Ari,

Excuse my ignorance about and lack of familiarity with US campervan conversions.
I'm sorry.  My confusion stems from the fact that the "California" is just one of
the many VW T3 Transporter based campervan models produced by Westfalia (Franz
Knobel und Sohn) over the years between late 1979 and 1992.  Others are the
"Joker", "Joker Sport", "Club Joker" series, "Multivan" and the "California
Coach".  I understand that these Westfalia model names were not used in USA and
that only the name "Westfalia" has been used there.  On seeing the name
California I thought that perhaps Luke Plaisier's car was a Westfalia
"California" model which had found its way to the USA as a personal import.

Regards,

Simon Glen
Toowoomba, Australia
19992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van
1969 VW 411

Ari Ollikainen wrote:

>         [...snip...]
> >
> >
> >And, believe me, after you have returned you will regret not  having
> >brought it
> >back with you.  Westfalias are so beautiful compared to the Trakkas and
> >Sundowners you get here which are crude cut-hole-in-the-roof jobs.  Your
> >Westfalia came off the production line with a hole built into the roof (VW
> >Option M-073).  And, the furniture and fittings are superb.  It is vastly
> >superior to anything available here.  You could even make money on it, if you
> >wanted to.
> >
> >Simon Glen
> >Toowoomba, Australia
> >1992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van (ex-Telstra)
> >1969 VW 411
>
>         EXCEPTING, of course, that Luke's Syncro is a
>
> >
> > > * California Conversion,
>
>         which is actually a locally built conversion by Country Homes (now
>         defunct) whose build quality as far as the camper parts and cabinetry
>         is suffers greatly in comparison to  WestfaliaWerke's.
>
>         Sort of like a Trakka...
>
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