In a message dated 98-08-06 18:17:43 EDT, KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes:

<< As I was checking out Chris Turner's pics from Germany (and enjoying them
very
 much) I saw a few things that I wanted to ask about.
 1.  One of the Vanagons rear air intakes were sealed up.  Does this decrease
 drag enough to be worth doing and where do you get your fresh air from for
the
 intake?
 2.  Black VW badged pickup in one picture is a VW Taro right?  (You say
you've
 never heard of a Taro?  And you thought you knew about VWs. :)
 3.  Nice swing out spare tire holder and gas can holder but why do you need
to
 put the tire on the back?  What is taking up the spare tire space underneath?
 4.  What is that photo underneath of a older bus supposed to be showing?
 (extra clean or some special drive train?)
 5.  Liked the LTs.  Did they make any of these into campers in Germany or are
 they strictly grunt vehicles?  (There is one here in South Jersey that I have
 seen pictures of that was brought over and camperized in the US by a VW
 dealer.) >>

1)  air intake scoops to the roof. this syncro was modified for a safari, and
the fiberglass air scoops up to the roof reduce dust intake to the engine
compartment, as well as keep water out.

2) Toyota pickup rebadged as a VW is a Taro.

3)  tire is on back because brush guard support is underneath where front
spare tire was.

4) photo underneath '78 westy is of the front transfer case....its a prototype
"syncro" '78 Westy

5) im sure Westfalia-Werke was comissioned to do some "one off's" of a few LT
Westfalias... but more of them were converted into campers by small private
firms, in Germany, and in the US.

chris