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Subject:Re: Vanagon envy?
From:Tom Buese
Date:Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:31:49 -0600

Heck, in the eyes of the "true believers", Bay window buses are not even  "legitimate" members of the VW Cult, not to mention Vanagons-see pulled samba thread for BBB 2012 & whether non split window buses should be allowed to park on the grass next year?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-It is just that there are more vanagons than the older buses, so we are taking over the shows, & they are pissed?

On Oct 19, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Richard A Jones wrote:

> Loren wrote:
>> I've been attending this event for most of the last ten years and I've
>> NEVER seen so may Vanagons and Vanagon Westfalias as were there this year.
>> And the Bays and Splities that have been there in the past were noticeably
>> absent.  So I guess the Vanagon has started to become a 'legitimate'  member
>> of the VW 'Cult' in the eyes of the True Believers.
> 
> Give me hope!  I'm waiting for my '81 air-cooled Vanagon--a REAL
> Vanagon--to become valuable.  At least valuable enough that I can
> sell it and know it just won't get scrapped.  It is in too nice
> condition to die.
> 
> Richard