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• Re: 1968 in print and TV ads
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:00:14 -0400
  ...If this is really a "collection," as the ad states, then the "Italian roadster or LeMans racer or the British Limousine" may be presumed...
• OT: how far back can you trace car records?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:32:58 -0700
  ...1925 Stutz Speedway Roadster. Thanks FLorian
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 21:45:05 -0400
  David - All I can say to you is that you have never owned a '60 Triumph TR-3, a '66 Alfa roadster, a '61...
• Re: [NVC] Datsun guru in Bend, Ore., USA?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:57:02 -0700
  ...No, it's a 1600 Roadster. I'm looking at it right now. Looks like this: http://www.risingsunracing.com/images/banner1.jpg -- Rocky...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:11:42 -0400
  ...Alexander wrote: > > David - All I can say to you is that you have never owned a '60 Triumph > TR-3, a '66 Alfa roadster...
• [toms@ihs.com: *URGENT* Regarding Olga]
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 21:14:36 -0700
  ...datsun-roadsters@triumph.cs.utah.edu Subject: *URGENT* Regarding Olga Date: Fri, 21 Jul I've been poking around a bit, trying to track...
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van! Transporter; renaming
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:48:59 +1300
  ...wouldn't be >caught dead (or alive) in a 1600/2000 Roadster (60s era) or any 240/260/280Z >(70s era) with the original...
• Re: From the vw news rumor mill
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:33:03 -0700
  Some of the little roadsters also came with a small wankel. The first automotive application if I recall correctly. The RO80 came later. \While...
• LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:03:53 -0700
  My newlywed parents slept in their 1959 356 Roadster-- On their arrival to a Niagara Falls parking lot very late at night on their...
• 1968 in print and TV ads
  Historical mailing list - Ian Steele
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 08:11:31 -0500
  ...One (reproduced in small print) features a 1968 bus with the caption "The most valuable car in his collection isn't the Italian roadster...
• Re: Knock-offs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 7 Apr 2023 07:43:10 -0700
  ...MG roadster. Steven 91 Westy On Fri, Apr 7, 2023, 5:55 AM Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net> wrote: > They could just, ya...
• "MotorWeek" hybrid segment was Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:20:55 -0500
  ...The vehicle they looked at is the smart roadster done by wavecrestlabs. http://www.wavecrestlabs.com/products/systems.html ...pretty cool. I'm wondering...
• Re: Fire, and Halon extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:52:11 -0600
  Oh, I see you have a Vanagon roadster? The engine is out in the open? The engine is in an enclosed area,waaaaaay behind...
• Re: Answer to: New Toy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 20:47:01 -0700
  '61 Porsche super 90 roadster. Sold an account of Vietnam. On 9/24/04 7:13 PM, "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks" <gary2a@TELUS.NET...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:02:36 -0500
  ...A fuel roadster (worlds record with a 301 Chevy, Enderly injectors) Driver Kenny Burnstein AA fuel roadster (2) (1 it became the AA when...
• Re: Mobil 0W-40
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:51:38 -0500
  ...I believe the new Honda S2000 Roadster requires it and I'm sure that means other Hondas as well might use it. Probably b...
• Re: 1968 in print and TV ads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:47:16 -0400
  ...One (reproduced in small print) > features a 1968 bus with the caption "The most valuable car in his > collection isn't the Italian roadster...
• Re: From the vw news rumor mill
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:43:32 -0500
  ...On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:33:03 -0700, don spence <dkspence@telus.net> wrote: > Some of the little roadsters also came with a...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:07:54 -0700
  ...Mike On 10/1/07 9:03 PM, "rpc" <populuxe59@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > My newlywed parents slept in their 1959 356 Roadster-- On their...
• Re: Age of listees
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:03:29 -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: Big Engine Bozo's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 11:41:26 -0400
  ...A splitty isn't a roadster, by any stretch of the imagination, and it certainly doesn't handle like one. clara
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van! Transporter; renaming
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:48:16 -0700
  ...wouldn't be caught dead (or alive) in a 1600/2000 Roadster (60s era) or any 240/260/280Z (70s era) with the original...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:00:43 -0700
  ...starts with: > A fuel roadster (worlds record with a 301 Chevy, Enderly injectors) > Driver Kenny Burnstein > AA fuel roadster (2) (1 it became the...
• Turbine cars, was Re: and now, something completely different: Brrrr ... and it's loud in here, too!!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:47:49 -0800
  ...a daily basis driving around. > I was driving a T Bucket roadster to work every day and smoked the > Turbine Lead Sleds many times...
• Re: [NVC] Datsun guru in Bend, Ore., USA?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:17:35 -0700
  ...Worth some time and money to get it going. > > No, it's a 1600 Roadster. I'm looking at it right now. Looks like...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 01:45:38 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 11:03 PM 10/1/2007, rpc wrote: >My newlywed parents slept in their 1959 356 Roadster-- On their >arrival to...
• What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:55:00 -0500
  ...Morini 3&1/2 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado 1974 Norton Commando Roadster 1960 Royal Enfield 700 Constellation Walt Spak Pittsburgh PA b20swalt@attbi.com
• Re: sunroof like in Jurassic Park
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 12:21:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The ultimate roadster! And it gets around the problem of trying to hang your elbow out those tiny sliding windows up front. I did...
• Re: Rubber meets the metal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Kooser
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 19:23:01 -0400
  ...how to get the spring plates off of my '71 Squareback? Jake Kooser '71 Squareback (the little girl) '66 type 1 roadster (the project)
• Re: Fire, and Halon extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:02:23 -0800
  > Oh, I see you have a Vanagon roadster? > The engine is out in the open? > The engine is in an enclosed area,waaaaaay behind...
