Charles,

Close figures but not totally correct on the T-2's
1971 total Mfg. was 250,802
1972 total Mfg. was 259,101
Yep, and it did drop off from there but not as bad as 79 when VW only
made a grand total of 85,632 T-2's
That is still one hell of a lot of busses, and I know that they probably
never even came close to any of these figures with the Vanagon, and the
Eurovan, combined!
And they are still reaping the rewards for these T-2's in limited parts
sales.(and this is limited only because of the NLA factor)

Forget about the planned obsolesence BS, build a quality product that
will last, sell the hell out of them , and keep selling the parts, for
20 or 30 years!

The price mark-up on parts is huge compared to the initial profit to the
dealer on the vehicle, and spread out over a longer period of time.

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Terry
74 Campmobile (Clementine)
85 GL
86 BMW 325 ES