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Subject:Re: middle seats as living room furniture
From:Christopher Gronski
Date:Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:30:23 -0500

As a student with a rather small apartment I toyed with the idea of
using my middle seat as such, but fortunately I have basement storage.

Chris

On 1/27/06, Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@mchsi.com> wrote:
>    Yup, I've found 2 of them lying around, myself. The first, a 59-62
> had its legs sawed off a bit to keep from tipping. I gave $6 for it at a
> Goodwill store. The second was a little later and totally devoid of
> upholstery. Its legs showed considerable wear from being moved around on
> concrete or other abrasive surface. If anybody has available one for a
> 56-58 with brown upholstery, I'd love  to buy it!
>    In    my storeroom at my house, I have 3 Vanagon ones, plus one from
> a 78 Champagne Edition, plus the 2 splitty ones. I guess if I ever host
> a midwest Vanagon/ Type 2 get together, we have seats for a few!
> Al Brase
> still looking for original rims for my November 1955 pickup. Rims dated
> 09/55 or 10/55
>
> bueses wrote:
>
> >>AGREED these make wonderful furniture..  especially when you have  a family of
> >>vanagon owners and a VW club coming over to watch Herbie movies on the
> >>projector in the VW garage..
> >>
> >>last spring in the month leading up to the release of Herbie fully loaded.
> >>I hosted a moviethon.. had 6 vanagon love seats and 1 85single center capts
> >>chair
> >>never a complaint from any of the attendees about uncomfortable seating.. and
> >>I can't say that about the standard theater seats.
> >>
> >>had a great time and didn't worry about anyone spilling popcorn or soda on my
> >>seats.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Hold onto all those extra seats-someday they might become like split window
> >bus middles seats that can sell for $1000's?
> >
> >Tom-then there are the split nose clips that have been converted into
> >drinking bars, etc.
> >
> >
> >
>