" Let's revisit the '80s!"
�
Why stop there?� Let's roll it back to the '20s with handpainted sentiments like, "Don't laugh, lady, your daughter may be in this car."
�
Or they could be updated from that vintage for relevance.� Instead of "23 Skidoo" you could have "2.1 Skidoo."� Just a thought. 
�
Stephen

--- On Thu, 7/19/12, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: What's a Vanagon "Sport"?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:37 AM

Stripes were big in the '80s.� Something to break up the large monotone slab sided vehicle, and dealers liked to make their models look unique.� My '85 had two different strips.� When I pulled off the fridge vent there were three 1/2" strips (orange, brown, yellow) under it.� When it was resprayed after an accident the color was changed and a new 1/4" yellow and brown strip was applied.� It also has "Westfalia" in it, but it's not the correct logo.

Post your photos and open the site to the group, and I'll post mine.� Let's revisit the '80s!

P.S.:� The American conversion companies never gave up on stripes, swooshes, and other extreme graphics, much to my dismay.

P.P.S:� The PO of my former '97 EVC never left the 80's.� He couldn't stand the bland "they are ALL white" reality and added a blue stripe with a swoosh on the front.� I removed it the day I bought it.

Stuart
'85

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:27 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: What's a Vanagon "Sport"?

"I think someone took some "sport" decals to pimp the vanagon."

Seems to be the most popular theory. I'll take a picture next week
(leaving in a few for a backpacking trip) and will post them for the
group's entertainment.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 07/19/2012 01:21 AM, Christoph Boltze wrote:
> Hi Jack,
>
> in Germany Westfalia built a "Sport Joker". It was a camper without a poptop roof, only some furniture, like the later Multivan model.
>
> Seee brochure: http://www.vwpix.org/T3/Prospekte/deutschland/reisemobile/Westfalia/1983_00_Westfalia_Multimobile_01/
>
> I think someone took some "sport" decals to pimp the vanagon..