>  of us wonders if the van was originally sold in Germany?!?!  Any
>idea how we would find out this kind of info??  Would a CarFax search
>on the VIN tell us more?  I've thought about shelling out the $15 or
>so to run the VIN, but wasn't sure what that would tell us...

Does it have those hideous North American-market door reflectors &
rear sidemarker lights? If not, and there's no sign on the INSIDE of
the panels of the holes being filled, then it'll be a used import. If
you DO have those warts attached, try pulling one off. Is/are the
hole(s) stamped ie original or have they been drilled?
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut