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• quest 1 (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 09:11:54 -0500
  ...One fella left me a scrap of paper on my split-window. He drew me a pretty good map on how to get back...
• Re: Ethanol..Corn only?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 27 May 2008 18:09:15 -0700
  ...Back in my Split window Hippy Van days, we used to >>>> make a >>>> home brew we called "Pineapple Swipe". Took only a few days...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:58:16 -0400
  ...L wbx) i had a '67 >split window for about 7 years. > >i am thinking and hoping that this is just a hose, but...
• VW Van Newspaper Article - LONG
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 09:39:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Cory Olswold, 21, a lanky, short haired San Diego transplant living in suburban DeSoto, wanted a split window bus (an early Type II), and...
• LIST T-SHIRTS get 'm while they're hot!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 09:45:53 -0400
  ...One is the standard list shirt of the past, with different colors and same design, and the other is a split window design, that...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:47:20 -0800
  ...My late father, a design engineer at Northrop/Grumman and I would do selected projects like this for the 50 Split Window Bug we...
• The 5th Van (Halloween Special)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 23:08:17 EDT
  ...It was a split window and in very good condition from what little I could see in the street light. Split window vans and...
• Re: breadloaf EV sighting
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:03:08 -0800
  ...Pre-68 is split window, 68-79 is bay window, 80-92 > Vanagon. Can also be referred to as Type 2 {T1, T2, T3...
• Re: Insurance for multiple-Vanagon households ?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:11:15 -0400
  ...chose to buy a single-cab, a crew-cab, > > > and a split-window or two, and have them all legally driveable, is there > > > any...
• Re: please help me decide!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:29:53 -0500
  ...please help me decide! > > > It's not my decision, but I wouldn't trade either of my Vanagons for either > of the split windows...
• Re: Heads Up Vendors...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 15:57:20 -0800
  ...I had gotten really spoiled since owning split window singelcabs without a gas gauge. peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "No Name Available" <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM...
• SingleCab for Sale/trade 3000.00 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:55:03 -0400
  ...brake all fine, uncracked. Headlight shells and glass are 100% intact. split window glass is orig, no fog as are side glass and small...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:43:33 -0800
  I had bears clawing against the side of a split window van in Yosemite...in the high meadow country camping areas. He was standing...
• Re: '66 Split Window (long version)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 17:11:09 -0700
  I am no doubt in violation of some "edict" for leaving the text intact on these 3 interchanges. Then I screwed that up by...
• FFFrydaye Phoolleries ... Installment 3.0.0.0.0
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:50:45 -0500
  ...there was Showbus! about a fellow who drove a spiffed up split-window bus all around the country, carrying cargo and people hither and...
• Re: Ethanol..Corn only?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Tue, 27 May 2008 17:37:48 -0700
  ...Back in my Split window Hippy Van days, we used >>> to make a >>> home brew we called "Pineapple Swipe". Took only a few days...
• 65 UnEarthing - Bruno Lives! (sort of) - change stats - specs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Mott
  Sun, 19 Nov 95 12:21:51 -0500
  ...All glass is intact except for both split windows - they have cracks in them .. Thats enough for now.....gotta get to work - my wife...
• Antifreeze and general
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:50:03 -0500
  ...Way back when, I also had a 65 split window Deluxe Bus. Since July, I have run into a number of busses that I...
• FW: Re: alternators & CBs
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sat, 18 Jan 97 20:39:59
  ...VR6 SLC (Highly modified) >> Red '87 GTI G60!! <---- >> and >>'67 deluxe split window (9 pass.) >>'71 Westy Breadloaf (high performance engine B&B) >>'81...
• Busses by the Arch - the text
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 22:18:42 -0500 (CDT)
  ...We are looking forward to seeing both you and your type II amidst all the "Split-windows", "Bubble-windows", Vanagons and other VW's...
