That's interesting and odd.
I find my antique tools just laying around ...
latterly.  I don't even know how I found this big ole funky screwdriver.
Like from the 40's,.

If you find a Doka for a thousand bucks, and you don't want it. Let us know
!
I think 'real shiny' and over-restored cars or vans are ...
silly, almost semi-offensive.  A restored car looks artificial to me.

Thankfully there is now a recognized 'preservation class' for older cars..
and that's the kinda of Doka Syncro ( a high end model for sure ) I'd
want...
one in decent shape and with a little age patina on it .........one that
looks real.

Then use the thing ....take good care of it but use it.

And if it's a Collectible or desirable model like this Single Cab ..
nice investment.
Can't go wrong as long as it's not terminally rusted or crashed say , or
missing too much stuff.

If someone saw that add in 10 years  (as long as were still getting fissile
fuel for road cars and non-electronic & government controlled  cars are
allowed on the roads  ) .....someone would think, wow, I could have had that
Single Cab for only 4K in 2010.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: cheap diesel singlecab on samba..in calif

>  My own personal opinion, but I find 'collecting' a bit strange.  I guess
> collecting things with not much practical value or every day
> usefulness..that is somewhat understandable, like stamps, or maybe some
> oddball china plates.  Interesting hobby for some..
> ..But when people start collecting useful things and cause the value to
> increase..which makes it impossible for normal people to continue to use
> the
> now -collectors item...irritating.  One example is hand tools.  I use
> them.    But it's become un-economic to find old tools and buy them for
> use,
> second hand, because people 'collect them' now,  and hang em on the
> frikken
> wall somewhere and go ...."Hey, lookit this cool old plane I found in an
> antique shop for only $500...
>  Bah!  So I have to go to Home Depot and buy a Chinese-made POS that will
> break in a few years, rather than one that has been in use (until it
> became
> a collectors item) through a couple of craftsman's life-times..
>   I don't think I'll ever probably 'collect' a Doka VW and restore it to
> showroom specs. just to put in my maple-floored garage  .But if I could
> find
> a doka for a thousand bucks, I'd probably haul lumber with it....I'd
> rather
> have an 80s 350 Chevy truck as a hauler, though..
>  Just me, Don Hanson
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:44 PM, <jordanvw@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> not sure what you mean..    the trucks are rare..they were never sold in
>> the USA and not many were sold in canada.   FAR more westys exist than T3
>> trucks.   i was referring to what the trucks are worth as collector
>> vehicles
>> because their rarity and collector status.
>>
>> the westys are a RV so they also appeal to the general public who are not
>> VW enthusiasts nor car enthusiasts and who could care less if it was a
>> volkswagen or a toyota, they just want a compact self contained RV.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  the trucks are worth just as much as westys."
>> OL.  If  Vanagon "trucks" were the rule, and Westy's were as rare as
>> single
>> abs and Dokas, you can betthat Campers would be worth BIGGER bucks .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Sat, Apr 10, 2010 9:58 pm
>> Subject: Re: cheap diesel singlecab on samba..in calif
>>
>>
>> "don, you must be a n00b. :)   the trucks are worth just as much as
>> westys."
>> OL.  If  Vanagon "trucks" were the rule, and Westy's were as rare as
>> single
>> abs and Dokas, you can betthat Campers would be worth BIGGER bucks .
>>