Hey listees,
My hat's off to Otmar.  To all of you who complain about him cutting up two
vanagons GET REAL!  Despite what you might have deluded yourself into
thinking, we're not talking about Porsche Speedsters or AC Cobras or even
split window 'Vettes.  He's taking a functional, interesting design and
making it more interesting.  Some years ago I remember reading an article in
Hot VW's on how the folks at the Trim Shop in Phoenix (???) did both a
stretch and a shortened version of a VW Thing.  Which by the way were much
rarer than Vanagons and historically more important (considering their
Kubelwagon roots and all.)  So unless Otmar has one (or both) of the
Vanagons that der Fuhrer was spotted driving around Argentina last summer
let him have his fun.  And while you're at it get out in the fresh air more
often.  Too much time inside your van is obviously suffocating your neurons.
thoma
p.s.  If you only knew what I plan to do with my Vanagon ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 8:58 PM
Subject: Stretch project update

>The two halves are cut, a bunch of new pics are at:
>
>http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html
>
>I also stretched a interior view out of the Westie manual.
>
> -Otmar-
>72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus
>82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a hybrid electric stretch
>86 Syncro 7 passenger Soon to be the front of the new stretch
>Several EVs (Electric Vehicles)
>Have owned way too many VWs to list. :-)
>http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html
>http://www.evcl.com/Picprev.html
>Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
>