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Subject:Van stories.
From:John Jensen
Date:Fri, 7 Oct 2011 20:19:07 -0400

First van:  as mentioned, a 66 Kombi
Second:  64 with seats and stuff, really  worn out old delivery van
Third:  Nice pretty much cherry 66 with walk-through front seats
Fourth: 66 walk through
Fifth:  66 bench seats
Sixth: 71 with high top added
Seventh:  68 Bay...really worn out
Eighth:  82 GL Vanagon
Ninth:   80 Westfalia
Tenth: 82 Westalia
Eleventh: 85 Synchro converted to Westy
Twelfth: Synchro parted out for making the previous Synchro actually run
Thirteenth; 80 Vanagon Westy.
A few beetles  and a Ghia thrown in here and there for good measure
don't really count, do they?
Oh!  There was a 68 Westy I bought for the gas cap  and the roof and
ended up parting it out.  I still have some of the parts.
Gosh, doesn't seem like many,
Every van  seems like it will be the last.  It would be interesting to
compile a book of  stories about these vans.
we must have a few hundred good stories between us all. With not a few
broken hearts and a lot of exultation.

John Jensen
johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com
http://www.johnjensenartist.com
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