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Subject:Re: "Brand new" bus
From:Joy Hecht
Date:Sat, 7 Apr 2007 11:10:36 -0400

Looks like buyer and seller are both dealers.  But it didn't sell for as
much as I'd have expected!

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of David Milo
:::Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 10:24 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Fwd: "Brand new" bus
:::
:::Try this instead
:::
:::http://www.ebay.co.uk/     item 200090584764
:::
:::---------- Forwarded message ----------
:::From: David Milo <dellaone@gmail.com>
:::Date: Apr 7, 2007 10:20 AM
:::Subject: Re: "Brand new" bus
:::To: Vanagon List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
:::
:::Ah, here it is, eBay uk. I was a little optimistic on the selling price,
:::but
:::at least here is the background story.
:::
:::http://cgi.ebay.co.uk      item number: 200090584764
:::
:::Dave
:::
:::On 4/6/07, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
:::>
:::> Hi Joy,
:::>
:::> No idea why its unused. It has no seats, because it's a panel van.
:::> They were very commonly used as cargo vehicles and tradesman's vans;
:::> so no rear seats were needed.
:::>
:::> I also noticed that it's got the type1 "upright" engine more commonly
:::> found in the beetle or 68-71 bus. Type4 engines were an option in
:::> europe, the UK and Austrailia.
:::>
:::>
:::> Happy Trails,
:::>
:::> Greg Potts
:::> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
:::> www.pottsfamily.ca
:::> www.busesofthecorn.com
:::>
:::>
:::> On 6-Apr-07, at 10:54 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
:::>
:::> > But what's the story?  Why was it never used?  And why no seats, too?
:::> >
:::> >
:::> > Joy
:::>