On Thu, 27 Oct 1994, Joel Danke wrote:

> Hi, van' fans,
>  
> I stopped at a local VW place to get filters & we got to talking. It seems that
> one of the guys as a kind of pop top which is full size, looks like the Westy
> top, but does not hinge. It rises straight up. The cool thing is that the top
> was designed as a dealer conversion for the Transporter and does not need the
> body modifications (reinforcements) that the archives mention. He says that the
> only change is a hole nibbled in the roof.
>  
> Does anybody out there have one of these? The shop guy said there were a lot of
> these done out in CA. He does not know the name. I just got back from the shop,
> and if youse all don't say that it sucks, I'll probably take a look at it maybe
> next week.
>  
> The shop guy also has some camper interiors that he sort of wants to clear out.
> What would be a reasonable offer for the stove/sink/fridge stuff? What should I
> be careful of? I know I won't be able to test the fridge before buying.
>  
> (OK, OF what should I be careful?)
>  
> Thanks a lot!
>  
> J. David
> jdanke@macc.wisc.edu
> 

I believe that was called a Riveria top.  My friend has one on a rotten 
bus, and is going to install it on his good bus, Also, a friend from indy 
has one.  There seems to be a nice bed up thre and the ventallation seems 
to be nicer than the westy due to all 4 sides having screns

danno