Jeff,

Detlev Hanschke is the owner of Vanagon Projekt in Livermore,
California. Vanagon Projekt is listed in the Winkler catalogs as the
official US distributor for Winkler products.

I know Detlef personally. I have been to his shop and he has attended
many of our local Vanagon fuctions with his family. He is also a
longtime listee on both the Vanagon & Syncro Lists.

BenT

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:33:56 -0700, Jeffrey Schwaia
<jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
> BenT,
>
> There is only one official Winkler dealer in the USA.  Vanagon Projekt over
> in Livermore.  Funny thing is that he mostly imports Winkler's Audi stuff.
>
> I had an in-depth conversion with Herr Winkler last time I was in Germany
> about importing his T3 items into the USA.  He informed me that he was
> unable to sell to anyone in the USA due to his agreement with the Vanagon
> Projekt.  Apparently, the guy at Vanagon Projekt is a long time friend and
> they've been doing business for over 20 years.
>
> I did figure out a way to order Winkler items without compromising his
> exclusive deal but have yet to place any significant orders.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com