This van was called the Hi-Ace.  When I worked as a ski guide down in New
Zealand, we had four of these in our fleet.  We would abuse these things up
and down rutted mountain roads every day and they ran flawlessly. I also
came across them in central Africa where they were also punished on the
roads there.  They would stuff 12 people in them and just let them fly.  I
have seen camper versions of these in New Zealand and England.  If I could
find one here in the U.S., I would be tempted to make the switch.  They are
a bit smaller than a Vanagon and the camping set up does not quite meet the
standards of a westy, but the reliability factor just might overcome this.
I have had my 1984 T***** Landcruiser for seven years now and all I have had
to repair was the fuel pump and the clutch slave cylinder.

John Andrew 1980 and 1984 Westy's
-----Original Message-----
From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: T****a Vanagon? Was: Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank,have you installed
one?

>Rusty Johnson wrote:
>
>>     Toyota sold a van similar in layout to the Vanagon, from 1984 to
1990 --
>> front-wheel-drive, mid-engine (2.0l), with the driver's seat over the
front
>> wheel.
>
>It was actually rear-driven, and it was called the "Model F" here in
Norway, and I
>believe the rest of Europe too. I believe it had the wonderfully original
name
>"Wagon" in the US:
>
>> Mitsubishi made a similar van, but I
>> don't know if it was formally imported to the US.
>
>This one is known as the L300 here, Delica in Nippon and down under, AFAIK.
One
>other vehicle to carry the highly original "Wagon" moniker in the US.
>
>Also Ford Europe (Transit), Toyota (Hiace), Nissan (Urvan), Isuzu (Midi)
and Mazda
>(E2000) had Vans in the Vanagon size and weight class, none of these were
never
>sold in the US though, AFAIK.
>
>PerL
>87 Syncro 112i