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• A couple of relevant posts
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 21:52:54 -0600
  ...http://slowcarfasthouse.com/2015/05/31/the-room-and-awning-features-on-our-hightop-vanagon/ Regarding the Bostig engine conversion. http://slowcarfasthouse.com/2015...
• Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:27:35 -0800
  ...Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long) > > Finding a good used donor hightop has not worked out for me partially > because of my geographic location...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:10:24 -0700
  ...Vanagon T-Shirts Where's the hightop? :-( On 24-Aug-2015, at 21:41, Jeff Schwaia wrote: > Hey All, > > We did another run of...
• New Web page... (Euro Westy pic)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 14:29:15 +0000
  ...http://www.islandnet.com/~swright/vw.html I currently have posted a pic of a Euro hightop Westy from Helmut, and some links to...
• Re: pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:47:54 EST
  ...the camper idea better and the > occasional wind fright in the hightop is an issue too... > > Mark > not really sure what your question is...
• High Top - Reality Check
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Fri, 14 May 2004 16:34:24 -0700
  ...Here's a link to an image of the Westy hightops that I can get. http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/joker.jpg
• Re: rare Westfalia Joker Highroof for sale on Samba...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:31:50 -0700
  ...I have my eyes peeled on a hightop in downtown san jose. No fersale signs on it yet. tim On 9/12/05, JordanVw...
• Re: Crazy pop-top modification idea
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:19:10 -0700
  Yup, I know about the hightops - those are raised fixed tops. I was thinking of modifying the camping westy top by cutting out the...
• Re: Syncrofest 6 Photos Posted...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:17:43 -0700
  ...My friend and I pulled that hightop from a van last year. Lots of other interesting pics there Abel, thanks for posting. Alistair > On...
• Re: the high+pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:45:43 +0000
  ...but i like the extra room of the hightop at times when i dont want to pop the top, for example while driving or...
• Re: that is one very beautiful vanangon ... sigh ...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:02:40 -0700
  You could put a Vanagon Weekender inside a hightop long-wheelbase LT. You'd have to enlarge the rear doors and install a ramp...
• Dehler Profi high-roof camper for sale in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:23:51 -0500
  Folks, I sold my cool 1984 Dehler Profi hightop camper a few months ago to a guy who immediately drove it from PA to...
• Re: Joker vs. others
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:14:50 -0800
  ...It has a westy interior but with a SYRO hightop. I'm pretty sure that top must have been added in Germany. Did westfalia...
• Re: the high+pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 07:01:25 -0500
  Yeah I suppose that is a fair assessment, I've never been closterphoblic so a non popping hightop is enough for me. Besides I...
• Reimo
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:23:52 -0700
  ...VW Camper dreams > > --- TC <trclark@SHAW.CA> wrote: > >> Ok who has done the R&D to find out who makes that hightop/poptop >> I...
• Re: good repair shop in San Diego area
  Historical mailing list - Gregory A Childs
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:48:10 -0800
  ...Greg in San Diego * 91 Syncro Westfalia Camper (2005- ) * 90 Multivan (1991-2005) * 78 Champaign Edition (1978-1991) * 74 Safare Hightop(1974-1978) * 69...
• Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 21:20:40 -0800
  ...I have been thinking about importing a used hightop from Germany (I saw some in a junkyard in Bremen near the airport). The advantages...
• JUST SOLD $3600 1986 VW Adventurewagen w/ Behr in dash AC. Only 49,749 original miles!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:53:21 -0800
  ...thought someone might use it as a donor to add a hightop to a Syncro or convert it into a Syncro as a few...
• Re: Hightop in Croatian wreckers yard
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:58:08 -0700
  Could be. Or, it's mounted upside down? I swear I've seen that before. On 7/28/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca...
