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Subject:Re: CL ad: 1896 Camper. 1.9 WBX w/Carburetor?
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:00:08 -0700

I love to see my name in PRINT!� The 1991 CDN syncro Westy had had an engine fire, and the guy who rescued it from the junk yard put a carb on it during the rebuild.� I bought it, and got my hands on a REAL European carb intake manifold and then bought a Weber progressive carb and had an adapter plate made.� That van was the BEST running van I've ever had .� I sold it when I had a chance to buy a real Syncro 16' Dehler camper conversion from Germany.� Imported the van to Canada (It's LEGAL in Canada now) I substituted a Reimo camper conversion on the inside, and a Bostig Zetec in the back.� I was going to import the van to Morocco (where I now live) but the import duties are HUGE so the van is FOR SALE and is in Belgium waiting for a buyer.� It runs great.� My plans are to buy a NEW T5.5 and have it camperized.� I hope that sets the record straight.� I'm glad that dropped in on this thread!� :-)�� Malcolm

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>From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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>Malcolm's was a European-market Dehler conversion, if I recall correctly, and I think he took it with him when he moved to Morocco.� Karl Mullendore had one like it for sale when I bought my Westy and I still kick myself for not checking that one out when I was shopping.��� Stephen
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>--- On Sat, 10/15/11, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>From: Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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>A vanagon.com and Syncro.org list/s member named Malcolm Stebbins,
>had one of these for sale about 4-5 years ago. It "lived" in Nova Scotia,
>IIRC, or at least somewhere in Canada. No idea if he ever sold it or
>what happened to it, but DO recall that it was a very sweet van.
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>Likely a vanagon.com, or at least a Syncro.org thread search would
>reveal more information.� Bob
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