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Subject:Re: ebay mystery doka
From:Mike Collum
Date:Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:33:07 -0500

If you looked closely, there weren't even any plugged holes where a rear
heater or its hoses would have been on a passenger van.  Do you think
holes were filled to the point of not showing at all then repainted to
look "Factory" for a DOKA?  Hmmmmm ??

Mike

Aaron Pearson wrote:
> if there were as many dokas as there are vans in the u.s., would we all be
> so hot for them?  for me, a van is more useful.  but i still want a doka
> because they're unusual.
>
> aaron
> '87 syncro westy ej22
>
>
>> From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@vanagonparts.com>
>> To: "Aaron Pearson" <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM>,
>> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Subject: RE: ebay mystery doka
>> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:02:20 -0800
>>
>> Damn!  I want to meet the guy who did the van to doka conversion.  That's
>> some of the nicest original looking bodywork I've ever seen.  Whoever he
>> is,
>> he should get a show on TV called Pimp My Doka...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>> Of Aaron Pearson
>> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:12 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: ebay mystery doka
>>
>>
>> item number: 4624187692, the one in colorado that has been the subject of
>> debate for a few days.  the auction is now over, reserve not met at
>> $5,101.00.
>>
>> i asked the seller what "converted" meant.
>>
>> his reply:
>> "from van to Doka and 2wd to syncro still stock engine"
>>
>> aaron
>> '87 syncro westy ej22
>>
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