Very interesting. That prototype looks to be made of fiberglass. (at
least shots showing the interior look like handmade fiberglass molds).

Yah, I'm not sure about the prototype, but I could have been interested
in finished models (presumably with a nice rubber seal on the lid.)

On Apr 15, 2005, at 12:15 AM, Jeff Oxroad wrote:

> CHECK THIS OUT:
>
> I saw this item on ebay. It is allegedly a proto-type from Westfalia.
> It is
> three separate fiberglass enclosed boxes. The system is for
> installtion in the
>  Vanagon Westfalia roof top luggage rack. The three of these cells
> match the
> contours of the luggage rack and can be strapped into the rack to keep
> contents  dry and in one place--according to the seller on ebay.
>
> The guy selling has only two for sale, but has a photo of a Westfalia
> with
> all three installed in the roof rack. If there were three available it
>  might
> be worth paying a fortuen for. But I'm not too sure what use the one
> for  sale
> would be without the others. the guy says he has another for sale at a
>  future
> date.
>
> It's an interesting item to check out--even if only to look at the
> photos.
> It's a shame Westfalia did not go in to production with these.
>
> Normal disclaimers apply. I have no financial interest in the sale of
> this
> item. But if the soon-to-be buyer wants to send me a 10% finders fee
> we could
> work that out ;)
> Best,
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
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