• Re: pictures 60 years meeting in Hannover Germany
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:30:49 -0700
  ...Good pix of Autohomes Hightop and poptop campers and a Devon Moonraker, among other Europe-only campers.. http://www.vwcampercrazy.co.uk/search_results...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:43:50 -0500
  ...mcneely > 1985 Vanagon/Westfalia/Hightop/Bostig > -- David McNeely
• FS - Syncro Westy/Adventurewagen Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Veronica Fraga
  Sun, 16 May 2004 19:59:16 -0700
  ...He's a white 87 Syncro Westy full camper, with an Adventurewagen hightop instead of the Westy poptop, and has had an Extreme Makeover...
• EBay - Hightop Bay
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:04:15 -0500
  Hello - If anyone already received this on the T2 list sorry. I have a friend who is interested in this and I'd like...
• Was: Hightop Group Purchase - Now: What about Reimo?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:35:06 -0400
  >> . They have lots of cool stuff but nobody seems to want to sell it here in the U.S. What's the story with...
• Re: BGT: Unique! 1989 Dehler-Profi T3 Syncro 16"
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:44:09 -0800
  ...IMHO the Dheler hightop is the nicest >hightop available. > > ........
• Re: Wanted - High top
  Historical mailing list - Martin Haggblom-Payne
  Fri, 14 May 2004 23:08:52 -0700
  ...Here's a link to an image of the Westy hightops that I can get. > > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/joker.jpg > > We...
• Hightop Conversions Questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:30:39 -0800
  Re: http://canadianhightops.ca/products.html I was just looking at their website, a little more info there since the last time I looked...
• Re: NEW Directions for 5th Annual Van-O-Rama. 09/24/05 that's this Saturday 10am-5pm
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:29:13 -0700
  ...Perhaps if I don't drive it, I can tow the 83 or the 81 to the Vanorama? Speaking of which, seen any hightops...
• Dictionary Needed ... part II
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 13:22:39 PDT
  ...Is the Campmobile a US-made hightop ? Is the AdventureWagen a Campmobile on a MicroBus foundation ? You all can reply to me, and I...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:21:30 -0700
  ...with spoiler drops the drag > coefficient to 0.51. > > > > The European hightop camper (Dehler profile) takes > the drag coefficient to > > 0.40 with a...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:57:58 -0700
  ...with spoiler drops the drag coefficient to 0.51. > > The European hightop camper (Dehler profile) takes the drag coefficient to > 0.40 with a...
• Re: the high+pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:35:21 -0500
  ...but what is the point really? A hightop should give anyone more than enough headroom / up top sleeping room. Chris On 11/23/05...
• Re: Crazy pop-top modification idea
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:34:03 -0700
  ...Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Yup, I know about the hightops - those are raised fixed tops. I was thinking of modifying the camping...
• Re: Dimensionally challenged - How big is that Westy in the window?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 08:40:23 -0400
  ...I'm guessing the height of a Westfalia hightop is 100 - 102" (provided it is wearing 14" shoes). > > Does anyone out there have a...
• Re: Hightop in Croatian wreckers yard
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:34:26 -0700
  Sad eh? To have the mirror like that. Maybe it just got whacked before the pic was taken? Ab > On Jul 28, 2017, at...
• Re: Three white Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:28:05 -0700
  ...The first was a Westy, and the second was > an AW-type hightop. > > This rarely seems to work, but: Anybody we know? > -- > Cya, > Robert...
• LVC Does anyone know what years Diesel syncro VW LT's were made?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:26:52 -0400
  ...Ideally I'd like to buy one with a hightop, camper interior (preferably the Westfalia version rather than an add on camper body - I...
• Re: Coast mountain high tops
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:58:05 -0700
  ...from an existing top. > > Anyway, I think the get away van hightop is one of the better if not the best looking North American...
• Re: My syncro stuck... (was: Re: Fan switches)
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:34:34 -0800
  ...Do they still have hightops (like the one in the pictures) available for Vanagons? BenT San Francisco [text/html]
• Re: Custom cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 19 May 2016 15:25:48 -0300
  ...of the top … essentially it was like the cupboard in a hightop Westy, but only accessible when the top was popped. > On 19-May...
• Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Aled
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:06:58 +0100
  I've an '86 1.6D HighTop Transporter (UK) and today the starter won't turn on the first twist of the key, following...
• Re: Looking for a lurking Continental (Euro) list member
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 09:27:02 -0300
  ...willing to be my eyes to have a look at a T3 hightop. >> >> If you exist, I would love to hear from you. >> >> >> Roy
• FS: 1974 HighTop Camper (Fla) 5.850.00 obo
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 21:59:04 +0000
  Sweet Hightop conversion by "Adventure" campers. Currently it is Brick red and white, but is getting ready to undergo a glass-out paint-job...
• Deheler-Profi hightop in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:52:34 -0600
  I saw this today: http://forums.vwvortex.com/vwbb/Forum33/HTML/000156.html I was just in a bone yard and saw a wild...
• Re: the high+pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:34:49 -0600
  ...The luggage carrier adds to turbulence and the higher angle of > the luggage carrier adds to the frontage area of the windshield. > > Other hightops...
• Finally saw a bus with a Vanagon.com sticker
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 16 May 2006 20:30:26 EDT
  ...I just don't want to right now." The bus I saw was the white hightop on Pico near La Cienega. I was travelling...
• FS Sacramento Area
  Historical mailing list
  28 Feb 97 11:11:01 PST
  ...Fiberglass hightop, 12/120V fridge Norcold. Couldn't find maker of camper conversion. Registered in CA as an RV. Engine a little oily underneath...
• Re: urban stealth camping..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:15:13 -0600
  ...A van with a hightop that you can sleep in like the adventurewagon (see: http://shagginwagen.com/forsale/) seems like the perfect stealth camping...
• Re: Harpies II
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:01:47 -0700
  ...Just like hightop vanagons. alistair On 5-Jul-11, at 10:45 AM, J Stewart wrote: > Now c'mon Roger, look it up! Thats...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:42:08 -0500
  ...Karl the Westyman is going for the >new hightop too. If you don't park in public garages, it is a good >option. > >BenT
• Re: Hightop Group Purchase?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:54:22 -0500
  Jeff we can help you out. We get shipments from Reimo every month or so. We offer many Reimo items on our website. Just...
• Hightop Van for Sale in Germany
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 02:49:39 +0000
  The following was posted in uk.rec.naturist by one of the regulars. I don't know anything else about it, so inquire of...
• Re: eurovan poptop conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:11:23 -0700
  ...same goes for the eurovan, there are bunches of third party poptops and hightops and high and poptops, sidepoproofs, paralleluproofs, you name it - on...
• Re: ok, now a tire question
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:03:21 -0400
  ...It's very hard on front tires from pushing in the wind (hightop). Maybe I should look at the Hankooks instead. I see they...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400
  ...Seems like it would be great > for a Westy! They also had a mid-70's bus with a hightop on it, in fairly...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:52:36 -0700
  ...The Vanagon could no doubt benefit as well (especially hightops), and Addco has 1" front and 7/8" rear bar kits for the Vanagon...
• Re: Additions and corrections to Technical Transmission Question.
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:04:32 -0600
  ...Jon On 4/17/2016 10:08 AM, Geneva Saint-Amour wrote: > 1985 Westfalia hightop with a manual transmission linked to a zero miles...
• Re: High Top Progress
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:25:11 -0400
  ...15:33 John Dillon <johndillon@JOHNDILLON.COM> napisał(a): > So almost ready to startup the hightop. It's got new brakes, new fuel system...
• Re: Joker vs. others
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 31 Jan 2015 19:12:31 -0400
  ...It has a westy interior but with a SYRO hightop. I'm pretty sure that top must have been added in Germany. Did westfalia...
• Vanagon High Top spotted on THE WEATHER CHANNEL
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:56:48 -0800
  ...On one shot there was a nice Vanagon HighTop (possibly as Syncro?) it was red and moving quite well in the snow blizzard. Did...