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Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:33 pm

Is this a Bay or Vanagon Westy Tent or?

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:39 pm

Vanagon.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:41 pm

busdaddy wrote: Vanagon.
thank you!

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:41 pm

BusDaddy is right, definitely Vanagon....and if you notice, it says WestFalia right on it, not Westphalia. :roll:

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:44 pm

VDubTech wrote: BusDaddy is right, definitely Vanagon....and if you notice, it says WestFalia right on it, not Westphalia. :roll:

Yeah I noticed that immediately. The owner says it is from Germany, but I wonder now.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:51 pm

peaceful warrior wrote: VDubTech wrote: BusDaddy is right, definitely Vanagon....and if you notice, it says WestFalia right on it, not Westphalia. :roll:

Yeah I noticed that immediately. The owner says it is from Germany, but I wonder now.

Not really sure I follow you on that one...why would you doubt it's from Germany? That's where Vanagons come from, that's where Westfalia campers come from....what's there to doubt? Westfalia is spelled with an "F" no matter where in the world you are, was my point.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:00 pm

http://www.clarkcraft.net/jsclark/vw/index.html

Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:31 pm

VDubTech wrote: Westfalia is spelled with an "F" no matter where in the world you are...

Unless you're from Westphalia, Missouri. Taken while driving my friend's '86 Westy from Colorado Springs to Ottawa, Ontario in Jun 2007.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:25 pm

dwill49965 wrote: VDubTech wrote: Westfalia is spelled with an "F" no matter where in the world you are...

Unless you're from Westphalia, Missouri. Taken while driving my friend's '86 Westy from Colorado Springs to Ottawa, Ontario in Jun 2007.

Driving to Busfusion? 8)

Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:37 pm

thats some funny shiz ^ BTW lost one of those tents on ebay a few months ago it skyrocketed upwards of 800 dolla i wasn't willing to go that high......i am still very interested in one if anyone wants to sell a good one for considerably less than $800 ....am going to use it with my baywindow bus if that somehow pertains to this post

Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:45 am

VDubTech wrote: peaceful warrior wrote: VDubTech wrote: BusDaddy is right, definitely Vanagon....and if you notice, it says WestFalia right on it, not Westphalia. :roll:

Yeah I noticed that immediately. The owner says it is from Germany, but I wonder now.

Not really sure I follow you on that one...why would you doubt it's from Germany? That's where Vanagons come from, that's where Westfalia campers come from....what's there to doubt? Westfalia is spelled with an "F" no matter where in the world you are, was my point.

Except, of course, in GERMANY......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalia

So,..... exactly why do we spell it 2 different ways? :roll:

(don't worry- its WESTFALIA for me!

Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:52 am

I say Adolf, you say Adolph.

Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:22 am

VDubTech wrote: Not really sure I follow you on that one...why would you doubt it's from Germany? That's where Vanagons come from, that's where Westfalia campers come from....what's there to doubt? Westfalia is spelled with an "F" no matter where in the world you are, was my point.

Unless you are from Westphalia, Texas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalia,_Texas

Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:37 am

hazetguy wrote: the Volkswagen (and others) camper conversion is Westfalia. i try my darndest to use this term at all times.
for the lazy, it's Westy. i try my hardest to avoid this term, but sometimes i slip and succumb to the external forces that corrupt my mind.
for the uninformed, brainwashed, or vanagon owners, it's Westphalia. never quite figured that one out since the word "Westfalia" is pretty clearly printed on many surfaces of the vehicle or literature. i know there is a region in Germany names Westphalia, but that is not the name of the camper conversion company.
the WORST offenders are people who think it's WESTIE. NO!! you need to be kicked in the face if you use this term to describe a VW camper. a Westie is a shortened name for a West Highland White Terrier, which i don't think i'd want to drive.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=379820

Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:26 am

I'd roll it

Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:51 am

dcdubs wrote: thats some funny shiz ^ BTW lost one of those tents on ebay a few months ago it skyrocketed upwards of 800 dolla i wasn't willing to go that high......i am still very interested in one if anyone wants to sell a good one for considerably less than $800 ....am going to use it with my baywindow bus if that somehow pertains to this post

Sent you a PM with the pertinent info.