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Subject:Re: Weekenders & Westy Weekenders & Wolfsburg Westy Weekenders.....
Date:Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:38:53 -0500

In a message dated 96-11-08 20:34:40 EST, vwbus@netbiz.net (John Anderson)
writes:

> Sometime along there this also started
>existing perhaps without fridge as the MV or multi-van but still had a
>pop-top?, or perhaps the MV monicker was simply given to the standard
>Westy in later years.

>John (all information likely bogus)

I don't see much "bogus" about your information.  To my recollection your
comments are correct regarding Vanagons.  I don't know much about Splitties,
Bays & Eurovans, so I won't comment there.  The Vanagon Multivan was a model
in 1990 & 1991 and my Camper standards, it wasn't much of a camper because it
didn't contain any camping accessories, but did have the Westfalia pop-top.
 VW did not call it a Camper model.  I wouldn't call it a "standard" or
"base" model though, because it was equipped very luxuriously.  Power
mirrors-windows-door locks, alloy wheels, A/C & more.  The only options were
metallic paint (at no charge I believe), a stereo, and automatic
transmission.  It was much like the Vanagon Carat with a pop-top added.

Regards,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg