VW had sliders as an option as far back as Split Window buses, even double sliders!

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> On Jan 2, 2020, at 10:10 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>  I just want to add....that whole VW Slider Door Concept was beyond belief!  Been copied over and over again; yes, the patents have run out long ago.  The concept is still being used today, and methinks it will be used for decades beyond.  So wonderful!  I have a narrow garage..and I appreciate the thought that went into this whole marvelous design.  Well done, VW.
> 
> Rich
> San Diego
> 
>    On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 6:47:04 PM PST, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:  
> 
>  Yes, very nice site indeed.  Mine is an '85 Tintop.  Around that year, Chrysler did the whole mini-van Soccer Mom concept.  Which sorta explains why the sales and production numbers of VW Vanagons dropped significantly right around then.  Easy automatic trans, A/C that worked...all that stuff for the Chrysler product.  They did a sorta OK job, we must all admit.  Still, not the same; just too small, not as robust.  Interesting though.  For me....I'm very grateful that Hobart Kennedy pioneered the Subie Conversion thing.  Loving it!  And...my A/C works!
> 
> Rich
> San Diego
> 
>     On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 5:52:45 PM PST, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:  
> 
> Nice site!
> 
> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Jim Davis
> Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 7:08 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Updates at www.Vanagons.org
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> 
> 
> Please don't forget the S at the end of VanagonS.org if you type instead of
> clicking.
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> 
> 
> It's taken me a while, but the 1984 Vanagon materials are finally published,
> at least a first draft. This leaves 1985 as the only year not yet covered in
> the site's year-by-year, model-by-model pages.
> 
> 
> 
> 1984 had five models: Vanagon, Vanagon GL, Vanagon Camper, Vanagon Wolfsburg
> Edition, and Camper Wolfsburg edition. 1984 included the first power
> steering and metallic paint for Vanagons with the Wolfsburg models and was
> also VW's highest sales year of the production run in the USA.
> 
> 
> 
> Accompanying these model write-ups are:
> 
> - 1984 primary Vanagon brochure
> 
> - 1984 "More Good Reasons" brochure which was mailed to existing owners
> 
> - 1984 Wolfsburg Limited Editions brochure (first year for Vanagons)
> 
> - Six original new car window stickers
> 
> - a print ad: "The Porsche 911 of vans"
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> 
> 
> Check it out at http://www.Vanagons.org <http://www.vanagons.org/>
> 
> Hope you enjoy it.  :-)
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> 
> 
> Have a Happy New Year!
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Davis
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