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• Damaged 1975 Type 4 Bus engine FS in NZ
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 14:19:57 +1200
  ...Then again, maybe I ought to find a rough CV-jointed Bug, cut it down into a roadster, fix the engine and my 094...
• Re: need source for mandrel exhaust bends
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 20:18:37 -0800
  ...I see them from time to time at big car/roadster shows. Todd Francis Precision Alloy LTD. http://www.precisionalloy.com ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re:[F] Extra large engines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 06:35:32 +0000
  ...A friend's dad had a 6-cyl roadster. Moderate-size car for the time. -Tim Parker 93 EV GL 60 Singlecab 29 Model...
• Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 30 Sep 2023 07:10:26 -0700
  ...I had a 914 in my late teens and was looking to rekindle that > mid engine roadster fire. A 2003 BMW Z4 came my...
• What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have & state of the list
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 13 May 2004 17:45:39 -0400
  ...1960 Royal Enfield 700 Constellation 1974 Norton Commando 850 Roadster 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado 850 1972 Moto Morini 3 & 1/2 (350cc) 1972 Ducati...
• Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 30 Sep 2023 07:49:10 -0700
  ...I had a 914 in my late teens and was looking to rekindle that > mid engine roadster fire. A 2003 BMW Z4 came my...
• Re-Visiting Electric Vehicle talk - event on Sunday.
  Historical mailing list - Fel Paj
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:10:34 -0700
  ...Tesla Model S (7-seater, 4-door luxury sedan), a Tesla Roadster, Toyota RAV4EV, among other electrics and electric-hybrids. a few conversion projects...
• Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Crews
  Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:32:09 -0400
  ...I had a 914 in my late teens and was looking to rekindle that > > mid engine roadster fire. A 2003 BMW Z4 came my...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:51:43 -0700
  ...s a real one (or more) - The Nissan/Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster and the subsequent "Z" Cars were mostly called "Fair Lady" in Japan...
• demographics
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 22:02:14 -0700
  ...6 (great Detroit iron, some still around), a '54 Triumph TR3 Roadster -- long-gone dream car -- an '80 Honda CM400 Custom (bike) and, ta...
• Re: "Drive-Aways:" No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:04:43 -0500
  ...The worst part, as I was signing the papers, was seeing two college kids loading into a brand new Mercedes SL roadster going to...
• Re: third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 May 2001 22:52:37 +1200
  ...If I do build (strip?) a Bugaru roadster, I will use LEDs to make indicators and taillights, fitted into the steerable fiberglass front fenders...
• Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:44:36 -0600
  ...BTW from the wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miata __________ excerpt ___________________________________________ Overview The MX-5, as envisioned by its designers, is a small roadster...
• best cars, worst cars...dream cars
  Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 10:50:31 -0500
  ...the car I really liked was a 59 porsche roadster 1600 super (convertible with a light top) bought it in 66 ...kept it three...
• RE: Passing Vanagons & Westfalias
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Michael J. Rensing
  Fri, 20 May 1994 9:19:50 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They sell Porsche too, so every time I go for parts, I check out the Roadsters. Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Rensing, Ph.D. michael@uvphys...
• Re: STOLEN SYNCRO - Where Do They Go?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:00:05 -0500
  ...The new BMW open roadster is one of the most popular cars to steal but they're found stripped down when they find them...
• '56 kombi update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 10:32:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Helped friend with datsun roadster bodywork, welded and filled holes in dash, removed bed, sealed floor-wall joint that was behind the bed, miscellaneous...
• Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 30 Sep 2023 09:53:39 -0500
  ...I had a 914 in my late teens and was looking to rekindle that >>> mid engine roadster fire. A 2003 BMW Z4 came my...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Fri, 28 May 2004 09:43:16 -0700
  ...s and 50's you will find that the quintessential British roadster met their definition of the term sportscars. BenT In a message dated...
• Re: bubble cars?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 18:20:07 -0500
  ...the pinnacle of > fast > skate development. > > The FIAT Dino coupe and roadster were built in conjunction with E. > Ferrari > and are very collectible today...
• Re: Westfalia = chick magnet
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:19:41 -0800
  dear rocket feeling oats i have driven for short or extended periods of time -- a 64 corvette roadster -- a jaguar -- several versions of dodge...
• EeziBleed for changing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 17:04:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...out, and closing the valve. > > I got my EeziBleed from The Roadster Factory, but I have just learned > that there is a user eezibleed...
• Re: Age of listees -- Born too late
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:32:01 -0800
  ...At the time I was torn between buying the Beatle or a new 1959 Morgan roadster which was a $1,000 more. Today I...
• Re: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:24:42 -0800
  ...And I > thought > Datsun Roadster parts were a rip off. For the price of these > Vanagon H4 > headlight bulb lenses I would hope that...
• Re: Re-Visiting Electric Vehicle talk - event on Sunday.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:34:49 -0700
  ...Tesla Model S (7-seater, 4-door luxury sedan), a >Tesla Roadster, Toyota RAV4EV, among other electrics and >electric-hybrids. a few conversion projects...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Fri, 28 May 2004 13:36:54 -0700
  ...s and 50's you will find that the quintessential British roadster met their definition of the term sportscars. BenT In a message dated...
• Re: i started this stupid Thing thread....
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 21:49:59 -0500
  ...I also have an Intermeccanica Roadster for those readers who are familiar with that Canadian Co. As long as I have been into VW...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:15:49 -0600
  ...Morini 3&1/2 > 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado > 1974 Norton Commando Roadster > 1960 Royal Enfield 700 Constellation _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail...
• Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 12:52:35 -0800
  ...My daughter has a '70 MGB-GT and my son is working on a 1964 roadster project. The point of my musings is that...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:44:17 -0700
  ...s a real one (or more) - The Nissan/Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster and the > subsequent "Z" Cars were mostly called "Fair Lady" in Japan...
• Vanagon/Bus names and fun license frames!!
  Historical mailing list - Route87
  Sun, 3 May 1998 02:14:31 EDT
  ...Bessie, the 89 GL...she was named after a little Edwarian roadster on a british SF show, Dr.WHO....the difference was, my Bessie...
• Re: Lower Ball Joints!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:07:24 EST
  ...The machine shop was filled with every kind of pre-CNC tool imaginable and, sure enough, two beautiful, mid-fifties Indy roadsters sat there...
• Bilstein Shock Report - Long
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Sun, 28 May 2006 22:43:03 -0500
  ...Cornering seems to be better; still no roadster but I doesn't roll over nearly as much. The ride is not as harsh as...
• Re: Westfalia = chick magnet
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:25:35 -0700
  ...driven for short or extended periods of time -- > a 64 corvette roadster -- > a jaguar -- > several versions of dodge this and that > a Ford Taurus...
• Census
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 11:22:24 -0400
  ...MGA mark 1or Austin Healey 1000 or just about any British roadster, Porche speedster, a Land Rover Defender 110 (ugly, but what a great...
• '56 update - misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:53:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...My friend even found a '67 datsun roadster to get some goddies off of, and my SO found a '78 BMW '530i and scored...
• Re: Bilstein Shock Report - Long
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 29 May 2006 11:01:11 +0200
  ...but nothing like > before. > > Cornering seems to be better; still no roadster but I doesn't roll over > nearly as much. > > The ride is...
• Re: Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:18:30 -0800
  ...My daughter has a '70 MGB-GT and my son is working on a 1964 > roadster project. > > > > The point of my musings is that...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 13:48:44 -0500
  ...Guys I've been fast in AA Fuel Funny cars, AA Fuel Dragsters, A Fuel 90" wheelbase roadsters and you sure don't want...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Fri, 28 May 2004 13:41:13 -0700
  ...s and 50's you will find that the quintessential British roadster met their definition of the term sportscars. BenT In a message dated...
• FS: '87 Wolfsburg, CA car located in New Orleans
  Historical mailing list - Adam Culp
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 12:03:03 -0700
  ...in my life and that a sports car(ie MX-5 roadster) will better suit my needs. I would love to keep this vehicle...
