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• Parting out several busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 10:42:53 -0400
  I am parting out several busses: '59, '63 single cabs '65 Kombi '68, '73 Busses '70, '73 Westies. All of the parts are original...
• Tires...again
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:02:20 -0700
  ...This truck came with the Michelin's, and I traded with the Kombi. I have also run Yokohama's on the Kombi with good...
• Re: BS Insurance Co sharks!!!! Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:22:41 -0400
  Somebody sed: > > And the 4th digit in my VIN is X, meaning kombi. Were the weekenders built > > as kombis and sent to Westphalia for...
• Project Decision
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 21:54:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Its either the '65 notchback or the '61 double door kombi. Notchback: advantages: somewhat rare, reasonably straight and complete, and I don't have...
• add a window to canvas Westy top?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Wed, 8 May 2002 16:51:36 -0700
  Hi Folks, I have a 1986 Westy Kombi that has an immaculate canvas top. Since the canvas is in great shape, I don't...
• instrument panel lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 10:32:42 -0600
  ...Anybody have any suggestions before I dig into this? Thanks Will Self Kombiwagenfahrvergnugensfreudenhaber
• Re: Opinion on Long Trip w/young driver to Florida from Texas
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:07:45 -0500
  ...George/ATL '89 WesTiico, "Wernher" '67 Kombi, "Puddles"
• Friday: "Gadget Guy Goes Mobile" by Stan Wilder
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 08:50:49 -0500
  ...October 13, 2011 Since the early sixties, there have been various individuals that traveled extensively in VW busses, also known as Transporters or Kombi...
• Re: Transporter the name
  Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:05:12 +1100
  ...A Kombi would have seat mounting points. >-- >Andrew Grebneff Actual designation was : Transporter - Window Van... As Andrew says,a panel van,only with factory...
• Re: STAT: looks like an update...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:37:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Thom Fitzpatrick tfab@netcom.com ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tf/tfab/home.html '56 VW Sunroof Kombi '72 Porsche 911T Targa (For Sale...
• Re: '56 kombi progress
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 02 Apr 1995 08:00:02 -0400 (EDT)
  Tom, Maybe you otta send a copy of your post and other replies, etc to WCM....and let them know how much of an...
• Air Cooled/Corvair 1959 article
  Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 17:12:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Some references are made to the Kombi and VW, as well as the late Zora Arkus Duntov. http://www.caranddriver.com/member/anniv/1959/
• NW camping
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:31:22 -0700
  ...Gracias Cris. '91 Westie "Fafner" '66 Kombi '67 Deluxe (parts car)
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:16:22 -0400
  ...The Kombi made in Brazil is not a Vanagon. Its a loaf. Even so, it would probably have to sell for $30,000 new...
• Re: 20cm Kombis???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 21:21:25 CDT
  ...long were they? sorry guys. :) Ralf distracted me. ;) 1950-1955 Kastenwagen, Kombi, Bus, Krankenwagen, 4100 mm overall length Pritschenwagen 161 inches, 13.5 feet...
• library research
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Sat, 03 Feb 1996 14:21:53 -0500
  ...Popular Mechanics, July, 1955 issue Cover (illustration) is a two-toned (white over orange) Kombi parked at a lake shore, side doors open, with...
• Re: Sears Stops Selling Suspect Tires
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:09:44 +1300
  ...Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide 1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8 1984 Caravelle...
• Re: Any Vanagon Clubs or Van shows in the SOUTHEAST?
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:04:11 -0500
  ...George JoAnn and Ollie/ATL in Seneca Falls, NY (don't ask) '89 Westy, "Wernher" '67 Kombi, "Puddles McGearwhine" George/ATL '89 Westy, "Wernher...
• tunnel-to split conversion, sadness
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 11:33:48 -0800 (PST)
  I put the newly-rebuilt transaxle from the `63 kombi into my `66 camper this week. It's a pseudo-split case (Has a...
• SEATTLE SHOW 22 JULY
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 09:03:04 -0700
  Tomorrow from 9-3 at Shoreline Community College (North Seattle area) Swap & Show put on by Cascade Kombi's I went last year and...
