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Subject:Re: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Thu, 20 Mar 2014 05:42:57 -0500

What exactly are you looking for? I know I have a volksiebus decal and probably a transporter badge or two. 

Jim

> On Mar 19, 2014, at 8:08 PM, James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thanks!  Mystery solved.
> 
> I'll look for one, but I suspect they'll be hard to find.
> 
> Another poster has posted a link to a German  dealer who has South African 'Microbus' and 'Volkiesbus' emblems, and one of those would just be fun!
> 
> James
> Ottawa, ON
> 
>> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:55:48 -0700
>> From: oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM
>> Subject: Re: Two emblems on back of Vanagon?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> 
>> The boss' 91 Weekender Poptop has the "Multivan" in addition to the Vanagon
>> Script
>> 
>> Jim Thompson
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>> 
>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:03 AM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What does/did the Transporter emblem look like?  Was it in addition to, or
>>> instead of, the Vanagon emblem.  I've seen photos of European Transporter
>>> emblems, was this one of those?
>>> 
>>> We have a mystery on our Orly Blue '91 Vanagon Weekender Westfalia poptop
>>> - on the rear there's a rather worn 'Vanagon' emblem, and below it two
>>> screws in the right position to hold another emblem, but no emblem.  The
>>> screws are about as far apart as the holding 'pegs' for the Vanagon emblem.
>>> I'm wondering what the second emblem would have been - Transporter?
>>> Weekender?  Multivan? Westfalia?
>>> 
>>> Somewhere (on the list?) I read that all the 7-seat Vanagons imported to
>>> Canada in '90 and '91 were Multivans, whether or not they had Westfalia
>>> poptops.  Was there a separate emblem for that?
>>> 
>>> Just curious.
>>> 
>>> James
>>> Ottawa, ON
>>> 
>>>> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:21:37 -0700
>>>> From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM
>>>> Subject: Re: Free Vanagon Parts. Vancouver BC Canada
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> 
>>>> Off white doors, hatch are spoken for. Consider them gone.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Neil.
>>>> 
>>>>> On 3/17/14, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1985 Vanagon: front doors, hatch. Off white-gray colour, black panels.
>>>>> There may be a few small parts missing but they're in pretty good
>>>>> shape. Hatch has rear defogger and "Transporter" emblem. No I won't
>>>>> pull that. Glass ok.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Neil n
>>>> 
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