On 08/19  9:42 AM Blaine wrote: 
>     Congrats on your find.   In May, I traveled all the way to GA/SC to 
>     buy my '91 Westfalia.  I share your glee.
>     
>     Actually, if it isn't required to wave, it should be!  Having driven a 
>     "splittie" for 10 years, I got used to waving and/or flashing the 
>     headlights at every other "splittie" I saw; often, the other driver 
>     would beat me to it.
>     
>     Years ago, I had a '71 Westfalia - same phenomenon.
>     
>     There's a tendency for Westfalia owners, no matter what the vintage of 
>     their vehicle, to flash and/or wave at one another.
>     
>     Keep doing it.  It's the "secret handshake" of our ken.
>     
>     BTW, do Acura owners flash and wave at each other?  I rest my case.

In all the years since I got the Acura, not a single other Acura owner has
waved at me! I like Hondas and  Acuras because for ordinary cars, they 
are fun to drive. But the Westy is like a whole different universe!  The 
first 
weekend I drove it, the driver of another Westy of nobler vintage rolled
down his window and yelled "nice bus!" to me. I rolled mine down and 
yelled 
back "yours too!" 

Maureen Stretch
91 Vanagon GL Westfalia