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• Re: the meaning of Kombi
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:30:40 +1200
  >In a message dated 5/8/02 7:52:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: > > >> 1986 Westy Kombi >> > >what the heck...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Apr 1994 10:03:43 -0500 (EST)
  Joel querries as to what what a Kombi is... I believe that Kombi is short for Kombination...at least in the early busses, Kombi...
• the meaning of Kombi (was:Re: add a window to canvas Westy top?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:04:03 EDT
  In a message dated 5/8/02 7:52:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: > 1986 Westy Kombi >> what the heck...
• Re: Kombi question again
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 08:15:35 +0100
  ...Single Cab= , Double Cab, Panel Wagon, Simple Kombi, Exclusive Family Kombi (Multi Van), all Models comes with short or long wheelbase, Panel Wagon and...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Apr 1994 10:49:08 -0700 (PDT)
  > > > Joel querries as to what what a Kombi is... > > I believe that Kombi is short for Kombination...at least in the > early busses, Kombi...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 06 Apr 94 08:43:17 CDT
  On Wed, 6 Apr 94 07:35:40 CDT Bill Layton said: > I had a 71 kombi, it was german army surplus so possibly...
• Re: Kombi v. Microbus
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 16:20:11 -0400 (EDT)
  John Croteau querries: > What were the differences between the Typ 221...and the Type 231 (kombi)? It seems like a lot of people get...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 6 Apr 94 12:01:55 -0600
  I had a '61 9-passenger, a '67 kombi, a '76 7-passenger and now a '81 7-passenger.... The early buses came in...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Wed, 06 Apr 1994 08:34:29 -0500 (EST)
  Joel I had a 71 kombi, it was german army surplus so possibly not standard [ really excellent body color]. it had no middle seat...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Apr 1994 10:50:05 -0500 (EST)
  I believe that "variant" is the German term for station wagon. Ric
• Re: '76 Kombi
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 18 Apr 1994 09:29:06 -0700 (PDT)
  > > Randy > '71 SB > '76 Kombi > > I didn't know there was such a thing as a '76 Kombi... :) Thom
• Re: the "Kombi" ....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 06:22:51 -0500
  At 05:32 PM 3/15/01 +1100, Stephen Overmyer wrote: > Kombi in German kinda means station wagon (they call VW Kombis"Bullis") > so...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Apr 1994 13:01:37 -0600 (CDT)
  ...laird@cauchy.sosc.osshe.edu (Alan Laird) ] ]> Joel querries as to what what a Kombi is... Actually, I think I started this whole mess...
• Re: FS: 81L and 85 Kombi(s)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:27:19 -0700
  >81L Kombi - Pail or cream yellow outside w/brown interior; Body: only >has a few dings and minimal seam rust; Engine and Trans: runs...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Wed, 6 Apr 94 14:06:22 GMT
  ...so what the heck > is a Kombi? the name has been around since the split-window buses. surely it > means something (otherwise why not...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 6 Apr 1994 09:16:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...go by the owner's manual, but it's not a Kombi. > Kombi = Station Wagon > Kaefer = Insect > Kubelwagen = "bucket car" -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Apr 1994 18:20:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...Somehow the theory that Kombi is the short name of the town in Germany where the Type IIs were made is farfetched indeed! Ric
• Re: Transporter clarification
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:21:47 EST
  ...the Kombi is NOT the pickup. the Kombi is the base model van...no frills.. no headliner after the drivers seat...no glovebox..all...
• Kombi? HA!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Jul 94 20:53:28 CDT
  ...now, the Passat Kombi doesn't look anything like the Type 2 Kombi, but the bus was always sold over here as a 'station...
• Kombi's last rites: Farewell to a travel icon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:52:30 -0700
  With Volkswagen Kombi production ending this year, iReporters recall the camper van that changed the travel world � http://travel.cnn.com/kombis-last-rites...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 6 Apr 1994 15:59:35 -0500 (CDT)
  Forwarded because I goofed up in a configuration change for performance reasons. Sorry. Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> U of MN...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Apr 1994 17:30:13 EDT
  ...Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences) Now, I just HAPPEN to have my original users manual here for the '71 Bus. It...
