I have a photo taken years ago in Everglades National
Park of a high-top Mitsubushi (also 4WD) similar to
this one, only with Swiss plates.  Thinking back on
it, that may be what inspired this Westy bug I have
now.

Stephen

--- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 17/12/2005 11:29:58 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> Hi  all,
>
> I was in Santa Cruz, CA this morning and noticed
> this very nice  little
> Mitsubishi camper  van.
>
http://www.mindspring.com/~chrisrgroups/mitsuwesty.html
>
> Basically,  it is equivalent to a Syncro Westy with,
> of course, a 2.5 TD.
> These Swiss  folks, Markus and Christina, are on a
> year long trek that
> started in Salt  Lake city (they shipped their van
> from Hamburg and had it
> drive by friends  to SLC).  They'll be in San
> Filipe, Baja Mexico, for
> Christmas (lucky  them) and don't plan to put their
> vehicle back on a boat
> home for 10 more  months!
>
>
>
> Chris, my daughter April, has just moved to Santa
> Cruz, Aptos, actually and
> I just messaged her to keep a look out for them.
> Rita & I will be heading
> down to Baja and San Filipe after _Buses by the
> Bridge_
> (http://www.busesbythebridge.com/)  in  January.
> Maybe we see them somewhere if they are still
> around.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) &
> Lionel Trains
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa
> Valley
> _Frank Condelli  & Associates_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
> _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
> _BusFusion_
> (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW
> Camper
> camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11,  2006
>

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