my bad
i only have 5 gears forward ...
not 6  ...
my head was in a tizzy cause thursday evening we met with joni mitchell
http://jonimitchell.com/
and yesterday i got to fire a Marlin Guide Gun
http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/st_0302_marlins/
so with such neat things going on
i am thinking in six speeds
yours

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> you have 6 forward gears in your fine vanagon Roger ???
>
> on 'floor hump'...........are you refering to the plastic ducting, which
> forms a raised floor between the front seats ?
> and provides an outlet right onto the rear floor .
> some vans have it, some don't.
> scott
> newer Rolls Royce's have VW engines.......
> or is it BMW engines go in Rolls, and VW engiens go in Bentleys ?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Whittaker" <
> rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon trivia
>
>
>
>  dear all body syncro /vanagon
>>
>> reading the string of posts detailing the journey and creation of syncro
>> and
>> 2wd bodies-
>> well-
>> this explains why my recently imported
>> 1989 type 3 california model 6 speed diesel vanagon westfalia
>> has the hump in the floor at the gear shift boot
>> and why my SO is always saying ... our van looks like a syncro
>> she has a better eye than i for such nuances
>> it looks like cause it may have been designated that first out of the box-
>> why does my Studebaker's have a chevy engine ... lol ;)
>> why does my jaguar have a chevy engine
>> hey whats this vw engine doing in my dodge
>> i did have high hopes for the rolls royce people to put the rolls engine
>> in
>> vanagon
>> yours
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@gmx.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  >What we call Vanagons were built from May 1979 till July1992, sold as
>>> >1980-1992 models.
>>>
>>> I think we call the South African Busses Vanagons too, they were built
>>> until
>>> 2003.
>>>
>>> >Syncros were all built in Austria
>>>
>>> 300 syncros were made for South Africa; the rest was converted with parts
>>> from 2WD to syncro afterwards.
>>>
>>> At the End of the production in Europe, Volkswagen made a Limited Last
>>> Edition "LLE"; 2500 busses only in Tornado Red or Orlyblue metal, each
>>> with
>>> a number and a certificate.
>>>
>>> 45478 syncros were buildt. 2138 16" , 43340 14"
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> roger w
>> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
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>>
>
>

--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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