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• Re: engine swaps... Transporter the name
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:22:22 -0700
  ...The Passenger van and Camper models were > Vanagons, not "Transporters". Else where in the world different rules > apply (and did apply). I don't...
• Re: Transporter Werks in Raleigh, NC?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:42:30 -0500
  ...Jim Henry Durham, NC 84 Westy 85 RX7 GSL-SE Other newer modes of transportation that offer little fun factor but can cover many...
• Transporter Wind & Rain Deflectors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:56:29 -0600
  I have several sets of Vanagon Transporter wind deflectors. These will fit the base model Transporter with fixed vent windows in the front doors...
• another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 Jan 95 16:18:08 CST
  ...Vanagon model Transporters. 2. any VW Bus or Transporter BREAD LOAF usually refers to the buses made from 1968-1979, due to the resemblance...
• Need late model sliding door outer handle.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:04:42 -0500
  ...Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976 Transporter (New CA bus) 1974 412 "Goldmember" Used...
• Re: No more South African Vanagons :-(
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:20:19 -0000
  ...See http://www.vw.co.za/models/bus/ > > Maybe soon in Mexico or Brasil. They are still making the previous model bus (called nova...
• anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:31:16 EST
  ...matter what model it is. ok..so that being said, when i put a tach cluster into a '85 vanagon or transporter that didnt...
• Re: Need late model sliding door outer handle.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:03:30 -0800
  ...Need late model sliding door outer handle. Anyone have one? My son finally broke mine after 2 years telling him not to pull out...
• WTB VW Transporter Bus or Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  6 Jan 1995 07:15:43 GMT
  Prefer 1980 to 1990 model. List your asking price and we'll talk. Must be within 500 miles of Los Angeles. Leave msg or...
• VW rail-bus
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 15:00:04 -0600
  A VW bus has a use in any mode of transportation. http://www.fotonline.ro/photos/djonexx/set-356/photo-8918 Martin -- Martin Jagersand...
• Re: The Lone Gunmen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:04:00 EST
  ...it is a '73 walkthrough panel Transporter. Believe it or not, I have the exact same model bus. I've watched closely when they...
• Re.Foglight switch
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:26:59 +1000
  ...Cheers, Steve O Blue Mountains NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '76 Transporter Double Cab '68 Beetle '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck...
• Vanagon FS - bad motor
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 00:10:29 -0700
  ...brokaw.wa.com seattle.forsale.transportation:7517 > >1980 Vanagon Weekender model. New carpet and upholstery. Automatic >transmission (rebuilt). Good tires. No rust. Folding bed...
• Caravelle GL?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:59:43 +1100
  ...It then occurred to me I had never seen a GL badge on a Caravelle before (or on any Transporter here in Oz that...
• 1988 Vanagon Double-cab Transporter Pick-up FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - LAGlen Cook
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 22:20:28 -0700
  1988 Vanagon Double-cab Transporter, rear wheel drive, 2.1 litre, wasserboxer. Rare walk through, 5 seater model. Recently repainted by VW dealer. Low...
• Vanagon vs bus
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:17:19 -0700
  ...in) was called a "transporter" to distinguish it from the fully finished models, so VW did use that term "transporter" in the US at...
• Newsletters at the printers, one last shameless plug for TBTT
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:39:45 -0400
  ...Transporters By The Tunnel. There is still space left. Come and join the fun. See you there!! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Jim DiGennaro LiMBO, The Late Model Bus...
• Re: Vanagon/Transporter
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:42:59 +0200
  ...model. The Kombi is the 8/9 seater commercial vehicle with detachable benches. Meant for contracters etc, so it can be used to transport...
• Re: Eurovan name registered by GM?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:57:12 -0800
  ...a few years ago and knew all the models >back then). >So maybe VW traded "Transporter" to GM for "Eurovan". The time frame is...
• Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:07:36 -0500
  ...names of different VW models, I decided to pick > up an encyclopedia, and see what most of them means. > > Transporter: quite obvious, isn't...
• Re: T5 sighting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:38:13 +1100
  ...the dash) and electric windows on all Transporters. > This was always an option on commercial models previously... Anybody know if this would be an...
• Need Flex plate for late model vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 04:36:11 -0500
  ...Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976 Transporter (New CA bus) 1974 412 "Goldmember" Used...
• Re: 57 samba or 58?
  Historical mailing list - Poor Richard
  Fri, 03 Nov 95 10:38:47 EST
  > the initial 2 means it's a type 2 - transporter > the second number is the model - > model 21 is the delivery van (no windows...
• WTB: gray VINYL upholstery from later models
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:05:20 EST
  ...Came on 1990 non-GL models and base European models. Possibly some Canadian transporters as well. Please pmail if you can help or have...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:04:55 -0400
  ...cooled models '80 thru '83 Haynes Publishing (England), however, does publish a manual that does cover our water-cooled Vanagons (called Transporters in the...
• Re: Boston Bob Engine
  Historical mailing list - STEPHEN OVERMYER
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:24:57 +1000
  ...Not made to modern tolerances is bulls*#t. Donald Baxter Iowa City, Iowa ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I must concur with Donald.....my original WBX engine,now approaching...
• Re: Buying and transporting a Westy? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 03:58:26 -0600
  ...If the Westy is an automatic, you will need to use a four wheel auto transporter and a legitimate tow vehicle (like a full...
• Copy of: Re: Solex\Pierburg 2E3 carburettors
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  19 Oct 96 15:28:09 EDT
  ...But maybe his is a european model. In the base Transporter series, the F.I. 2.1 was an option in Europe. chris
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:57:41 -0800
  I have heard that putting a Vanagon "Transporter" sign on the back hatch will increase HP by 20%. (there is one on the hatch...
• Event: Transporters By The Tunnel
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 5 Jul 2000 22:11:47 -0400
  HI Gang, Just a quick reminder that Transporters By The Tunnel is about a week away. There is still some room left. Call Historic...
• Re: cost of 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 02:14:55 -0400
  ...bedrooms and a carport!!! What ever happened to VW Van's & Harley's reputation as being poor-boy's modes of transportation??? BOB - WA4RRN
• Re: double door
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:13:00 +1100
  ...The double sliding door option is usually found on T3 Transporter models, particularly the panelvans and sometimes the window vans workhorses for the obvious...
• Re: VW rail-bus
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 15:44:16 -0600
  ...Jagersand wrote: > A VW bus has a use in any mode of transportation. > > http://www.fotonline.ro/photos/djonexx/set-356/photo-8918 > > Martin...
• Re: How tall is a Syncro Westflaia 'Joker'
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:48:15 -0800
  ...Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Oct 1994 17:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
  David asks for the "european" model names for the EuroVan... The Delivery Van/Pick up truck versions are Transporters The 9 passenger van versions...
• Excellent book 'VW Bus-Camper-Van 1979-1989' (was Re: Time to upgrade...)
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 20:49:56 -0000
  ...the various > Vanagon models since, say, 1985? Yes. When I was getting a Peter Russek Manual for the watercooled Transporter from VW Books, I...
• Re: Plastic (or diecast) models
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 May 2003 21:21:12 -0500
  ...don't know how to order from them, but this is the Model Cars section, searching for VW, Transporter, All Scales .. http://shop.schabak...
• Anyone have experience with selling / buying a van on eBay motors?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 31 May 2001 20:39:17 -0700
  ...992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 � Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions � Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales � European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models
• Re: coming events????
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 19:11:23 -0400
  ...own all makes and models of VW's like many of us. > The event at the Museum of Transportation, Transporterfest, is co-sponsored by...
• Re: Survey Please: Good Taste - Tastes Bad
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 May 2011 10:56:07 -0700
  ...For example in this situation, Mod was researching the model of Transporter to make sure it was not a Vanagon before issuing a comment...
