Hey Pedro, that was me who bought the 87 Gipsy.

It is finally all BC legal.  Had to change/add a bunch of North
American lights and such, but I did not have to change the windows in
the camping area.  (found a Vanagon friendly BC inspection shop in
North Van).

Drove the van down to California last week, I'm storing it for now in
the Bay Area, but will probably be back in Vancouver after the rainy
season.  (and maybe an engine upgrade???).... a little slow going
over the mountain passes with a 1.6 TD and a heavier rig....but it
sure was nice to have lots of room while camping in a footprint
slightly larger than a Vanagon.

pmail me on my other email account for detailed info:  paul@guzyk.com

-Paul

>Hi volks
>
>There was a vanagon diesel Karmann gipsy that was for
>sale on craiglist approx 6 months ago in the Seattle
>area. I contacted the seller once and he informed me
>it was just sold to someone in Vancouver, BC. Damned,
>I was too late, again. I tried several times to
>contact that seller and he never returned my e-mails.
>What a nice guy :-((
>
>All I wanted to know is what kind of work the buyer
>had to do to make it legal in Canada. The seller said
>there was some issues with the plexiglass windows on
>the camper side. I am about to import one...
>
>Someone in Vancouver most have seen it! Come on! This
>thing does not go unnoticed!
>
>For those who don't know what is a Karmann Gipsy:
>http://www.karmann-gipsy.de.tf/
>
>Pedro
>91 vanagon