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• What is pinging? (Was Re: 73 bus / timing question...)
  Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 14:50:01 +0100
  ...timing) What, why and how is this mysterious phenomenon? Thank yoooo Sarah '62 Dormobile --------------------- sarah@sprynet.co.uk http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slg/
• Auto Tranny for sail
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Fri, 8 May 1998 21:30:47 -0700
  ...Is this true? Bob Calkins, Placerville, Ca 80 Westy 69 dormobile/Westy
• width of bay window bus
  Historical mailing list - Michael Heron
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 11:31:57 -0500
  hi all i realize this is _kinda_ an obscure post but relates to mypreviously posted dormobile roof quest. i was wondering what the _width...
• matchbox Bus
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 14 Dec 96 18:02:34 EST
  ...But guess what! It's a Dormobile, with an orange roof that really tilts! :) Pretty neat. It's a dark blue camper. They also...
• '62 Brake job: Final installment
  Historical mailing list - Sarah
  Sat, 06 Apr 1996 14:36:25 +0100
  Hi, Thought I'd let you all know I finally got the brakes finished on my 1962 Dormobile. I had proudly assembled everything last...
• Re: '56 progress - 'fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:21:47 -0500
  ...Somebody should really create a book profiling the evolution on the various incarnations (Westy, Dormobile, Devon etc.) yjrough the years. I know i would...
• Help wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 22:02:45 -0700
  ...Help bob Calkins, Placerville,CA 80 Westy 69 Dormobile/Westy
• Re: VWs in Hollywood [was VW sighting (Field of Dreams)]
  Historical mailing list - Sarah
  15 Dec 95 16:35:40 EST
  ...Are they trying to tell us something about their connection speed? Sarah '62 Dormobile http://mail.bris.ac.uk/~pl2018/split.html
• re:more bus doings and warping
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 14:18:22 -0500
  ...Ive seen buses with sunroof tops put on cus someone wants a 21 window or dormobile. (Id like a dormobile, too. ) Not a good...
• [Fwd: Wrecking yards]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:41:55 -0700
  ...has an aircooled Westy in and a 914....gonna check em out this weelend....Happy 4th!!! Bob Calkins 80 Westy/69 Dormobile [message/rfc822]
• Re: Westfalia Interiors (long reply!)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:13:53 -0400
  ...I've never seen an ORIGINAL walk-thru Dormobile. I have never seen a walk thru dormobile either, although I have seen a "flip...
• Re: nice '91 westy in atlanta FS
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:06:25 -0700
  My Dormobile had one of those front cabin cots. When we lived on a Mexican beach, in 1978, my one year old boy slept...
• 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: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 12:37:30 -0700
  ...Lawrence '86 GL Syncro '71 Transporter '69 Squareback '69 Beetle '66 Dormobile '54 Beetle
• [Fwd: I want to bring my Vanagon along]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 17:54:05 -0700
  ...Bob Calkins 80/westy -69 Dormobile [message/rfc822]
• Re: Webpage is finally uploaded!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 19:30:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...there are some nice pics of the Split... >Seeya >Sarah >('62 Dormobile) > > - http://www.wolfenet.com/~hoomon The man in the 11 window Split!
• Re: (Friday) You Drive What?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:19:51 -0800
  Dormobile converson that no one seems to recognize, but that's not what the page is about, is it? Stephen --- On Fri, 1/29...
• Re: `66 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 25 Sep 1994 21:33:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The one you're describing sounds like it could possibly be a Dormobile. Thom -- >> Consciousness: that annoying time between naps. ............................................................................ : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info...
• Re: Westfalia Interiors
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:24:13 -0400
  ...Were used in some Westys and a lot of Dormobiles. Cabinets were plywood w/ woodgrain Formica finish. Came in bench seat Kombis only. There...
• Westfalia Horses & Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Mary Smith
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 12:11:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...They are correct for our '68 Westy/Dormobile, any= way (it's a production-line special ordered Westfalia with a Dormobile top & co= tts...
• Re: walk thru dormobile splitty's??
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 15:03:45 -0700 (PDT)
  And UTORInfoCommons thus wrote: > > does anyone know if there was ever a walk thru dormbile offered on pre 1968 busses?? > > On a similar vein...
• Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 20:15:07 -0700
  ...Anyone going to the Grass Vally Bluegrass festival this weekend? Bob Calkins 80Westy/69 Dormobile
• FW: FS '66 SO-44 Dormobile (Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:54:47 -0700
  ...FS '66 SO-44 Dormobile (Oregon) This is a multiple delivery message. If you can share the information somewhere else we'd appreciate it...
• [Fwd: '79 into an '80, was Re: '80 engine into a '79... doable?]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:40:52 -0700
  ...Bob Calkins 80 Westy/69 Dormobile [message/rfc822]
• Re: RARE RHD VANAGON DOORMOBILE DIESEL CAMPER ON EBAY!!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 23:17:53 +0100
  I think they're called Dormobiles They did a lot of Bedford and Comma van conversions in the UK, maybe others. I could check...
• Mercedes Wheels for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:35:13 -0700
  ...Thanks, Bob Calkins 80 Westy/69 Dormobile [text/html]
• Cover
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 16:07:39 -0700
  ...Costco and love em...check em out! Bob Calkins 80 Westy/69 Dormobile PS still lookin for a wiring harness for a Cal 80.
• Re: BusFusion info
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:08:45 -0400
  ...I'm not going to write it off altogether, where else can a camper junky like me see 2 Dormobiles in the same spot...
• Re: carring capacity of vannie single cab
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:01:38 EST
  ...IIRC, Bear went to EveryBus 2001 in a vanagon dormobile that had an oddball type1 engine in it. Is this one of *those* motors...
• [Fwd: Selecting a CB?]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:17:07 -0800
  ...Ciao,Bob Calkins Placerville,Ca 80 Westy/69 Dormobile [message/rfc822]
• Re: Sportsmobiles, Westy Tent Page, & Fords.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 10:34:00 PST
  On Mon, 13 Feb 1995 Joe Clark <jclark@nexus.polaris.net> wrote: >This gives us: >Westfalia >Dormobile >Sportsmobile >anyone know of other poptop vendors...
• camp box news classified's
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 1995 11:14:15 -0400
  ...Todd (419) 531-2954 66 Dormobile, Texas CAr, very clean metal needs to be restored, in barn for 15 years, optional Dormobile top and...
• [Fwd: ]Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 18:27:38 -0700
  Well we returned unscathed from our trip to the Pac Nor West.....in our Red 69 Dormobile....Went to the Rose City Bug In...
• Wankel-Subaru...VS....Calif
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 15:16:26 -0700
  ...and put on a pair of Dell's like on my Dormobile.....That puppy Flies with just a 1600, cam and 36 Dells, but...
• Re: nice '91 westy in atlanta FS
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:01:57 -0700
  My Dormobile had one of those front cabin cots. When we lived on a Mexican beach, in 1978, my one year old boy slept...
• Re: A Friendly Wave
  Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 23:06:06 +0100
  ...Do they think I'm beneath them or are they just ignorant? Sarah '62 Dormobile --------------------- sarah@sprynet.co.uk http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages...
• Camp Box News
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 21:14:55 -0500
  ...interesting article on a Mercedes Benz Westphalia camper,, looks like a Dormobile style roof I'm not connected in anyway to Todd , but if...
• Painting with HVLP?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:20:14 -0700
  ...My friend, John Hess, wants to paint his Dormobile and he is considering this method. Any info.on this would be much appreciated. Thanks...
• Hellp....need dismantelers names
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 18:46:02 -0700
  ...please send me your Dismantelers names and phone # or e-mail address I NEED ONE BAD!!!!!!! Thanx Bob Calkins, 80 Westy 69 Dormobile (and...
• Re: carring capacity of vannie single cab
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:15:48 -0500
  Hi Mark, IIRC, Bear went to EveryBus 2001 in a vanagon dormobile that had an oddball type1 engine in it. Is this one of...
• Re: Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 12:46:17 CDT
  ...and the camper includes Westfalia's and other brands (Dormobile, Adventurewagen, Devon, etc.). didn't have enough room on the screen to split it...