• info request: original colour of pre 68' rims?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 15:18:21 -0400
  ...on the 14" rims on Westfalias from 1965-67? Were the colours the same on Kombi's, Panel's, Pick Up trycks etc. michael
• Re: 1978 Westy Deluxe >$10,500 ?
  Historical mailing list - BART WELTER
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:04:15 -0600
  ...MATTER OF FACT- IT"S NOT AND WON'T BE ANYTIME SOON !!!!! REGARDS BART Bart Welter 98 R1100RT *Oilhead Shreveport, La 78 Kombi*Airhead
• Re: 70 Bus - Too Tall In The Saddle
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:27:03 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Could it be that your back end is too low? My '70 Kombi (camper interior) used to ride a little low in the back...
• Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:13:28 +1300
  ...Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide 1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8 1984 Caravelle...
• Early Bus Heat Distribution
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 1995 17:20:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...since Kombis don't have the heater under the back seat, has anyone here done any sort of "adaptation" in order to get heat...
• Re: '63 Kombi (RIP)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 11 Oct 1994 21:47:47 -0700 (PDT)
  What! You're killing a bus? Why? ANything salvageable? Thom -- >> Double your drive space - delete Windows! ............................................................................ : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info Mgmnt : : Systems Administrator 1860...
• Re: '56 kombi update - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 09:16:18 -0600 (CST)
  On Sun, 1 Jan 1995, Thom Fitzpatrick wrote: > Good night, and happy new year - is this the first post? > > Thom Yup. Congratulations! :-) -- Gerry Gerald...
• Re: Buses
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 7:41:37 PDT
  ...Everything > without a split window is a shameless imitation. > > (Moment of silence, please...) > > Thom > '56 Kombi > Does that mean my '91 is a "Tart...
• Re: Kombi? HA!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 14:48:26 CDT
  On Mon, 18 Jul 94 14:35:16 CDT Will Self said: >Aunt Devi is the one that keeps getting into the CV joints...
• Re: NW Camping trip
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 20:40:15 -0800
  ...organize something. (We do have one or two nice spots to camp out, you know...) Cris '91 Westie '66 Kombi '67 Deluxe (parts car)
• Re: Collision Averted
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:49:01 -0500
  ...know, pretty soon now, His Holiness, the List Administrator will be admonishing the lot of us! George/ATL '89 Westy, Wernner '67 Kombi, Puddles
• Toyota Diesel into VW-Bus Swap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:13:43 +0300
  ...The original owners of this kombi used an Izuzu Gemina 4BF1 model - and the result is an overheater very week motor, especially in my...
• Re: Central Locks..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:16:02 +1300
  ...Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide 1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8 1984...
• Re: '56 kombi - update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 11:41 CST
  ...I had a 63 Kombi that I drove to Minnesota when I moved from San Jose, CA. I had a custom tranny built and...
• Re: What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 19:52:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...09 01 2 374 080 195 UE 231 White 886489 January 9, 1962 374? Divided cab partition (cool!) 195? 231=Kombi (one color, white...
• BS Insurance Co sharks!!!! Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:36:11 EDT
  ...Were the weekenders built > as kombis and sent to Westphalia for the conversion? > > Edward > is there some discrepancy as to weather your westy weekender...
• Something off reec.autos.vw
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 17:56:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I lit my cigarette off the * * | glowing case, wondering what * * `63 kombi(RIP, next week:,() | the problem could be... * * `66 Westy | * * `55 Ford `vert...
• RE: T4 Kombis and Double Cab VANS!!
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Fri, 01 Sep 95 10:33:00 PDT
  Cool! When I was in London and Ireland last summer, I was amazed at the different VWs available over there. I tried to get...
• Re: Questions about a '91
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:41:03 -0700
  ...Eugene, OR. '91 westie "Fafner" '66 Standard (it's not a Kombi!) '67 Deluxe (parts bus)
• Re: Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 17 May 1999 20:32:33 -0400
  ...of them Naderistas, huh? I can't recall ever seeing any VW van that rolled, although my '62 Kombi certainly SHOULD have!:) Bob Alexander
• Re: Where can I find a side tent for my 81 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:28:57 -0500
  ...http://tinyurl.com/33laqr George/ATL '89 WesTiico, Wernher '67 Kombi, Puddles
• Carfax anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:32:38 -0700
  ...WV2ZA0258BH032553 Many thanks..., peace. -- Garrick ***** With fond remembrances of: '87 Vanagon Weekender '77 Beetle '59 Single-cab Pickup '67 Beetle '67 Kombi Bus '76...
