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Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:48 pm

Good luck getting them. I haven't heard of anybody getting a set for years. The SA parts are drying up fast, if you want something better get it while you can. You can try http://www.syncrohospital.co.za/

Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:53 pm

I'll have the owner look into it - worse thing the supplier/mfr can say is no!

Oh, & subscribed!

Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:55 pm

I like this thread :D

There seems to be a few model variants that were specific to some markets. The "Coach" is a model I've only seen in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Here is an example that looks like it is fitted with all sorts of extras too:

Here is a norwegian Caravelle CL with sliding doors on both sides, and in black... There were a few of these around 86-87, but wich other markets got them?

South african Caravelle with the slim bumpers.

Swedish market "Magnum" pickups had sunroofs and some other extras.

Norwegian army sika.

And a few more looks the infamous T3 semi has had during the last ten years.. Yes, it's the same car.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:31 pm

this so needs a bump!

Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:53 am

Tristar Eric wrote:
Pretzel vendor, coach built on a vanagon chassis.

Actually, this is my car. :D It was build as an ordinary tvinslider van, and later rebuild with glassfiber body Borcho Hearst. All in Germany, where i bought it a few years ago.

No more Pretzels, now its used for nonprofit pancakes and beer, mainly at VW vanagon gatherings. (immer spass)

Kurt - Denmark

Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:22 am

@Tristar Eric - the Belgian Wafels Van was shot by me - gues you got the photo from the gallery of T3nettet?
Together with Jan K's syncro doka with rear-lift and the backmobil?

Best regards

Jens Jakob

Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:36 pm

Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:37 pm

does anybody import these south african 'slim bumpers' to the US ?

Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:50 pm

OrganicMechanic wrote: this so needs a bump!

Aaaargh! My eyes....

Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:55 pm

Overland parts in Gilroy brought in a bunch of the slim bumpers about 6 or so years ago. I bought a couple sets and they were not a big hit. Just noticed that the SA van has much lower side windows.

Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:53 pm

thanks man, shot an email off to them. :)

Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:50 pm

I had no idea a Doka would push that big a snow blade even a Synchro.
I saw a listing on ebay.de for a doka or single with a cherry picker mounted on back. Isn't the larger green and yellow "camper" a LT not a Vanagon.
Now some of the Swedish Vans had a PTO mounted so they could register them as tractors.
Now to get a Swedish Doka with a six foot snow blower and the dump box from page one. :D :D Would love to see the looks from the chev ford dodge guys and their plow trucks :D :D :D :D

Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:59 pm

My doka has 4 bolts where a cherry picker used to be, I wonder what the capacity was. From what I know it used to be at a truck dealer...

dokarex wrote: I had no idea a Doka would push that big a snow blade even a Synchro.
I saw a listing on ebay.de for a doka or single with a cherry picker mounted on back. Isn't the larger green and yellow "camper" a LT not a Vanagon.
Now some of the Swedish Vans had a PTO mounted so they could register them as tractors.
Now to get a Swedish Doka with a six foot snow blower and the dump box from page one. :D :D Would love to see the looks from the chev ford dodge guys and their plow trucks :D :D :D :D

Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:06 pm

Tristar Eric wrote: 2wd single cab "tipper"

en tout cas, moi je l'avale de travers cette photo-là haha!!

Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:05 am

Quote: Now some of the Swedish Vans had a PTO mounted so they could register them as tractors.

Nope, this was Finland. In sweden they never had PTO.

Erwin

Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:33 pm

Quote: The "Coach" is a model I've only seen in Norway, Sweden and Finland

The coach model was also sold in germany. In sweden the coach model name was misused on many vans , even caravelle C spec vans got the name coach .

Erwin

Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:23 pm

JazzMaster wrote: Tristar Eric wrote: 2wd single cab "tipper"

en tout cas, moi je l'avale de travers cette photo-là haha!!

Is this some kind of french canadian slang that I don't get? Because you just said me, i swallow through this photo.

Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:02 pm

I appoligize to the Swede's. :oops:
Is that an LT (big yellow and green 4*4 camper) not a T3 on page 1?

Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:20 pm

That's a t3 vanagon not a LT or at least it was. It looks like they grafted on a small motorhome and slapped it onto a early landrover chassis. Very errr different.

Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:46 am

and look what's inside:

more nutty vans:
http://www.claer-automobile.de/

Matt