Hey, thats a really sad story.
I'm sure everyone sends their condolences - you must be gutted.

Time to take stock, I suppose... best of luck!

Clive Harman-Smith

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Zappe" <Zapvw@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 6:36 PM
Subject: burned up

> anyone interested in a 1980 vanagon L?  i was out of town last week and my
> wife was driving the dogs to the lake to swim and the car caught fire.  i
am
> no mechanic, but the engine looks shot.  two rear side and rear window are
> busted out from the fire.  inside is torched up to the front seats.  it is
> original yellow with the big sunroof.  would be a great rebuild if someone
> wanted the first model year of the vanagon.  i am just north of dallas.
> would love to keep it to work on someday but just cannot afford to store
it
> somewhere.  i took my drivers test in it and asked my wife to marry me in
it.
>  maybe i'll just take down the fence and stick it in the back yard.
always
> had the dream that when it died i would make it into a gazebo type thing
and
> cut out the floor and install a hot tub!
>
> andy
> 80 vanagon L (burned up)
> 85 westy