Are you kidding me?  I was telling you when I got back from South Africa
that almost all of them use it there.  Some of them are made of stainless
steel.  Kind of simple fabrication.  Usually powder coated to black.  They
call them "bush bar".  It is to move around the country roads, push the
cattle out of the way, give a push to your friends pick up and the likes.
But it is real mean looking and it alters the clean shaven look of a
Vanagon.  So it is mainly subconsciously chosen as mask for power to scare
away the enemy...  Yada, yada ...
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Kay" <ctonline@WEBTV.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 10:09 PM
Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#1617801490:
VW-BUS-MULTIVAN-TD KAT-WESTFALIA

> Check this unit out !!
> It's not as though it is unusual, actually it's kinda a plain Jane----It's
the full length Kangaroo catcher on the front end that caught my eye.
> Anyone ever see one of these on the front end of a Vanagon before?
>
> Later,
>
> Terry
>
> Title of item:  VW-BUS-MULTIVAN-TD KAT-WESTFALIA
> Seller: hfreitag54@freenet.de
> Starts: Jul-17-01 05:34:04 PDT
> Ends:   Jul-24-01 05:34:04 PDT
> Price:  Currently DM 3,580.00
> To bid on the item, go to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1617801490
>
>
> Item Description:
>         VW BUS MULTIVAN, Turbodiesel mit Oxikat, Westfaliaausstatung,
Bj.87, ATM/ATG, 130TKM, T�v Au 1/2003, 5 Gang, AHK, 4 Schlafpl�tze, RC, In
den letzten 5 Jahren 18000 DM investiert, alles mit Rechnung von VW, Reifen
vor 4 Wochen neu, Diesel Standheizung, Paulchentr�ger f�r drei Fahrr�der,
E-Bay provision zahlt K�ufer.Neulack vor 2wochen gemacht.
>
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