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dcdubs Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2003 Posts: 860 Location: the Great Northwest
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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ya cause the vanagon is new enough yet not as new as those sell out eurovans.... ha ha _________________ dcdubs/glcustoms
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pelkie123 Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Don't scare Tom away - he's just gettin his feet westy.
Tom, there are always some initial items to fix as you learn your new ride, once you get those squared away - there are always more!
That's sorta why these tweakmobiles are fun - we're here for ya buddy!
Let one of us know what your probs are, and we'll tell ya the best shop to fix 'em.
Also, you can always hang with any of us anywhere in the world if you're passing through.
See you at Syncro-De-Mayo !
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purplepeopleeater Samba Member
Joined: July 23, 2005 Posts: 3117 Location: E. Washington
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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j_dirge wrote: |
purplepeopleeater wrote: |
Suddenly tom hanks movies got more popular in the samba community |
I've been told Terry Hatcher drives a Westy, too.
I doubt any of us would start watching Desparate Housewives, though.
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Alaric.H Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2009 Posts: 2529 Location: Sandy Springs GA
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Sodo wrote: |
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He claimed that it is from the 70's
He doesn't even know what decade it was made in |
I think he meant that most of the Vanagon nuts are from the 70's
Like Jimmy Buffett who has a syncro with a Subaru 3.0H6 |
I think his syncro did not work out for him and he now has a ford Sportsmobile 4x4 diesel |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 11998 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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dredward Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2007 Posts: 1081
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Are you handing out candy today? |
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pete000 Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2004 Posts: 642 Location: Ocala FL
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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beatrich wrote: |
A rare dementia indeed. Tom Hank's brother Jim (and traveling partner for that trip) is my girlfriends uncle by marriage- I am super interested to find out where the Syncro came from..will investigate. |
See what you can find out. Would be cool to see some pictures of Tom's decked out Orly Blue Syncro in action !
He mentioned it had no AC. I would guess it had no "Working" AC...
Seems odd if GoWesty did the megga build up they would skip doing the AC upgrade? _________________ 1990 Vanagon RS 2.1
1967 Deluxe 21 window
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Koni Shocks
H & R Red Springs
Addco Sway Bars Front-Rear
18 X 7.5 and 18 X 8 OEM Porsche Wheels
Recaro Power-Heated seats |
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ZimZam Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2005 Posts: 562 Location: Talkeetna, AK
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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qqqq _________________ '85 Cabriolet (Margo)
'87 Westy (Heidi)
'75 Porsche 911S Targa
"Nobody trusts anyone, or why did they put tilt on a pinball machine.”
- Steve McQueen
"It's just metal, when rusted and dented , anything you will do will be better. Stop being afraid. What they (VW) did many year ago is not better then what you will do now." -Ben
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dubstar Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2009 Posts: 1437 Location: New York
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ftp2leta Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 3271 Location: Montreal
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Vanagon Nut Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2008 Posts: 10347 Location: Sunshine Coast B.C.
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure if it's been said yet, and with all due respect to Mr. Hanks, (I think he's pretty cool), IMO, once you see past the HollyWoodesque Hyperbole in his story........
He's in love. You can tell.
Has the price of Syncro Westys gone up yet?
Neil. _________________ 1981 Westy DIY 15º ABA
1988 West DIY 50º ABA
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:38 am Post subject: |
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"He's in love. You can tell."
Good point, and his story would not have had nearly as much appeal if he'd been telling about a trip in a new (insert name of modern reliable interchangeable) van. It would have been just another vacation story instead of a comic tale of harrowing adventure. |
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wcdennis Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2004 Posts: 954 Location: Winston-Salem NC
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:55 am Post subject: |
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Has anyone found the rest of the Hanks interview online? I can't find anything that goes past "...we were heading West out of Salt Lake City." I'm sure he had some more photos to show. |
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RCB Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2005 Posts: 4143 Location: San Francisco-Bay Area
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:07 am Post subject: |
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ftp2leta wrote: |
What is this thread all about????
Nothing... nothing. |
Lets see if I can be of help....from some of the posts Ive read, its about this guy, Tom Hanks whos an actor by the way, who bought a Westy Syncro from Go-Westy and throughout his travels, hes run into a few problems................ |
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Perales Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2007 Posts: 2046 Location: Nova Scotia
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:31 am Post subject: |
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RCB wrote: |
ftp2leta wrote: |
What is this thread all about????
Nothing... nothing. |
Lets see if I can be of help....from some of the posts Ive read, its about this guy, Tom Hanks whos an actor by the way, who bought a Westy Syncro from Go-Westy and throughout his travels, hes run into a few problems................ |
Sounds like a Seinfeld episode. _________________ -- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino)
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 11998 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Has anyone found the rest of the Hanks interview online? I can't find anything that goes past "...we were heading West out of Salt Lake City." I'm sure he had some more photos to show. |
He only showed 3 pictures- one of himself in the mirror in death valley, one of the van on side of the road at bonneville, and the last was of the tow truck driver, mechanic that got the funnel out of gas tank and a wife unit. There weren't any clear pictures of the van- not enough to get color or look for the patented GoWesty lower van rhino liner treatment. |
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Alaric.H Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2009 Posts: 2529 Location: Sandy Springs GA
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:09 am Post subject: |
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ftp2leta wrote: |
What is this thread all about????
Nothing... nothing. |
Maybe if Céline Marie Claudette Dion bought a westy it would be more interesting? |
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Jon_slider Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2007 Posts: 5091 Location: Santa Cruz, Crowdifornia
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:47 am Post subject: |
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Im starting a rumor
Jennifer Lopez bought a Syncro Westy and named it Lola
Jennifer said she thinks Lola is hot, I told her I think she is too.
Jennifer said she thinks she needs a shower, I told her I think I do too.
Jennifer told me she knows Tom Hanks, I told her I dont care about Him, I really like Lola better.
here is a picture of jLo about to go camping in her syncro:
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dixoncj Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2004 Posts: 1083 Location: Charleston, SC
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Just for the record - Jimmy Buffett still owns his seafoam Syncro Adventurewagen which is outfitted with a Smallcar Subie Outback 3.0 conversion. It has its hiccups, but has generally run well. Though we can't for the life of us figure out where Brian and his boys put the OBD dataport and they don't seem to recall where it may be. He also owns a veggie powered Sportsmobile. The Syncro resides with a good buddy of his who takes good care of it and uses it well and wisely. The SMB gets used a hell of a lot - runs a plantdrive system. |
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levi Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2005 Posts: 5522 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Perales wrote: |
RCB wrote: |
ftp2leta wrote: |
What is this thread all about????
Nothing... nothing. |
Lets see if I can be of help....from some of the posts Ive read, its about this guy, Tom Hanks whos an actor by the way, who bought a Westy Syncro from Go-Westy and throughout his travels, hes run into a few problems................ |
Sounds like a Seinfeld episode. |
ah, well then, it's just like Ben says, "it's about nothing".
btw, here's the full thing:
http://www.vimeo.com/7379281 _________________ One of these days I'm gonna settle down,
but till I do I won't be hangin round.
Going down that long lonesome highway,
gonna see life my way
https://youtu.be/cSrL0BXsO40 |
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