• 79 kombi
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 10:52:54 CDT
  would whoever sent me a message about having a 79 kombi please re-send. i've managed to lose/misplace/delete/trample upon wherever...
• re Australian Kombi Club
  Historical mailing list - Sonya Beneke
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 08:26:27 +1000
  ...I,ve just bought my first Kombi :) and would love to join the Kombi Club of Australia. If anyone on the list has any...
• Kombi question again
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:51:44 -0700
  ...The Canadian sales literature from 1986 lists panels and pickups, but not Kombi's. The US Vanagon Owner's Manual, though, lists the Kombi...
• Vanagon Production discontinued in South Africa
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 3 May 2002 12:57:18 +0200
  The VW Kombi - something of a South African cultural asset Mention the word "Kombi" to any South African over the age of thirty years...
• kombi on fire
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Thu, 5 Oct 95 10:57:17 EST
  Hello all On TV last night, one of the news programmes had brief footage of what appeared to be an 1800/2 litre kombi...
• Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:39:56 +0200
  ...945/945 kg Kombi (window van): 995/995 kg Kombi highroof: 945/995 kg Caravelle/ Kombi L: 910/910 kg Caravelle GL: 880/880...
• Re: Kombi vs MicroBus
  Historical mailing list
  18 Sep 95 10:24
  John.T.C asks: >What were the differences between the Type 221 (MicroBus) and the >Type 231 (Kombi)? It seems like a lot of...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Apr 1994 14:45:37 -0600 (CST)
  ...A friend of mine claims that Kombi is short for the name of the town in Germany where vans were made. Sounds pretty far...
• FS: 81L and 85 Kombi(s)
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:46:11 -0400
  ...FOR SALE - 81L and a 85 KOMBI 81L Kombi - Pail or cream yellow outside w/brown interior; Body: only has a few dings and...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list
  07 Apr 1994 09:22:17 -0800 (PST)
  >i know for a fact that double sliding doors WERE available for the 1971 >model year ... cause when i bought mine, i *almost* ordered...
• Re: 1986 Kombi Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 02:49:01 -0400
  ...But the Kombi is fairly straight and totally stock -- no offensive additions or options 'cept the 4WD. Vanagon-era Kombis are extremely rare in...
• here's who's what: 1952-1967 buses
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 15:58:17 CST
  ...56 Microbus Kombi Thom Fitzpatrick TFITZPATRICK@TIM.COM 59 Microbus Kombi Eric Bergstrom EBERGSTR@MINES.COLORADO.EDU 59 Microbus Single-cab Pick Marshall Soares...
• Re: Rags
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 20:44:17 -0800 (PST)
  >Your telling me that you have a kombi with a rag and not moon windows? >Is it a delux? > >Steve Nope. A kombi's...
• new kombi anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:49:02 -0300
  I was randomly surfing VW brazil website, and stumbled upon: http://www.vw.com.br/pt/carros/Kombi.html :D :D :D Sudhir
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:54:27 -0400
  ...In the '67 Kombi, I'm entertaining a death wish. George/ATL '89 Westy, "Wernher" '67 Kombi, "Puddles"
• Kombi's last rites:
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:34:13 -0500
  ...Jon Kanas <kanas@qadas.com> http://travel.cnn.com/kombis-last-rites-how-camper-van-changed-travel-world-108636?iid=article_sidebar Robert L...
• Re: On being a Vanaslob (was: sad decline)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:57:56 -0500
  Hello, my name is George, and I'm a Vanaslob. And a Kombislob, too. George/ATL '89 WesTiico, "Wernher" '67 Kombi, "Puddles"
• Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 22:36:59 -0400
  And the 4th digit in my VIN is X, meaning kombi. Were the weekenders built as kombis and sent to Westphalia for the conversion...
• the "Kombi" .... was:Re: my new 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:28:53 EST
  a "Kombi" is a base line NON-GL passenger vanagon. the US versions (albeit rare) said "vanagon" on the back. thats it. no "L...
• Re: Old, pre-60 bus question
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 07:43:26 -0700 (PDT)
  >`63 kombi >`55 Ford `vert >`5? kombi? (hope, hope.....) > >Still trying to figure out how to create a .sig file, so I don't...
• Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:17:03 -0400
  ...1590 kg > Kombi (like panel, with windows) 1615 kg > Kombi highroof: 1665 kg > Caravelle/ Kombi L: 1700 kg > Caravelle GL: 1730 kg > Joker (westy...
• Re: Found 6 Splitties in a barn!
  Historical mailing list
  26 Sep 95 24:34
  and Mike wrote: >And there they were: > >'54 Barndoor >'55 Barndoor >'66 Sundial Conversion (camper) >'60 European Kombi (W/ Semaphors), >'67 Kombi, >'62 Double...
• FS: 65 kombi ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 02 Jun 96 20:59:22 CDT
  ...1965 VW Kombi bus. Safari front windows, award win... 1965 VW Kombi bus. Safari front windows, award winning resto. Beautiful throughout. $7500 --------------- This bus...
• T4 Kombis and Double Cab VANS!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 01 Sep 1995 09:13:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The Kombi is alive and well in the T4. As with the Kombi of old the Kombi has plain rubber mats, and plain pressboard...
• T4 Kombis and Double Cab VANS!!
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Friday, September 01, 1995 8:16AM
  ...The Kombi is alive and well in the T4. As with the Kombi of old the Kombi has plain rubber mats, and plain pressboard...
• '57 Bus Kombi...$800 obo
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 07:23:19 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Call the fellow in the ad... '57 Bus Kombi - uncut dash, split case trans-axle, very little rust, easy to restore. $800 obo. Mike...
• Kombi Interior
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:51:19 -0500
  All, If I wanted to renew my kombi interior, where could I go to get the pieces? I have a 91 GL, and I...
• Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 12:56:59 CDT
  well, my understanding from what i thought i understood from the literature is that Kombi - basic bus. basically no interior in the rear section...
• Re Australian Kombi Clubs :)
  Historical mailing list - Sonya Beneke
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 19:05:52 +1000
  ...The Kombi Club,Australia, P.O Box 22, Boolaroo N.S.W 2284. Kombi Camper Club of N.S.W Meets in Strathfield on...
• Re: Vanagon Production discontinued in South Africa
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 4 May 2002 20:15:57 -0700
  ...Fri, 3 May 2002 12:57:18 +0200 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt; The VW Kombi - something of a South African cultural asset...
• Re: Kombi's last wishes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 4 Apr 2014 21:15:22 -0500
  ...2014 18:56:55 -0700 > From: stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: Kombi's last wishes > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Not a chance! Unsafe...
• Re: Cargo Floor Liner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 16:38:00 -0700
  ...I have the front cab floor rubber mat out of a '80 Vanagon Kombi. > Easy to clean, and lasts a whole lot longer than...
• Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Thu, 7 Apr 94 9:29:29 GMT
  > i know for a fact that double sliding doors WERE available for the 1971 > model year ... cause when i bought mine, i *almost* ordered...
• Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 16:10:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...Standards have headliners, while kombis and panels did not. Kombis had fiberboard roof liners in the cab instead of headliners. Thom -- > Eat right, exercise...
• Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 02:52:24 +0200
  ...1590 kg Kombi (like panel, with windows) 1615 kg Kombi highroof: 1665 kg Caravelle/ Kombi L: 1700 kg Caravelle GL: 1730 kg Joker (westy...
• 1986 Kombi Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:52:55 -0700
  ...But the Kombi is fairly straight and totally stock -- no offensive additions or options 'cept the 4WD. Vanagon-era Kombis are extremely rare in...
• Re: Kombi's last rites: Farewell to a travel icon
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:31:43 -0700
  ...Farewell to a travel icon With Volkswagen Kombi production ending this year, iReporters recall the camper van that changed the travel world � http://travel...
• Re: Vanagon/Transporter
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 11:33:06 +0200
  > And in South Africa 'Microbus' and 'Kombi'. Are these the original > German names - Helmut? No, like Vanagon these are South African only names. The...