• Re: Re-Visiting Electric Vehicle talk - event on Sunday.
  Historical mailing list - Fel Paj
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:57:17 -0700
  ...Tesla Model S (7-seater, 4-door luxury sedan), a Tesla Roadster, Toyota RAV4EV, among other electrics and electric-hybrids. a few conversion projects...
• Re: Age of listees -- Born too late
  Historical mailing list - chrisrvanagon
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:23:34 -0800
  ...At the time I was torn between buying the Beatle or a new 1959 Morgan roadster which was a $1,000 more. Today I...
• Re: Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
  Historical mailing list - Gmail
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:49:08 -0800
  ...My daughter has a '70 MGB-GT and my son is working on a 1964 >> roadster project. >> >> >> >> The point of my musings is that...
• subcribe
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 22 Aug 1994 07:29:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Made 2500 km on the trip and saw only two Vanagon Westys at the Roadster Party. These beasts are rare ! Around here , Ottawa, I...
• Re: Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:27:22 -0800
  ...My daughter has a '70 MGB-GT and my son is working on a 1964 > roadster project. > > > > The point of my musings is that...
• Re: CDIs
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 9:48:40 PST
  ...I have used CDIs on: ,74 Fiat 128, '67 Datsun 2000 roadster, International Scout (yr ?), '72 VW type II. The CDI has always worked...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:19:45 -0600
  ...I drive a 65 Triumph, restored and maintained with parts from a Pennsylvania firm called The Roadster Factory. They commission repro parts from around...
• Re: Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 18:17:56 -0500
  ...My daughter has a '70 MGB-GT and my son is working on a 1964 roadster project. The point of my musings is that...
• Re: Bilstein Shock Report - Long
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Mon, 29 May 2006 12:55:54 -0500
  ...but nothing like > before. > > Cornering seems to be better; still no roadster but I doesn't roll over > nearly as much. > > The ride is...
• T3s in W Canada & reports of RHD used Japanese imports here (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:49:05 +1200
  ...Mazda MIATA? Yuk! It's Eunos Roadster in Japan, along with other Eunos models not sold in Canada under any label, and Mazda MX5...
• Headlight mods: was RE: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:56 -0800
  ...And I thought Datsun Roadster parts were a rip off. For the price of these Vanagon H4 headlight bulb lenses I would hope that...
• Re: stat time and plea to new-comers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jun 1994 06:04:12 -0400
  ...Cheers, Frank (also MGB bitten with a '69 and a '73 roadster - plus a dead 85 jeep cheerokee) -- * Frank Condelli * Carp, Ontario, Canada * ad793...
• '56 kombi progress
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 22:15:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...who came over and did some work on his Datsun 1600 roadster. I hammered out a few dents for him - remarkably easy but impressed...
• Re: Electric Vanagon via EV West?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:14:04 -0700
  ...It's not a coincidence that the first car Tesla rolled out was a speed demon Roadster built inside a Lotus frame and that...
• On cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:36:23 -0500
  ...Very nice little roadster (with a hard top convertible). Land Rover SR3(?) their new SUV has a lot of weird layouts in the cockpit...
• linkage problems?
  Historical mailing list
  4 Aug 94 23:47 EDT
  ...having a street rod convention with over 1,500 of them roadsters running around, pretty, very pretty scenery. So my new baby is home...
• Re: bURNINGvAN 2015 pics
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:15:40 -0800
  ...even wash my Porsche [when I had one, 61 Super 90 Roadster] so the van doesn't have much chance. We should have a...
• Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
  Historical mailing list - John D. Foster
  Mon, 10 May 2004 12:17:03 -0700
  ...Things started looking up when I ditched the domestic stuff for an '87 Mazda RX-7, and finally now have a '96 Z3 Roadster...
• Re: Headlight mods: was RE: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:27:47 -0500
  ...And I thought > Datsun Roadster parts were a rip off. For the price of these Vanagon H4 > headlight bulb lenses I would hope that...