• Re: The spirit of the Type II lives!
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Sat, 31 May 1997 17:59:51 -0700
  ...My '91 Westie is a wonderful vehicle, but it will never have the spirit and personality of my '66 kombi, or my ex-'69...
• Re: Splittie Reduction Box Trauma
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:40:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...months ago, my friend Rich is going > through today. (A '64 Kombi) > > Seems all the bolts but ONE fell out of the driver side...
• Re: Weakly Statz ...
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 06:20:35 -0800
  ...Pickup 9, Kombi 4, Deluxe 6 Bus 128 - Camper 72, Panel 1, Pickup 6, Kombi 4 Vanagon 635 - Camper 318, Kombi 3, Pickup 15...
• Re: screen saver
  Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:16:32 -0700
  ...usesrs? > > > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Molluscophile > 69 VW Kombi-Corvair > 75 VW Kombi (ex Toyota 3.5 V8) > 84 VW T3 Caravelle GL...
• Re: Kombi's last wishes
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Sat, 5 Apr 2014 12:22:47 -0400
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• Re: '56 Kombi - Plans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 08:14:21 -0800
  Thom, A rebuilt engine for $650 is a heck of a deal. Good decision. Thanks for the info on rings and cylinders- I suspect...
• Re: '64 Tranny Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 14:12:52 -0400
  ...post a note yesterday about parting out a 64' Kombi? michael >To recap, does anyone out there know if brake drums are available new...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - nick mcree
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 09:20:22 -0500 (CDT)
  On Mon, 4 Apr 1994, Markus Benne wrote: > > > On Sun, 3 Apr 1994, Hal Wigoda wrote: > > > I own a 66 kombi. > > Great! So do...
• Re: stats: edits? what steekin edit?!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 23 Jan 95 20:36:05 CST
  ...67 Microbus 7 >> Microbus 48 - Camper 16, Panel 6, Pickup 7, Kombi 9 > >Much better, but I suggest you make the above edits :) eh?
• sheepskin seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 13:18:54 -0800
  ...Thanks in advance, Cris '91 Westie (Trying to preserve its original upholstery) '66 Kombi (getting ready for Tierra del Fuego) '67 Deluxe (parts car)
• Wrong price...
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 22:08:38 -0800
  ...Cris '66 Kombi '67 Deluxe '91 Westie
• Re: Boston Bob,s updated web site
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 06:49:48 -0700
  Bob, Do you adjust the valves to .006 on a cold or hot engine? Randy Herd 86 GL Weekender 68 Kombi 98 Jeep Cherokee...
• What kind of Bus do YOU have? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 20 Jun 95 20:10:46 CDT
  ...The Kombi is often confused with the Standard. The Kombi is essentially a Panel bus with 3 windows down the sides. The Kombi could...
• '56 kombi update
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Jun 1995 21:31:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...care? Thom Fitzpatrick & Amy Burgess tfab@netcom.com '56 VW Sunroof Kombi '72 Porsche 911T Targa '78 BMW 530i Desperately seeking '51-'55 Barndoor...
• Re: weak seat belt retractor
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:33:58 +1300
  ...Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide 1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8 1984...
• Re: My Kombi is now official!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 00:23:10 -0500
  >I'm proud to say that my '62 Kombi has now fulfilled its destiny of being >both a passenger and commercial vehicle. I had...
• Re: Vanagon in Australia?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:44:46 +1200
  ...or a Transporter? > > >I'm not sure about basic vans, probably Kombi. The peoplemover is called >Caravelle (I own one). All Type 2s are...
• Re: If Only.....
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:34:11 +1100
  When I sign up can I have a cherry 65 Split window Kombi? Doesn't even have to be a 23 window... Can I...