But wait... there was a darker red, wasn't there? I was just looking
in the brochure from 1990, there's one in there (you can download the
brochure in pdf form from my website  at http://www.knology.net/
~felder/Vanagons/ and see for yourself) and it doesn't look like the
bright red of my 1990 Carat.

Jim

On Dec 12, 2006, at 5:37 PM, Mike wrote:

> http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/246127918.html
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Tornado Red OR Metalic black?
>
>
>> My 90 is definitely red, tornado red I think:
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~felder/Vanagons/
>>
>> Never saw a camper this color. Too un-woodsy, I suppose, though it
>> camps just fine.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> On Dec 12, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Ben wrote:
>>
>>> Which Vanagon page Kim?
>>>
>>> Kim Brennan wrote:
>>>
>>>> I believe that some Carats were made in Tornado Red, but certainly
>>>> not any Westy's. At least there was a Carat in Ohio, I believe,
>>>> that
>>>> was a Tornado Red.
>>>>
>>>> I still love the look of that one Tristar on the vanagon pages,
>>>> with
>>>> the Gold Black two tone. Or more accurately Black with Gold
>>>> accents.
>>>> Looked great.
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 12, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Benny boy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My next project van... an 85
>>>>> http://www.benplace.com/85westy2.htm
>>>>> (i may keep this one, going back to Vanagon land for a wile, i
>>>>> sold
>>>>> my nice 79)
>>>>> http://www.benplace.com/79beige.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, i hate that color, so it's gonna be stippped and painted
>>>>> inside and
>>>>> out, a lot's of esthetic gadget (African wheels and grille), a
>>>>> Subi
>>>>> 2.5L, an
>>>>> AA transaxle, everything mechanic will be NEW or rebuilt. I will,
>>>>> one day
>>>>> sell this van for 30K....
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, we wonder about the color? it was supose to be Black
>>>>> with a
>>>>> silver
>>>>> roof, but we are not sure anymore, yesterday we saw a beautiful
>>>>> Audi
>>>>> Red
>>>>> call Tornado Red... and i'm sold! anyway, i would like to do a
>>>>> poll
>>>>> on that
>>>>> but i can't here, so if you have any good suggestions about a nice
>>>>> color,
>>>>> NOT a VW vanagon standard color, i want it DIFFERENT.. BUT
>>>>> nice, so
>>>>> please,
>>>>> don't tell me any ugly color (martian green, piss yellow, pink,
>>>>> kaki)....
>>>>> but if you have a good idea, a dream color, if you could change
>>>>> the
>>>>> color of
>>>>> your van, tell me so, and if possible, give me the color code.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards to you all
>>>>> Ben
>>>>> http://www.benplace.com/bjp.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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