Rob,

Vanagons did come with a 2-person benchseat plus separate driver's
seat. That gave you 3 abreast seating in front. Uncommon in the US but
standarn fitting in Europe and other markets.

I have such a bench in my 89 Syncro Doublecab.

BenT
San Francisco
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 11:08:43 -0700, Rob <becidawa@hctc.com> wrote:
> At  8/14/2004 02:08 AM, I wrote:
> >I was wondering if anyone had turned their bucket seats into a bench seat
> >in a Vanagon?
>
> An explanation is in order...
>
> Right now I don't have a VW, I'm driving a 91 Grand Caravan ($150 at an
> auction) but I am looking for a VW (at the auctions <g>).
> Over the years I have had many VW's from the first car I bought (a '59 VW
> bus) to the last VW (an 86 Synco) and several other vans along the way
> (another 59, a 63, a 71 [that I really liked], a 70 something 9 pass, 65
> Chevy, 83 Dodge & a 79 Toyota 4x4). I'm a van kinda person <g>.
>
> I'm not sure why I like the VW, could be the room inside, could be the
> class, could be that I can work on it myself (I learned about turning
> wrenches with that first 59 (had more than one of that year) & and Muir's
> book).
>
> Anyway I'm looking for another. Part of that is this list, part of that is
> asking questions about problems that I'll probably face- like the seam
> rust, I asked about that & learned. The front bench seat is another one of
> those 'questions'.
> I really liked having a front bench seat but have never seen a Vanagon with
> one, I figured if I found a Vanagon I could put a full front seat in... so
> I asked, maybe someone has already worked thru some of the problems.
>
> Anyway that's where I'm coming from.
>
> Rob
>
> becidawa@hctc.com
> Now in western Washington, USA