Hello Volks,

Wow, after my return I found many responses and requests for the catalogue.
It looks like the demand will exceed my supply. I do not intend to follow
North American marketing strategies and will not raise the price for this
shipment. I will respond to everyone in sequence (pmail) and send detailed
information how to get the books.

This project is meant to be helpful to us as VW owners. I am reluctant to
copy the catalogues that are still available from VW and if there is enough
demand I will look for another shipment. The Syncro catalogues are not
available any more and we will need to rely on some copying. (I am
considering copying the whole Syncro Parts Catalogue and send it out as one
piece for list members' personal use only). The 1980-85 catalogues do not
seem to be available as well. However the later catalogues cover pretty
much everything of the earlier ones (including Diesel engines). I have them
all and will compare. I will consider some copying of catalogues that are
not available for the personal use of list members.

By the way I first discovered the existence of such a catalogue in Norway
when I was travelling with my 1978 Bus. European list members may get them
directly from the dealership. 

An anecdotal note:
This weekend I talked with an engineer friend of mine who spent a long time
in development projects in Africa. He was saying that many African people
he worked with in engineering projects had a difficult time to understand
exploded views of components. They would only see them as drawings of
individual pieces and could not see how they fit together. Some also had
difficulties to understand cutaway views of machinery (where you can see
parts of the interior). They would see everything as an outside view and
consider the images of interior parts as outside drawings. 
This points out that this parts catalogue may not be for everyone. :)

cheers,

Bj�rn

Bj�rn Ratjen
Mill Bay, B.C.

1987 Vanagon est alia (self camperized)
1978 VW Bulli (self camperized)
1995 Passat TD Wagon (hers)
1970 VW Beetle (son's)