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balzac Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2011 Posts: 77 Location: WA, USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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I saw a brown watercooled tintop with round headlights in Oxford, OH the other day. It's been ages since I've seen any around here. _________________ 1986 Transporter single cab Syncro |
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metropoj Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2004 Posts: 1343
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:56 pm Post subject: Cardiz, Spain. |
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Managed to snap a picture of a red hightop here in the beautiful south of Spain.
Missed getting a pic of a Blue Hightop here in Seville.
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kevinj73us Samba Member
Joined: September 25, 2011 Posts: 228 Location: Laurel, MD
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:10 am Post subject: |
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So it was kind of like shooting fish in a barrell, but I saw this one last weekend.
The van drives and rides nice enough, but I ended up with crabs afterwards.
kj _________________ 1973 Station Wagon
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:38 am Post subject: |
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In Richmond VA on Saturday morning, a lifted silver (Syncro?) Westy was headed toward town on Huguenot Road near Robious when I saw it. SA grille, big bumpers, roof rack. Very nice. I flashed my lights but was in a red Mopar minivan towing a trailer loaded with wood splitter and generator so expected and got no response. _________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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Itsamoto Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2014 Posts: 393 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Saw this one over the summer while on the ferry out of Tsawwassen -- a beautiful silver Westy. That is $50k Westy for sure.
FWIW -- that's my EVW lurking in the back.
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vanagonhopefull Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2014 Posts: 35 Location: The Great White North
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Saw this beauty at the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park this summer in Maine.
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5068 Location: denver
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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I saw a beautiful Silver-grey later Westy with an RMW rear bumper on I-70 westbound in Kansas on Sunday. I never see Vanagons on the interstate, much less at this time of year. I was going 90 in the other direction (not in a Vanagon) so I didn't get a pic. _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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BavarianWrench Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2004 Posts: 1045 Location: Oceans Edge
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Went to the warehouses where we ride the motards. Crazy kids!
I found out who owned it. It was tagged. He sold it to me. It was not a give away he also owns a Syncro Camper and knows what a diff lock trans is worth.
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:45 pm Post subject: A Chance Encounter |
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Last Wednesday, I needed a haircut, and Winston needed a van wash and his yearly oil change--and since my barber rather likes Winston and asks me about him, I drove Winston to warm his oil and get him washed and to let my barber have a look at him.
The barber was on vacation. But when I returned after washing Winston and letting the line at the Barbershop thin out, I had a chance to park him next to another pretty 1984 Westfalia camper and get this photograph, that somewhat proves my old adage about 'As cameras, cell phones are great cell phones.'
A fellow came out of the coffee shop to admire Winston and ask questions and to make me unjustifiedly suspicious (must wire in that kill switch!), but then out came the other Van's pleasant owner, who was just leaving, but paused to admire Winston and tell me that, yes, she WAS letting the Brothers Blazer service her faithful friend, which indeed was purring when she drove off. She left you all this cheery smile and utterly unobscene gesture:
Two Westies, that pass in broad daylight...
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
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ursaworks Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2010 Posts: 127 Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:39 am Post subject: |
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Spotted in Loveland Ohio
_________________ 1987 2WD GL Automatic
Westfalia full camper
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BlueGrasser Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2014 Posts: 562 Location: Sacramento
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I saw a few yesterday
But the most important one I saw was mine which I hadn't seen in over three weeks (transmission rebuilder was really backed up).
And that was probably only half of them there. Stephan's shop is Vanagon nirvana. _________________ Going to where the grass is bluer...
1985 Vanagon Westfalia Camper with 1.8T |
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:50 am Post subject: |
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BlueGrasser wrote: |
Yeah, I saw a few yesterday
But the most important one I saw was mine which I hadn't seen in over three weeks (transmission rebuilder was really backed up).
And that was probably only half of them there. Stephan's shop is Vanagon nirvana. |
We dropped by when we were at Grass Valley in June. Vanagon Mecca of the West, and really nice people, too. _________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
'86 Westy Weekender Poptop/2.5 Subaru/5 Speed Posi/Audi Front Brakes/16 x 7 Mercedes Wheels - answers to 'Dixie'
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midmo81 Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2012 Posts: 114 Location: Columbia, Missouri
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Someone is getting a new blue westy. Not here. Saw them moving it from the rear location to middle before leaving.
_________________ 1981 AC Westy |
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CessnaJon Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 677 Location: Senoia,GA
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:05 am Post subject: |
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Saw a pretty champagne colored 1987 Westy at the Delta Air Lines office off Virginia Avenue here in Atlanta- a rare site indeed. _________________ 1973 Westy (shared birthday)
1990 Westy Multivan
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2015 Sportwagon TDI 6sp
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benandmj Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2012 Posts: 550 Location: Atlanta
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:19 am Post subject: |
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CessnaJon wrote: |
Saw a pretty champagne colored 1987 Westy at the Delta Air Lines office off Virginia Avenue here in Atlanta- a rare site indeed. |
This morning? I'm headed there now to work at the Delta Jet A tank farm. _________________ 85 Westfalia Weekender
91 Syncro Westy |
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CessnaJon Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 677 Location: Senoia,GA
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:14 am Post subject: |
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It was there Thursday morning, maybe off Loop road-right across from the new museum. I tried to get a closer look but the lot was full. I told the attendant I just wanted to look at the Westy and they looked at me like I was asking to borrow one of the Delta jets for a quick lap around the pattern. Looked good from behind the fence. _________________ 1973 Westy (shared birthday)
1990 Westy Multivan
2015 Passat TDI 6sp
2015 Sportwagon TDI 6sp
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Capulina Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2013 Posts: 28 Location: Fairfax, CA
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen this one driving around Marin a bunch of times, (kind of a daily occurrence around here). But today it parked 20 yds from our house. A very nice rig. Plz PM me if this one is yours. Would dig it if I could ask you some questions.
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adv rider Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2012 Posts: 288 Location: Everett,wa
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:42 pm Post subject: Blue Tintop |
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I really like the looks of that Vanagon. I have been looking hard at replacing my Weekender with something like this. _________________ 86' Wolfsburg weekender 2.1, 4spd, , merian brown |
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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:45 am Post subject: Re: Blue Tintop |
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adv rider wrote: |
ursaworks wrote: |
Spotted in Loveland Ohio |
I really like the looks of that Vanagon. I have been looking hard at replacing my Weekender with something like this. |
Is that a Bay Window Doka in the background? _________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:59 am Post subject: |
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and make a sweeping generalization: Dogs cause Vanagons. I saw three this weekend and each sighting occurred after a dog walk at a local park. Different parks, different routes, different times and three new vans in town! Amazing!
Saw this Syncro Westy first while returning from the river Saturday morning.
Dog and driver.
Next morning saw this one while returning from the river by a different route.
I like the tinfoil beanie.
Then, after the evening dog walk I saw this one!
_________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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