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Subject:Re: From the Old Country
From:Matthew Snook
Date:Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:52:34 -0700

I haven't a clue!  I know it looked quite simple compared to my WBX 1.9.

Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter T. Owsianowski [mailto:pnoceanwesty@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 5:24 PM
To: Matthew Snook; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: From the Old Country

That is quite remarkable!  Was it a Dehler?

On 7/8/09, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:
> So... I stopped to help somebody broken down beside the road. Yeah, I
know,
> what a laugh! But it was a Volkswagen camper, and I've gotten my share of
> help. :)
>
> As I got closer, I could tell it wasn't a Westphalia, but I didn't know
what
> it was. Then I saw it had German license plates. It turns out the person
in
> the overalls hanging out the back end was a woman named Gitta, from
Germany
> and on a (so far) 7 month tour of the states, now working from the left
> coast back to Yellowstone. Slobbery sheep dog named Sam. She's had her van
> 10 years, started doing her own mechanics when she came over here. Her
> Vanagon has a turbo diesel. I just waited to see if we needed to run and
get
> parts, watched and asked a bunch of questions. She fixed a broken wire
that
> was making the oil warning light and buzzer freak out. I helped her put
all
> the stuff back in place, she offered some tea and I gave her a book.
>
> Her camper was a high top like an AdventureWagen, but with a huge sunroof
> and a small popup in the back, built-in awning over the side door.  She
said
> they're pretty common in Germany.  The interior was different than
Westies,
> but looked pretty useable.
>
> Anyway, that's my Westy adventure for the day.  You meet the nicest people
> in Volkswagens!
>
> Matt
>

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Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
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