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Subject:Re: 79 Water-cooled Bus?
From:Mark B. Magee
Date:Wed, 04 Jun 1997 07:44:06 -0500

Oxroad@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I just got a J.Crew clothing catalogue in the mail (the Vacation 1997 issue).
> And on page 117 there is a light blue (actually I guess it's gray primer)
> late 70s Westfalia bus with a fairly large black radiator grill on the front.
> In the center of the grill is the VW symbol. It's hard to tell from the photo
> but it looks like it is more than a cosmetic alteration. If anyone has this
> catalogue or knows of the actual bus and knows the story of it, I'd love to
> know. I'm guessing the photo was taken in California. Or if the catalogue is
> kicking around your house check it out this oddity. I realize it's not a
> Vanagon but it piqued my interest and I thought it might interest others.
Probably Mexican T-2 transporter, sold today with Rabbit style motor and
radiator cutout/grill in front. Saw many of them as we travelled
throughout Baja California.
Mark B. Magee
87GL 81K
Kemah TX USA