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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: 1988 Vanagon "Carrier" for Sale

> Kombi in Central Europe is often used as a generic name for station
> wagons, or estates, but can be used in reference to any passenger carrying
> vehicles which can be converted to carry cargo.  It comes from German
> Kombinationskraftwagen.
>
>  This is the first time I heard it used in reference to a VW Bus
> specifically with no middle seat.
>
>  Chris.
>
> Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> wrote:
>  Hi Jeff,
>
> In "type 2 speak", a Kombi is a passenger van with no middle seat.
> This was a popular model for camping conversions as well as for light
> commercial duty.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
>
> On 5-Jun-07, at 12:33 AM, Jeff Oxroad wrote:
>
>> It's interesting. My guess is the Weekender interior was added
>> later by a
>> previous owner. The "X" in the position it is in on the VIN #
>> indicates it is a
>> "Kombi".
>>
>> Now what is a Kombi? Because I don't exactly know. But I think most
>> of our
>> Passenger Vanagons have an Y in that position for a Vanagon and/or
>> a Z for a
>> camper in the place where this Carrier has the X.
>>
>> I seem to remember seeing this style bus from the late 80s on the
>> Samba for
>> sale once or twice with no sliding windows in the sliding door or
>> middle
>> positon. They were bare bones vehicles to be used as work vehicles
>> so the back area
>> was not furnished with seats or paneling. The dash was not padded.
>> I've never
>> seen the "carrier" logo. I have seen the later 80s Crew Cabs with
>> the round
>> headlights so maybe this was the set up for a work vehicle.
>>
>> If someone has carfax maybe running the VIN would shed some light.
>>
>> Interesting, though. Definately interesting.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jeff
>> 83.5 Westy
>> LA, CA
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/4/2007 6:59:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>> pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>> It's for a different kind of Vanagon with a "Carrier" logo on the
>> front. It
>> is unique in that it is a 1988 model year, but has a pre- '86 round
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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