I don't recall ever seeing rear head rests on a NA market '82 either, nor that fabric pattern... I
wonder if both these vans are Euro imports?

On 18 Sep 2008 at 22:29, craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> That '81 is ODD. Someone put some newer style bumpers on it and even painted
> them to match the car. It looks crazy! I too wouldn't mind the Swedish
> grill.....
>
> That '85 Syncro is awesome though. I love that color combination and the
> stock turbo diesel syncro would be a great piece to start with.....You could
> easily enough upgrade it to a 1.9TD if you needed to... (though you can pump
> plenty of extra power out of those 1.6TD's!)....
>
> -Craig
> '85Westy
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:50 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Huh. I assumed it was a SA grille.
> >
> > Interesting.....
> >
> > This guy also has an '81 Diesel Westy FS
> >
> > http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/cto/845348481.html
> >
> > Gotta wonder about that price too.
> >
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Jake de Villiers
> > <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Geez Snail-boy, get a pair of glasses!  That's the much coveted (by me! :-))
> > > Swedish Grille with four (4)  7" round headlights, not the SA
> > grille.
> > >
> > > I wonder what he wants for just the grille....
> >

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA