matt & Michael:

The compartments under the seats are for tools and jack, in
splits, bubbles and Vanagons.  In the Vanagon they also
moved the battery up front t it under the passenger seat.

To my knowledge there was never a cover for the older buses.
Vanagons have a hinged cover (walk-thru models) on both but
it only covers part of the hole.  Also, Vanagons have a foam
rubber lining which must serve as sound-deadening.  It's not
a very tough material.

-Jim Bryant

>On 2 Sept, Michael Wagner replied:

>One well was for tools, the other for a jack, I believe... was this
>discontinued in Vanagons?

>Michael
>'76 Campmobile

>On Sat, 2 Sep 1995, Matthew Henricks wrote:

>> that should say enough.  does anyone know what this compartment was
>> originally for.  both of my 1960 bus's have them as well as every bus i
>> have ever seen.  it looks like there could be a cover for it, but i have
>> never seen one.  walk through's even have a smaller version.   any ideas
>> as to it's origin?
>> thanks and God BLess
>> matt
>>