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B.1961 Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:23 am

I want to buy an original Westy rack for my 1966 Westy. Here in Belgium I don't find anything.
How can I recognize a real original rack and what a the differences ?
Maybe someone has one for sale ?

Thanks

Filip

lorse Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:28 pm

OG Westy rack:


Early westfalia roof rack - note the square tubing for the 3 cross bows and the square mounting point where it sits in and over the rain gutters. This is the rack for 57-59 westfalias

Lind Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:33 pm

lorse wrote: OG Westy rack:
that is not the right rack for a '66 westy. that is the '55-'58 style.

this is a correct late splitty westy:


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=194681

the reproductions are very close to the original style. all of the reproductions that I have seen are the later westy style. if it looks old, and it has the westy tags on one of the wood slats, then it is probably an original.



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