• Takoma Park
  Historical mailing list - Ed L Lloyd
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:54:30 -0800
  ...There is a large picture of a Split Window Bus on the front. This should be made the List�s Official Beer, but I...
• Keyser Pond Camping... (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00:16 -0400
  ...w/ single wheel trailer) A couple from Ontario Canada (in a Split window bus, sorry I didn't meet ya'll) Jim & Deb? Phillips...
• Re: Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:25:01 -0500
  ...I have driven old split window busses my whole > driving career > and the diesel vanagon makes the splitties look fast. Part of it is...
• Re: Sportsvans (sic)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 20:38:02 -0600 (CDT)
  ...were no other way out. ]This is true for Vanagon/Bus/Split Window van, not for Eurovan or ]the new thing with Ford. It...
• Re: Idle problems on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:30:05 -0500
  ...Saw about 7-9 Vanagons > fairly complete and about as many split windows. Saw only one bay window > and a 142 Mexican whooping llamas...
• Re: breadloaf EV sighting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:56:05 +0000
  ...Pre-68 is split window, 68-79 is bay window, 80-92 > Vanagon. Can also be referred to as Type 2 {T1, T2, T3...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:22:26 -0600
  ...Westfalia used to put the outlet near there in the early split window campers. Pax, Mr. BZ 65 Westy 84 Westy > I don't...
• Orcas Island vw survey
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 02:57:08 -0400
  ...The survey results were 3 split window buses, 29 baywindow buses, and 27 beetles. This was mostly on the way north, and on Orcas...
• Circle Yer Wagons
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Sat, 10 May 1997 23:59:49 -0400
  ...Numerous Type 1s, including a very nice split window Beetle, absolutely 100% gorgeous. There was also a 1954 Beetle, equally gorgeous. Then there were...
• Re: fuel tank capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:33:12 -0800
  ...On a Bug, a lever you twisted to access a lower > point in > the fuel tank, on split window Buses, a cable knob to...
• Re: Buying a Van
  Historical mailing list - DAN ROTBLATT
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:28:00 -0700
  ...finished rebuilding a 1966 > triumph spitfire, and I had a '67 split window van (with the mini-pop > top) back in the day. $5k...
• The much maligned 1.9 head on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:08:45 EDT
  ...I guess some of us that grew up as free thinkers with the old split-windows have now become the Pat Buchanan generation, condemning...
• Air-Cooled Rescue T-Shirts-NOW
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 17:04:58 -0400
  ...On the top leaf will be a line drawing of the side view of a split window bus. On the bottom leaf will be...
• Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 19:09:46 -0500
  ...course ...camping and adventure etc. > > > > their last VW was a 67 Split Window Bus I think I read .. > > that sure is a Quantum Leap...
• Re: my Carat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:08:19 -0700
  ...the Seller is a factor ( Jerry Sienfield )... > at auction, > a VW Split Window Bus , 64 I think, sold for some 100,000 plus dollars...
• Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:04:31 -0400
  ...Heck, I would have bought a few split-window buses too. Chris S. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:25 PM, David Kao...
• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:50:42 -0400
  ...weekend, Seveirville, > > Tennessee, USA at the fairgrounds, in a beat up split window sporting a > > Mass plate out front. > > > > Geo/ATL > > > > > > On Mon, Sep...
• Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 18:29:53 -0700
  ...course ...camping and adventure etc. >> >> their last VW was a 67 Split Window Bus I think I read .. >> that sure is a Quantum Leap...
• What snaps? Was: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:43:32 -0230
  ...Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:26:20 -0400 > >This reminds me of an option I saw on a British split-window bus in Bad...
• Re: Newbie, hello all and a question(long)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:12:58 -0500
  ...I recall my old AC split > window had superb traction, and my old beetle (I have a 72, FS. btw) also has > pretty good...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 May 2009 13:06:56 -0700
  ...motion, than while watching it operate while standing > still. > BTW, the split window bus front drum brakes had two simplex wheel > cylinders/ two shoe...
