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On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:

> We've all heard the stories about the vans that are hiding out there, just
> waiting to be rescued by a caring Vanagon nut.  A friend told me about two
> he's heard of, an aircooled Westy hit by a falling tree and a later camper
> just sitting there.  My wife came back from looking at a house to be
> auctioned with the report of a Westy parked around the corner from it.  Wow!
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> I looked at one of them this morning, one of the "friend" machines.  Looked
> up the owner's name/address and drove by on the way to work.  It's a brown
> '83 Westy with '05 tags.  Obviously been parked for a while, but in
> surprisingly good condition.  Shiny brown paint, a couple of dents and one
> teensy spot of seam rust, mossy poptop that needs new seals but good glass,
> tires and interior.  Only the contact paper wall panels are cracked and
> peeling.  I'd buy this thing in a heartbeat if I needed or wanted another.
> Well, I do but that's a different story.
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> Anyway, if anyone is interested I would be glad to follow up on these
> finds.  The aircooled is likely only good for parts and no telling if the
> others are available.  Let me know.  It'll keep me from buying another one
> for myself.
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> Stephen
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