If one were looking for one of the youngest non-Westy Vanagons, what would
one look for?  were the last ones all Synchros?

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
'84 DL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Lashley" <ThingGuy@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:39 AM
Subject: Youngest Vanagons are now 10 years old

> I know there were a few odd German Vanagons made in '92, and you can still
> get them in S. Africa, but for us in the US, the last model was '91.  As
we
> now enter the '01 auto season, the magic 10 year number is going to mean
that
> many aftermarket suppliers will drop their Vanagon lines.
>
> I found next to nothing available for Vanagons on my trip to Germany last
> year, and one of my suppliers has dropped their Vanagon line of
accessories.
> Just as there is little available in Europe for the baywindow buses, soon
> Vanagons will fall to the same fate.
>
> Of course the same thing happened with the old bugs.  When they started to
> become popular again, the parts and accessories also became available.
Give
> us another 10 years and the Vanagon will be the hottest collector vehicle.
>
> A couple of years ago, Paulchen dropped their Vanagon rack.  Last year it
> became available again, but who knows for how long.  If you've been dying
to
> get that certain Vanagon part or accessory, don't wait too long.
>
> Steve Lashley
> '66 Westy
> '74 Campmobile
> '93 EV MV
> http://EuroCampers.com
> 314-614-0750
> Importing German Side Tents, Fiamma and Paulchen bike racks and other
> accessories for
> Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan