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Subject:Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
From:neil N
Date:Sat, 9 Feb 2008 09:57:11 -0800

Well, if I had the room, I might have saved it. But it's time too. I
see your point, but this bus needed a *bunch* of work to make it right
and I only bought it for parts as engine was kaput at the time.
Anyhow...... it's gone.

At least part of it will live on.  :^)

Neil.

On Feb 8, 2008 11:36 PM,  <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
> even makes it more sad..   :<(    passenger vans are a dime a dozen..
>  ive only ever seen one panel van in person, in my life..they are actually
> more rare in north america than doulbecabs..  were you even aware of that
> neil??
>
>  IMO the rarer models such as panel vans, dokas, etc should be saved
> whenever possible, but it was your van, you did with it what you wanted..
>
>  ive sent many vanagons to the crusher but nothing that was rare.
>
>
>  this would be akin to parting out a doka because it had some rocker rust..
>  but..   c�st la vi�..
>
>  not slamming you niel, but it does make me shed a tear :<(
>
>  oh well, on the bright side, you made the few that are left even more rare
> :<)
>
>  chris
>
>
>
>  In a message dated 2/9/08 2:12:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> musomuso@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
>
>
> I'm in Canada. I think it's possible that this "Transporter" was an
>  import from Germany.
>
>  Yah they aren't common around here either. But it's what I found for a
>  parts van at the time. It didn't run and appeared to be seized, but I
>  got it running.
>
>  I stripped almost *everything* off that puppy. The rockers near the
>  rear trailing arm where rusted through so the body was "on its' way
>  out". It was a cool van though. At one point I almost considered keep
>  it as a runner, but the rust was getting bad.
>
>
>
>  On Feb 8, 2008 10:51 PM,  <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>  > you crushed a panel van???  why?? what a shame..  those things are rare..
>  > at least here in the US..
>  >
>  >  neil, are u in the US?
>  >
>  >  chris
>  >
>  >
>  >  In a message dated 2/8/08 8:30:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>  > musomuso@GMAIL.COM writes:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > heh heh...
>  >
>  >  yah it was "stuck" until yesterday. Gone to the crusher. At least part
>  >  of it will be put to good use!
>  >
>  >  Neil.
>  >
>  >  > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/nolegs%21
>  >  > >
>
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