In a message dated 8/4/00 9:10:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kayakjr@juno.com
writes:

<< BTW - I think Newport RI may have the highest concentration of VW Vans,
 especially Vanagons on the East coast.  Today I saw two Vanagons, 2 bay
 window westies (and a bug) and this was a slow day.>>

Man, I really feel sorry for you East Coasters. During my drive yesterday, I
saw no less than 30 Vanagons of different persuasions. Westies, an
Adventurewagons (I think that's what it said), a Country Home, 2 Syncros, a
blue Double cab, and a ton of 2wd plain vanilla Vanagons. I'm not even
counting the 6 in my block. Afterall, 3 of those were mine

<<There most be at least a dozen vans in the "island" >>

Nearby in Montego Bay in Jamaica, there's a fellow named Mike who drives an
MSDS converted 993 Porsche powered (G50 trans.) monster with <snicker> stock
early 80s brakes. He's also in the process of trying to persuade Marty to
send him MSDS's unfinished kit to bolt on the 3.6 water-cooled Porsche mill.
He says that the only Vanagon he sees driving around is a Syncro and a 2wd
Double Cab. Those are both his.

BenT
San Francisco