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Subject:Re: Importing some VW Iltis and Caravelles - any interest?
From:David Marshall
Date:Fri, 19 Nov 1999 18:43:20 -0800

I have all sorts of pics here, but you can see some Bombardier Iltis pics
at http://www.volkswagen.org in the VW Show 98 section.

At 08:48 AM 19/11/1999 -0500, Bulley wrote:
>Does someone have a picture of an Iltis? Is it a Vanagon/truck body or a
rabbit body? Might be interested in one of these...
>
>G. Matthew Bulley
>Director
>Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
>www.bulley-hewlett.com
>Cary, NC USA
>888.468.4880 tollfree
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   David Marshall [SMTP:vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG]
>Sent:   Friday, November 19, 1999 3:10 AM
>To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject:        Importing some VW Iltis and Caravelles  - any interest?
>
>Seeing how the cold war is now over NATO is getting rid of a lot of their
>vehicles that have lead really pampered lives.
>
>I have been working with a company to get some Volkswagen Iltis and some
>Caravelles (Vanagons) over to Canada that were former Germany Army vehicles.
>
>Landed price of the Iltis ready to drive away in Vancouver will be aprox
>$13,500 CAD assuming that the tires on it are DOT spec.  Each Iltis are
>1980 models with a 1.7L gasoline engine (same as Rabbit), 4WD pre-quattro
>drive train, canvas canopy and white, olive drab or cammo paint.  Average
>odometer is 30,000 km and the bodys and tops are in excellent condition
>with no rust as they spent their time mostly in a heater bomb shelter.
>Spare parts are obtainable thru select VW dealers in Canada as the Canadian
>Military uses the Bombaridier Iltis which is essentually a Volkswagen with
>a few refinements such as the wiring and some of dash components.  Most
>parts are either Audi Fox, Beetle and Rabbit (in order of most to least).
>
>Vanagons will vary a lot more in condition and pricing.  They will all be
>pre 86 models as importing a car newer than 15 years old into Canada is a
>*lot* more complicated.  So, this rules out a lot of the "cool" stuff like
>Syncros for a few more years.  Some Double Cabs and lot of 7 Passangers are
>available in both Diesel and gas models.
>
>I am going to be focusing on the Iltis more than the Vanagon for the first
>containers, but this doesn't rule out Vanagons, if you are interested, even
>semi-interested, please p-mail me.
>
>
>
>--   David Marshall -                    - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
>--    78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet   --
>--       87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab      --
>-- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org --
>-- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca --
>-- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
>
>

--   David Marshall -                    - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
--    78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet   --
--       87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab      --
-- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org --
-- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca --
-- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --