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Subject:Re: Vanagon on TV
From:Mike
Date:Sat, 24 Apr 1999 17:36:37 -0400

My 87 Wolfsburg had curtains, the completely removable snap on kind,
unlike my westy.

mike
87 westy

Bob Stratton wrote:
>
> At 10:49 AM 1999-04-24 -0400, David..M wrote:
> >Did anyone else see the episode of "Sliders" on TV last night?
>
> I did, and I shouted out loud. If my fianc�e had been here it probably
> would have startled her, but she's come to expect that I'm a little zealous
> about VW's in general and Vanagons in particular.
>
> >There was a brief car chase scene where the heroes escaped in a Vanagon.
> >There was a scene of them tinkering with the engine and then they showed
> >them entering via the sliding door and later exiting via the sliding
> >door. There were spme close-ups of the driver through the windshield,
> >showing the passengers behind peering through the curtains.
> >
> >The Vanagon was 2-tone blue (pale over dark), round headlights.
>
> It's interesting that it had curtains, because it wasn't a Westy as I recall.
>
> If only it were a product placement for a current line...<Sigh>
>
> --Bob, KE4GDC
> 89 Westy Syncro GL