• Vanagon trans into Bug?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:26:36 +1200
  ...a Legacy-powered fenderless cut-down CV-jointed Beetle roadster beater such as the two seen in recent VW Trends show coverage. I have...
• Re: Dealer ripoffs (OT)
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 00:02:34 -0800
  ...Used to own a '66 4.2 E type roadster. Needed an exhaust system. Went to about 5 different flaps and purchased the muffler...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 May 2004 23:57:30 +1200
  ...Mazda's Eunos Roadster (Mazda MX-5, called "Miata" for some reason in the US) springs to mind. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:05:44 -0700
  ...starts with: >> A fuel roadster (worlds record with a 301 Chevy, Enderly injectors) >> Driver Kenny Burnstein >> AA fuel roadster (2) (1 it became the...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:21:33 -0400
  Joel - Yup, you got it! That '66 Alfa Guiletta (or how ever those Italian Dudes spell it) roadster I bought just after returning from...
• Re: Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:48:14 -0700
  ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V200wKUI_G4 Gorgeous car, nothing like the Alpine roadsters exported to the US in the '60s. Stuart -----Original...
• Re: 1968 in print and TV ads
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:02:38 -0700
  ...One (reproduced in small print) > features a 1968 bus with the caption "The most valuable car in his > collection isn't the Italian roadster...
• ''syncro'' is dead - now >>4motion<<
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:44:07 UT
  ...Anyway, the new sytem is available with the the AUDI A3 just like the new AUDI TT roadster or coupe and the new Golf...
• Re: [NVC] Datsun guru in Bend, Ore., USA?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:45:31 -0700
  check this out on that car - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun_Sports you say it's a 1968 1600 Datsun Roadster ........... last of...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 05:52:46 -0400
  ...Alexander wrote: >> >> David - All I can say to you is that you have never owned a '60 Triumph >> TR-3, a '66 Alfa roadster...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 18:44:28 -0400
  ...LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting > My newlywed parents slept in their 1959 356 Roadster-- On their arrival...
• Re: LVC I'm driving a Porsche 911 from Toronto to Phoenix starting
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:50:24 -0700
  ...YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > > My newlywed parents slept in their 1959 356 Roadster-- On their arrival > to a > > Niagara Falls parking lot very late at...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1181
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 19:21:23 -0600
  ...Sean & Hana '84 Westfalia '70 MGB Roadster '73 Lotus Europa Special '92 Yamaha Seca II 600 '93 Yamaha Seca II 600 '78 MotoGuzzi Le...
• Re: 1968 in print and TV ads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:57:23 -0400
  ...One (reproduced in small print) >> > > >> features a 1968 bus with the caption "The most valuable car in his >> > > >> collection isn't the Italian roadster...
• Re: Anyone not having problems?VW"karma"
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:00:39 -0400
  ...the love affair I had with a '66 Alfa Guilletta(sp?) roadster I got suckered into just after I returned from Viet Nam in...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:27:37 -0500
  ...Morini 3&1/2 > 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado > 1974 Norton Commando Roadster > 1960 Royal Enfield 700 Constellation > > Walt Spak > Pittsburgh PA > b20swalt@attbi.com
• Thanks - was "Help! It's raining and....."
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 21:44:57 -0800
  ...Thanks again (you know who you are), arlen in Portland (Rainland), Oregon '63 Morris Mini Traveller (RHD Woody Wagon) '68 MGB Roadster (Owned since...
• Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 30 Sep 2023 09:32:06 -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: Sandblast!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 07:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What kind of blaster do you have? I blasted a friend's of mine's '67 Datsun roadster's doors, hood, front fenders and...
• Demographics
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 17:40:54 -0700
  ...vert, 68 panel, 70 Penthouse camper, 71 deluxe, 2 Bajas, 67 roadster, 69 bug, 55 single cab, manx buggy, EMPI Sportster buggy (on 47...
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van! Transporter; renaming
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 09:00:53 -0600
  ...wouldn't be > caught dead (or alive) in a 1600/2000 Roadster (60s era) or any 240/260/280Z > (70s era) with the original...
• What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:19:50 -0700
  ...65 1972 Ducati 750 GT 1973 Moto Morini 3&1/2 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado 1974 Norton Commando Roadster 1960 Royal Enfield 700 Constellation
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:29:48 -0800
  ...Morini 3&1/2 > 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado > 1974 Norton Commando Roadster > 1960 Royal Enfield 700 Constellation > > Walt Spak > Pittsburgh PA > b20swalt@attbi.com >
• Re: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:54:50 EST
  ...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: and now, something completely different: Brrrr ... and it's loud in here, too!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 21:59:16 -0600
  ...I was driving a T Bucket roadster to work every day and smoked the Turbine Lead Sleds many times at red lights. One thing...
• Re: LED tailights/ Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 12:37:57 +1200
  ...I'd thought of this for putting such units into windshield pillars and trunklid of the Bugaru roadster I was thinking of building (or...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 28 May 2004 12:35:48 -0400
  ...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: What will you all be driving 15 years from now since the EV is dead?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:05:13 -0800
  ...Something from Ferrari [if matchbox models count] Something from Porsche [the last scraps of the title from the 61 Super 90 roadster I owned...
• Re: bubble cars?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 08:08:21 -0700
  ...The FIAT Dino coupe and roadster were built in conjunction with E. Ferrari and are very collectible today. I missed that train. cheers, pensioner...
• Re: classic auto insurance loop to save cash
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:09:14 -0700
  ...Inexpensive home-built kit cars that do not replicate a classic vehicle Cobra replicas (replicas of the 1963-1967 Shelby Cobra Roadster) Less than...