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Subject:Re: no more South African vanagons....farewell..
From:Phil S.
Date:Tue, 6 Aug 2002 07:06:08 -0700

"Now it's going to be the new retro-styled thing. :P"

The Vanagon styling IS retro.....another 5 years and
soccer moms everywhere will KILL to have a van with
"vanogon styling"

So what is VW SA going to do with all the body part
molds, presses and stuff

Phil Stanhope
84 Westy Tiico

--- Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
> Alas a 22 year run is finally over, are they still
> producing the loafs down in Mex or Brazil??
>
> JT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 9:48 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: no more South African
> vanagons....farewell..
>
>
> most of y'all know this, but a good friend in SA
> just emailed me w/ the
> following...
>
> Hi!
>
> You'd be sad to know that they no longer produce the
> good old
> Microbus/Caravelle here in SA anymore. They stopped
> about a month ago. The
> last one, all 2.6-litres
> 5-cylinder of it, came rolling off the factory
> floor. :(
>
> Now it's going to be the new retro-styled thing. :P

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