In a message dated 3/22/02 7:15:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
paulmayfield@EARTHLINK.NET writes:

>
> 1987 has grey, not brown interiors.
> '86 was last year of the brown.
> I could be wrong, but both of my 87's were grey!
>
> Isn't '87 also the first year of the 2.1?
>
> Why did pre-'87 VW vanagons and earlier buses
> have such hideous colors?
>
> I passed up alot of good deals on westys just because
> the '87 grey interior is so much nicer than the
> earlier interiors.
>
>

yes, you could be wrong :<)
in '87 you could have grey, blue or tan.   my ex '87 GL had a tan interior.
and '86 was the first year for the 2.1L.
i wouldnt call blue or tan "hideous"..   maybe that plaid green used in the
'75-'79 westys...now that might be more fitting to that description.. :<)
chris