• Re: Lowering Busses, etc
  Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:45:57 +0100
  ...as 'dorks' or 'geeks'? :) Sarah (a dork & a geek, apparently) ----------- '62 Dormobile (stock height for now :-) --------------------- sarah@sprynet.co.uk http://ourworld.compuserve.com...
• Re: What is THAT thing?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:19:36 +0200
  ...Isn't Dehler considered the best conversion over > there? > There is also the Reimo (as I have), the Dormobile, the Karmann etc., Westfalia was...
• New Book - VW Camper Conversions 1951 to 2005
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:03:44 -0500
  ...to approve conversions carried out by firms such as Westfalia, Devon, Dormobile, Sundial and Danbury. However, many other different companies offered conversions on the...
• Re: some more interesting variation of T3
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:58:00 -0700
  ...I bet it does wonders for the gas mileage too! I also really like the Toyota variants, especially the Dormobile-like unit. Thanks for...
• Re: Painting with HVLP?
  Historical mailing list - edward m bennett
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 22:11:02 -0700
  ...My search of the > archives turned up nothing. > > My friend, John Hess, wants to paint his Dormobile and he is considering > this method. Any...
• WetWesties Maryhill Trip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 17 May 1998 10:09:48 -0700
  ...of the VWs of Western Oregon newsletter) who USE our Westies, Dormobiles, Adventurewagens, Rivieras, and other campers and non-campers to get together every...
• Bluestar Project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:45:16 -0400
  ...In the past, I have owned a split window Dormobile, 2 bays and 2 Vanagons, one of which was a 1983 Westy 1.9...
• carry boat? almost Friday ain't it?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:54:57 -0300
  ...What's the chances of moulding a full length poptop, perhaps with side hinge arrangement like the dormobile versions, that can be removed and...
• BUG O RAMA
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Sat, 16 May 1998 23:16:13 -0700
  ...drop by our swap space...look for a BRIGHT RED loaf Dormobile...and a tan 80 Westy..... Im still lookin for a one wheel...
• Awning/Bad Camburg/Solvang
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 19:52:59 -0700
  ...weekend in October......maybe we could kind of make this list campout...what do you think? Bob Calkins 80 Westy/69 Dormobile [message/rfc822]
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Greasing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 15:12:18 -0800
  ...I've got a friend with a 1971 Type II Dormobile conversion with 450,000 miles on the original, untouched rear bearings (he is...
• More L82 White Discussion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 18:39:22 -0700
  ...My personal opinion and judgement is that the fiberglass/glassfibre tops were probably "Gelcoated" when new to create the smoother surface of the Dormobiles...
• Re: Fw: MSNBC.com Article: Tourists shun crime-hit Mexico beaches
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:35:12 -0500
  ...Get in that van and drive South! I've lived on a Mexican beach in my Dormobile, with wife and child (1 yr old...
• Re: Hellp....need dismantelers names
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 20:28:41 -0600
  ...address >I NEED ONE BAD!!!!!!! >Thanx Bob Calkins, 80 Westy 69 Dormobile (and 18 others + 2 914's) >sheesh, I gotta clean up around...
• Re: What is pinging? (Was Re: 73 bus / timing question...)
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 13:04:24 -0700
  ...why and how is this mysterious phenomenon? > > Thank yoooo > > Sarah > '62 Dormobile > --------------------- > sarah@sprynet.co.uk > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slg/ Hello Sarah...
• HOE-LEE scmokes~ now *HERE* is next VW trend!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:45:32 -0800
  ...bus popularity wanders from Sundial, Westy, Early Westy, poptop this, to Dormobile that, Syncro this to Eurovan that. A rolling HAM shack or rolling...
• Re: Standard Pop Up Alternative
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:39:14 -0400
  ...As far as a tent goes, this had me thinking of the large flat surface of the Dormobile tent and the strangeness of the...
• Sportsmobiles, Westy Tent Page, & Fords.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 20:03:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...Westfalia Dormobile Sportsmobile anyone know of other poptop vendors and their respective years? More anal-retentive trivia for the FAQ! BTW saw a ford...
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 11:56:22 EDT
  ...sale.....anyone interested in makin em? Bob Calkins 80 Westy/69 Dormobile>> I have the sliding door screens available for Vanagons and Eurovans. This...