In a message dated 97-04-25 23:26:44 EDT, mholser@Adobe.COM (Malcolm Holser)
writes:

<< They never brought Kombis
 or Panels to the US, >>

the '80 Vanagon that I took the front rubber Cab floor mat out of was:
solid in color-
had masonite sidepanels-
had a headliner only over the cab area-
had a "deep dished" steering wheel typical of all V-gon commercials-
had a open parcel tray instead of a glovebox-
had no clock-
had black steel bumpers w/ no trim strips-
had no dash blower fan-
had fixed side windows-

and it was a US model, badged as a "Vanagon" on the back hatch.

seemed like a Kombi to me....

chris