Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread

dhaavers · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

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^^^ Is that the stock fiberglass bumper, just painted black? Looks sharp!
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Bassyaks · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

There was a Gray Westy in the North Adams flea market, and the guy did mention that he was going to Hartford, Ct. the next day. I just didn't put 2 & 2 together. Up on rt 7 just over the line the was a shop with a couple of 84' Westy s out front and a very nice White Bay Window Westy there also

xoo00oox · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

That dealer is in Pownal VT, come back with your Synco and I can show you tons of great trails to drive on only a mile from there. These are old unmaintained roads still legal to drive on.

MsTaboo · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

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At the Boulder farmers market, while on this outing last weekend.

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Escorial Syncro · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

First one I saw on a recent trip to Vienna Austria...my favorite color

And while I was buying parts at an "undisclosed location" Very Happy

I saw these..,

The last one has an Audi turbo 5 cylinder motor and sweet 80's disco porn "Liberty" trim
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campism · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

Saw a late silver Westy loaded up with bikes and rooftop box headed east on I-64 through Richmond this week, probably going to the beach for the holiday weekend. Open windows on that hot day indicated no A/C, so good luck this summer.
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bobbyblack · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

Spotted this Syncro Westy from Colorado at the museum in my home town over lunch break! Sweet machine. Couldn't make out the date stamp on the gutter, my camera sucks!

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levi · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

seans67 · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

Saw both of these Syncros in the Alice's Champagne Palace parking lot in Homer, Alaska on Memorial Day weekend. The stock looking one had AK plates and the red one looked pretty customized, can't remember what the plates were.

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Saw about a dozen this weekend between Spokane and Bozeman. Half in Bozeman proper, and the others while traveling along I-90. Most waved, and the others, I'm assuming, were changing the radio station as I drove by. Wink

No pictures while holding it at highway speeds, but it's great to see the Westfalias out this fine weekend. Happy Independence Day everyone!
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Tristar Eric · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

This one belongs to Ned Bacon, he's finishing up his north to south trip. That Syncro has been from the southern tip of South America and now to the northern tip of North America.

See his blog here: http://www.charlottamiles.com
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christopherlayton · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:48 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

I followed this root-beer Westy into Crater Lake a couple days ago. We joined a truly terrifying horde of people on the holiday weekend.

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Zeitgeist 13 · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

That red Syncro has got to have the absolute ballooniest tires one can fit onto a 14" rim. They look to be over 30" in diameter
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BulliBill · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

We'll be driving our '87 Camper GL roundtrip from St. Louis, MO to Indianapolis, IN this coming weekend to attend the taping/filming of a future episode of the PBS "Antiques Roadshow". So someone should watch out for us and report a sighting of our Silver Camper scooting around...

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0to60in6min · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

on our trip back from Vancouver Island, BC

in Forks, OR, 06/29/16 - one from CA, one from OR, one from WA

Steve M. · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

Saw this Syncro in Fort Lauderdale, FL. this past weekend.
Older guy who was happy to talk. He removed his front axles for better gas mileage. It is a conversion done by some company out west. Definitely not an original Westy top. Interior cabinets were not the Westfalia originals either. He and his wife have done some miles in this and it looked great none the less.

seans67 · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

bobbyblack · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

On my way back to the office, corner of hwy 9 and Short, westward bound at this point. 2 guys as far as I could tell from this distance.

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elizer · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately?

First post on the forums.
I just got back from a 10 day trip from switzerland/austria/italy and saw some vanagons there. The camper culture in Europe is insane.

This was at a camper only parking lot at St Giuliano Public parking ne

This one was in Dolomites Italy at Lake Misurina.

This was at a ski resort in Lichtenstein

Not a vanagon, but I thought it was pretty cool. Base of the gondala lift to Aescher Cliff Restaurant

There were a bunch of brand new VW Californias around and a few ford transit westfalia nuggets.


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