In a message dated 10/13/99 3:41:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV writes:

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         Nothing wrong with the Type II list, but a Vanagon is not a Type II.
 Also,
         a Yahoo club is not a list at all -- nothing in your mailbox.
  >>

with fire extinguishers unlocked, and aimed - (oh, btw, always carry one in
your bus - :<)
- here's my (very opinionated) .02....
All VW Buses are Type 2's. the type 2 ended in '79.
the classic type 2 rounded shaped split window Microbus was introduced in
1950, continued until '67, and then the Baywindow Bus from '68-'79.
1979 was the last year of the VW Bus, and the type 2 here in America.
When VW changed the body significantly in 1980, ditching the rounded classic
"Bus" style, it  was given an official name, for the first time in it's life
- it  was called ...the "Vanagon". (unless you lived in europe, or SA)
gone were the classic rounded bus looks, the old school charm.. the "panache"
:<)...  replaced by a squarish angular modern looking van.
when someone says "VW Bus"  a older classic styled Splittie or baywindow
comes to mind.  not a boxy modern looking Vanagon.
and if you dont believe me, try going up to a guy who drives a '79 down bus
as a daily driver, and telling him your '91 Vanagon Carat with power windows
and cruise control is a "Bus"....he might just set you straight :<)
chris (who subscribes to the "old school" vw philosophy, and who has alot of
respect for those who drive Buses daily- especially here in the northeast
during winter!)