensively. This reminds me of a older bus I saw (forgot if...
• Re: BEARLYMUVEN
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 13:47:35 -0500
  Writes Thom: >Lemme guess - a dozen long-haired friends of jesus in a chartrues microbus.. > >We got ourselves a tail-gat'n convoy! Yes...
• Re: fantastic super cool photo
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 11:53:44 -0600
  > Omigoodness... > > I just looked at the big photo of a S.African Microbus (Vanagon) and I > want one. Well, more specifically, I want that...
• Re: "Camping" Badge
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 05:42:11 EDT
  ...i currently have, in my emblem collection- "Caravelle C " "Microbus" "Transporter" looking for one that says "Bus" chris
• Re: Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:23:10 -0700
  ...It was a 1959 standard microbus, Mango Green over Sea Gull Grey. I'd never driven a VW before, but was off in no...
• Re: 'Concept II MicroBust(not a typo...)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 11:53:35 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-02 23:50:53 EST, thom@calweb.com (Thom Fitzpatrick) writes: >Anyone here old enuf to rember Tom...
• Re: How do I access the archives?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 96 14:15 EDT
  ...Raul Wilma (1982 Westfalia) Larson (1956 Microbus)
• Who's going:VW show Englishtown, NJ Sunday?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 00:51:06 EDT
  ...Jeff 83.5 Westy (now with "MICROBUS" logo from SA Vanagon. Looks cool, no matter what you think) NYC
• Re: New Microbus Website
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:56:01 -0500
  >i think the official color name was "baby poop green" not "goat vomit green" >get it right, doug! :<) >chris >(ex-'79 "tiagra green" std...
• Re: sorry heres the link!
  Historical mailing list - daniel lawson
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:47:10 -0800
  ok show me up then --- CHRIS STANN <cstann@home.com> wrote: > http://www.knology.net/~vw/microbus/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: daniel lawson <kombi181@YAHOO...
• Re: 2000 and up audi, and vanagon owners request
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:25:00 +1200
  ...Not until the head on the 93 Microbus' 2.5-five is pulled to see if it's just a ringjob to stop the...
• Re: here's who's what: 1952-1967 buses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 10:58:24 -0500
  ...do you ever come across any Dormobile stuff, a way over there across the pond? >Joel writes: > >>64 Microbus Devon Camper Lee Griffiths >>L...
• Re: Those of us in the Midlands
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 8:20:11 PST
  ...Can you educate me on what it is and why it's called a Samba? > > Richard Kurtz > 67 Samba, 64 Deluxe Microbus (under construction...
• after the Unknowns again!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 05 May 95 10:09:43 CDT
  Vanagon Mailing List 357 people, 328 vehicles 46 Microbus, 123 Bus, 149 Vanagon, 10 Eurovan 63 Unknown, 14 Wanabus ok, folks. there are ENTIRELY...
• Re: Mo' buses in da movies
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:17:06 MST
  ...Her boyfriend was driving > a 66 or 67 Microbus. > > BONUS ROUND: > > Can anyone guess how I was able to place the year of the...
• buses FS in ny area
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 05:26:00 -0700
  67 deluxe microbus excellent original condition! first $5900 516-277-8518 90 vanagon, a/t, dual a/c, am/fm/cass, lo mi, clean...
• FS Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:15:42 -0400
  I have a friend who lives at the top of Interstate I 75 (Sault Ste Marie Ontario next to SSM, Michigan) just 30 miles...
• Re: New 2004 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 May 2003 21:03:05 EDT
  ...2003 I > would assume. > > if you're talking about the Concept Microbus, then that's all it is, a concept. dont hold your breath...
• Re: Thanksgiving Song [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:56:32 -0600
  ...There is, however, Microbus involvement. http://www.youtu...
• '67 type II for sale in WI.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Harbaugh
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 11:42:43 -0500
  I'm moving to Oregon and need to sell my '67 VW Microbus. Deluxe, but not the sunroof version. It's in Madison, WI...
• Re: Generation span of the list..........
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:33:48 -0600
  ...Sometime around 1972, I bought another "microbus" -- a splitty, as I recall. After I sold it, I had no VWs for many years. Then...
• Re: ready-aim-fire Zippos!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:23:20 -0700
  ...Sure, the Volkswagen Microbus was space efficient, but it was > also exceedingly slow and very dangerous. (the designer's) concept put > the mechanicals, not...
• Re: Vented Rotors
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 08:28:03 +0200
  ...In South Africa VW sells their Microbusses with a 15" front disk system. Should be available as spare. Helmut '80 Camper
• Wanted: Engine Case (limited Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:21:52 -0500
  I will soon be acquiring a '61 standard microbus and am in need of an engine case. I am looking for an AE or...
• Re: microbus website
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:19:41 -0800
  on 1/11/01 9:09 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM at JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: In a message dated 1/11/01 11:59...
• Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:47 +1200
  ...stage of having too many Vanagons... ...I'm buying a 93 Microbus 2.5i, that's one with an Audi 5. I don't...
• Re: Volkswagen ID Buzz
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:39:49 -0700
  ...We Took the Electric Microbus for a Drive <https://link.wired.com/click/37166313.1697787/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lyZWQuY29tL3N0b3J5LzIwMjUtdm9sa3N3YWdlbi1pZC1idXp6LXRlc3QtZHJpdmUtZmlyc3QtaW1wcmVzc2lvbnM_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>
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:29:56 -0400
  I love split-window microbuses more, but I drive and enjoy my Vanagon Westfalia very much because it's the one I can afford...
• Restored Classics For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 1995 21:55:11 -0400
  ...1959 VW Panel Van - perfectly restored, original everything, sealing was red - 26k orig miles, $15,000.00 1960 VW Microbus, restored but a daily...
• Vanagon Parts Stores
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 96 02:45 EDT
  ...Thanks! =================================================== Raul Wilma (1982 Westfalia) Larsen (1956 Microbus) "I take credit for nothing and disclaim everything" ===================================================