"That's five Vanagons in three days and half a world from home.  That's
about the same Vanagon density as the Pacific Northwest."

Au Contraire Chuck!  In our sub-region of the Pacific Northwest we see at
least five a day, ten or more if I go into Vancouver.  Seattle's about the
same as Vancouver but we noticed when we were in coastal Oregon after New
Year's that there were hardly any Vanagons on the road.

Nice that they have some in Turkey for you to admire!

On Feb 16, 2008 12:22 AM, Chuck Mathis <cvmathis@comcast.net> wrote:

> Neil N asked:
>
> "I'm sure I can make this fit, but rather than repair the body and/or
> alter a perfectly good grill.....
>
> are there different sized lower grills for different years?
>
> Is there a difference in the nose of the Vanagon between the
> "Transporter" model and the Westy?"
>
> Until this morning I was inclined to say that all the Vanagons I have seen
> have the same size opening but there are wider grills (mostly aftermarket
> stuff).  This morning I was in the hotel shuttle van at the Istanbul when a
> nice looking round headlight panel van went whizzing by in the opposite
> direction - I immediately thought of Chris.  I only had a second to look at
> it and it was raining but the lower grill looked distinctly smaller than my
> '85.  Could be that the white body color emphasised the space between the
> grill and the corner lights but it sure looked different.
>
> That's five Vanagons in three days and half a world from home.  That's
> about the same Vanagon density as the Pacific Northwest.
>
> Chuck
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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