• Type II model sighting
  Historical mailing list
  13 Jul 95 08:49:30 EDT
  ...As seen in Hammacher Schlemmer (Mid-summer 1995, pg 26); 1966 VW Transporter Model is a detailed replica of the famous "microbus," the spartan...
• RE : All kinds of VW Buses
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:22:19 +1000
  Take a look at these VW vans in Germany-why can't we get some of these models in the USA? > Subject: [VB] All...
• Re: Revell 1:25 Transporter kit
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 14:49:52 -0800 (PST)
  >> William Abbott writes: >> >> > I liked it so much I used the Revell 1:25 Transporter kit to build a >> >> I want this model kit...
• Re: Very Dim Rectangular Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:19:37 +1100
  ...Cheers, Steve O NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '00 Transporter Double Cab '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck) '78 Land Rover Series 3...
• Photos for New Transporter Book
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:55:45 -0400
  Motor Books International is planning a new book on VW Transporters. The author is looking for stock Type 2's of all ages to...
• Rare cab height Transporter Canopy on eBay!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:04:59 -0800
  ...Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models Due to the large volume of...
• Re: 2 weeks enough to cross country - w/kids?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:18:30 -0800
  ...trouble transporting the coleman on the >aircraft, and surely won't be allowed to take fuel with it. It's a propane model and...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 18:15:55 -0700
  ...Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions � Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales � European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: junkyard tales
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:50:48 -0500
  ...model T3 (also from Germany) but never a '79 T3. > >Verrrry interesting...;) > >Steve O >'92 Transporter WBX Kombi >'00 Transporter Double Cab >'03 Transporter...
• Re: Transporter Werks in Raleigh, NC?
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:47:21 -0500
  ...Jim Henry Durham, NC 84 Westy 85 RX7 GSL-SE Other newer modes of transportation that offer little fun factor but can cover many...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:11:24 +0200
  ...They only have one for the air-cooled: > 1029 - Vanagon all air-cooled models '80 thru '83 Thise one is an "Owners Workshop Manual...
• Re: best case sealant?
  Historical mailing list - STEPHEN OVERMYER
  Wed, 26 May 2004 14:53:11 +1000
  ...Back in the days before modern "better living through chemistry" sealers, they used to use a piece of silk thread to seal the case...
• Re: 57 samba or 58?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:03:07 -0500
  yesterdai I wrote: > the initial 2 means it's a type 2 - transporter > the second number is the model - > model 21 is the delivery...
• More pictures of overhead AC & Leather Interior unique to T3's (Vanagons) in Thailand
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:22:36 -0800
  ...It is my understanding that VW send RHD base model Transporters to Thailand where the AC systems, two-tone paint schemes, and unique leather...
• Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:54:30 EST
  ...I have just received a picture from Europe and that later model > Vanagon (Transporter) has sliding windows only in the rear windows. i was...
• EV w/VR6
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 18:22:17 -0700
  ...has decided to thoroughly upgrade the Transporter and Caravelle minivans for 1996. Of the six powertrain models available, only the Caravelle VR6 will be...
• Volkswagen spotting (F)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:31:42 +1000
  ...Last night's episode included a bay window bus, a Beetle cabriolet, a LT 3.5 prisoner van (the older model that looks like...
• Re: Temp LED doesn't work
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 00:43:15 -0400
  The arrangement of the wiring on the 14-point instrument cluster is different between model years and some US/Canadian models. If you have...
• subscribe
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 09:29:37 -0600
  digest mode Good Travels! Holly and Chris Cookeville, TN '78 Westy --- Minnie (soon to be a 110 HP Corvair recipient) '65 Beetle --- Jenny ('57...
• Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:16:40 EST
  ...Also, the front grille & headlights are wrong for a '90 model although > european transporters had round headlights up to '91 unless it was a...