• Re: Buying a Van - New Question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:39 -0700
  ...finished > rebuilding a 1966 triumph spitfire, and I had a '67 split window van > (with the mini-pop top) back in the day. $5k...
• Re: How long on the list?
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 13:13:05 -0500
  ...lotsa engine > info) and the vintage bus list (for the old split-window buses). > eventually, even the eurovans split off (sorry, don't recall...
• LAST CALL for LIST T-SHIRTS!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 12:07:27 -0400
  ...One is the standard list shirt of the past, with different colors and same design, and the other is a split window design, that...
• Re: re. Trip Report, Baja Whales 2012,part 1, long, boring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:34:33 -0700
  ...There used to be some old abandoned bays and split window buses that were highway landmarks in the middle of nowhere for many years...
• "Trip" report: journey in a cruddy '65
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:42:07 -0800
  Since several folks asked, I'll share my adventure that I had yesterday, with our "new" split window (Splittie) panel. Last weekend, we went...
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:42:07 -0700
  ...i think it > fits you! > > Terry Kay wrote: > > > > (x) > > Right !! > > I wasn't even getting close to Split Windows, or Baywindows, which are > > very...
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:12:34 +0000
  ...The first one was a 62 Split window Kombi. I sorta made into a camper. Spent 3 months of the summer of 69 out...
• Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:17:22 -0500
  ...has passed the Vanagon owners test? > Gratefully, > Matt > > > Peace, JB > '66 Split Window Camper > '83 H20 Vanagon > > "You cannot simultaneously work for peace and...
• Re: Crazy pop-top modification idea
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:30:46 -0700
  ...My old split window mini-poptop had more storage as well. Dan L.A., CA '85 Westy Weekender > On 4-Jul-11, at 3...
• Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 17:57:21 -0700
  ...course ...camping and adventure etc. >> >> their last VW was a 67 Split Window Bus I think I read .. >> that sure is a Quantum Leap...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:37:45 -0600
  ...as the load bearing surface would be the opposite side.>> > >The Split window Busses up to '67 ran a Beetle transaxle with >the differential...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:31:32 -0700
  ...improvement in space and interior design plus the loss of the split window was to lose any collector's value. Even within the splitties...
• Re: Ethanol..Corn only?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Tue, 27 May 2008 18:40:44 -0700
  ...Back in my Split window Hippy Van days, we used to >>>>> make a >>>>> home brew we called "Pineapple Swipe". Took only a few days...
• Re: 84 wolfs weekender/ any others? (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:00:49 EDT
  ...hatch "jailbars" - the aluminum decorative bars that were previously used on split window '67 down microbuses to "protect" the rear glass, moreso for decoration...
• FW: [WetWesties] Fwd: Accident in a Splittie, Please Spread the Word
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:25:01 -0400
  ...people, > and trully VW enthusiasts (Ronnie's yard has about 15 split window > buses and his collection includes some amazing buses). They had a...
• Re: Report on K$3 Westy Syncro FS
  Historical mailing list - Marc Edwards
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 13:00:33 -0700
  ...If it did, there'd be no split window busses around ANYWHERE. Fact is, with a welder, a grinder and some body panels, you...
• Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 12 May 2008 23:04:24 +0000
  ...kayaking, we always took > Harry's bus, not the old beater split window hippie vans...And his would > start at -40 f, so he...
• Buses by the Beach Raffle and Silent Auction May 14th-17th at Grand Rogue Campground, Belmont, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 12 May 2009 22:03:01 -0400
  ...Rod Kits (Complete w/ Rod, Reel & Lures) Jen and Todd Olson Split Window Toy Bus Jen and Todd Olson One Hand Made Winnie the...
• Re: Antifreeze and general
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:00:04 -0800
  ...Way back when, I also had a 65 split window Deluxe Bus. Since July, I have run into a number of busses that I...