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Subject:Re: Youngest Vanagons are now 10 years old
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:26:39 PDT

Which line of accessories was that???? I'd like to know what I'll never
own.....

>From: Steve Lashley <ThingGuy@AOL.COM>

>
>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

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