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Subject:Re: Vanagon/Westaflia hybrid?
From:T.
Date:Sat, 14 Sep 2002 08:35:06 -0700

Yes, I am thinking you're right. It is a 1984 GL model. It is that
2-tone brown & cream color combo with the GL velour interior; rear
seat for 3, middle seat for 2, then the two captain's chairs with
armrests up front. Like I said it is identical to my GL, save for a
pop-top. Go figure. Will see if I can get pics today or tomorrow &
post them to the group.

At 4:44 AM -0700 9/14/02, Timothy Hannink wrote:
>It sounds like someone added a Westfalia pop-top to a
>non-camper Vanagon. What year was it? Is it a GL model
>van? A "Wolfsburg" camper would have had a side table,
>a rear facing jumpseat behind the driver and a rear
>cabinet with a large side door.
>
>--- "T." <midgard@DRAGON.ORG> wrote:
>>  Yes, this had a sleeper bed that folded out up there
>>  in the attic.
>>  That was the ONLY thing that was camper-ish about
>>  this Vanagon -- a
>>  pop-top bed in the roof in an otherwise normal
>>  Vanagon. Its almost
>>  embarrassing to call it a weekender when there is no
>>  cabinetry at
>>  all, only van as far as the eye can see. Oh, it did
>>  have these cute
>>  blinds all inside it. I thought the were
>>  aftermarket, but maybe that
>>  was a "feature" too?
>>
>>  At 10:39 PM -0400 9/13/02, Ben T wrote:
>>  >Timothy,
>>  >
>>  >If it has a bed on top, that is probably a
>>  Wolfsburg Edition
>>  >Weekender. They were also referred to as the Base
>>  Camper. As in base
>>  >model w/o too many camper options.
>>  >
>>  >BenT
>
>
>=====
>Tim Hannink
>Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
>Winter Park, Florida
>http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
>http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

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Happy motoring!

Timothy in Phoenix,
84 Vanagon "Sparkii"
69 Bus "Buster"