My dad is retired Navy also, and now that you mention it I do remember
seeing many of the families with Volkswagens. Btw, thank you for serving!!

Jason Orr
Victor 1983GL 1.9wb 4spd

At 06:34 AM 10/29/2011 -0700, you wrote:
>They could be in good numbers in Tidewater because the large navy presence
>brought them there.
>
>VWs in general have always been popular with military families.
>
>Anthony (USN-RET)
>'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
>
>
>From: Jason Orr <ladros@COX.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:52 AM
>Subject: Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
>
>Here in Virginia there are Vanagons on the road and a couple of shops
>locally(Tidewater Area) that have them along with other Volkswagens. Im not
>sure about the junkyards but the last time I went none were in them, mostly
>see them here and there on the road around here.
>
>Jason O
>Victor 1983 1.9wb 4spd
>
>
>
>
>At 11:16 PM 10/28/2011 -0700, you wrote:
> >You might be on the wrong coast for Vanagon peeping. I see at least 4
> >a day here in the SF Bay Area. Most of them Westys. A fair amount of
> >breadloafs, too.
> >
> >Be nice to have a map that would show a Vanagon ownership demographic
> >of the US...
> >
> >Jeff in Marin
> >On Oct 28, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> >
> >>Date:    Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:08:10 -0400
> >>From:    <mailto:JordanVw@AOL.COM>JordanVw@AOL.COM
> >>Subject: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
> >>
> >>ive been hitting up all the major junkyards in southeast PA recently
> >>looking for parts for my tow vehicle (ford van) and have not seen
> >>ONE vanagon in
> >>the junkyards...  theyre literally all gone..    i dont see  any on
> >>the
> >>roads either......  maybe the story is different on the  west coast
> >>but on the
> >>east coast.. they are pretty much nonexistant  anymore...
> >>
> >>years back i used to find at least one during a junkyard run...but no
> >>more...
>