Vanagons in general and campers in particular are rarer than living Triceratops in Oklahoma.  I only know of two reliable mechanics who will work on them, and of course neither is full-time Vanagon.  mcneely

---- Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: 
> I found two in junkyards in the last year or so, and one of those used to live in my neighborhood.  Engine fire, sadly, and before finding it I just figured the guy had moved.  I know of several more still on the road but I'm still surprised when I see one driving around that I don't already know about.  That is always a pleasant discovery.  There's even grey Westy like mine driven by a guy named Steve in town and I ran into him buying parts a few weeks back. 
> 
> Still several bays in town and I even saw a nice split last weekend.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> --- On Fri, 10/28/11, JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:
> 
> From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> Subject: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Friday, October 28, 2011, 10:08 PM
> 
> 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...

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David McNeely