I think dr is right; we had a 73 configured as he described it, and now have
a 74 "Deluxe" with fridge, sink, propane, etc.  I actually liked the 1973
configuration a little better, but it's obviously a matter of personal
preference.

-----Original Message-----
From: dr [mailto:dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET]
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 2:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Need Westy Guru

I believe it was the late 73 / early 74 model, when they changed the
poptop from the one that opens to the backside, to the vanagon style one
that opens towards the front.  I have never seen the full kitchen in the
old style (potop open backside) westphalia.  I could be wrong.  Same as
someone else posted, I had an old style 73, with the sink, water supply,
and icebox unit behind the passenger seat.  No propane.

I have an old brochure from Germany from I believe 1970.  It shows more
configurations that what we see here in the Americas.  Not sure if these
were exported over here.  It has a 1970 model with sink and propane, but
the propane is bottle style (5 kilo) stored inside the kitchen unit.
These designs have the kitchen unit right behind the the front seats,
going across the van, as opposed to off to the side and behind the
driver as the vanagon.  Looks like you cant get from cab back to the van
between the seats without climbing over the unit.  They even had names
for the configurations, 7 of them.  My typical 73 looks like it was
called "The Amsterdam".

david

wilden1@JUNO.COM wrote:
> What was the first year that VW offered the full Sink, Stove, Fridge,
> Water Tank in a Westy?
>
> Stan Wilder
>