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Subject:RE: Vanagon sighted in Germany
From:Richard Golen
Date:Mon, 09 Dec 1996 09:47:54 -0500

On Mon, 9 Dec 1996, Zeidler Helmut NTC/Dusseld. wrote:

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> On German roads near Dusseldorf I sighted a light-blue Westy
> with a Vanagon emblem on the rear hatch. The plates says
> MYK-?? ??? which is in the middle west section of Germany.
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> It is a turbocharged Diesel and as I know the real Vanagons,
> this is a simple emblem mismatch. The driver visited the US,
> I'm sure.
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> Helmut
> '80 Camper
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It is possible, that the owner got a US badge and put it on his T3. A =
few years ago, "Rabbit" badges were being sold thru German dealers to be =
put on Golf Is, there was also a "Rabit Injection" badge which displayed =
two copulating rabbits. Also, a number of stores in Munchen were selling =
"Barvaria" badges which were put on early 70s BMW 2.8 and 3.0 S.

On my EuroVan, I replaced the "EuroVan MV" script with a "Multivan" =
script which I purchased in Wolfsburg.

Ric