Larry,

As Mike has pointed out, those are body styles available in mother markets except the US. There were at least 3 VW crewcabs there. They are called Doublecab (Doppelkabine or Doka for short in German). The bodies are significantly different from the van version once you get past the front door. VW stopped importing Dokas and Singlecabs once the US started imposing the so called "chicken tax" on utility vehicle imports. You can google that for further details. It's been discussed on the List before.

The particular Doka you are referring to belongs to Seth in Santa Barbara. It's a hunter's special called a Jadgwagen. There was a freshly painted 4-door version there too called a Tristar. Plus there's my Syncro 16" Doka which has had a 4th door added.

Now there are a few nice looking crewcab conversions out there. But unless you are a talented fabricator, your money is better spent buying one already done from Europe. Besides the practical aspect, a factory original Doka would likely be a better investment as they hold their value better than one cobbled together from a Vanagon body.

Regards,

BenT
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On Jan 20, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:

>> On Jan 20, 2014, at 3:59 PM, Larry Steffen wrote:
>> 
>> Hey Mke,  Larry here (Monterey area). Thanks for posting the nice photos.  The two photos of the olive drab crew cab, is that a vanagon bus conversion to crew cab?  I have an extra 82 diesel that I am thinking of converting and would like to locate a conversion owner to hear any horror stories.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Larry@monterey
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