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ftp2leta Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 3271 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: One heck of a picture... |
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24+ (f)volks, in Mexico, enjoying life, one van in the background... a square box Vanagon.
The van is the way to travel but it's not the reason.
sometime, some days, i like to understand why i'm devoting my life to that square box, tonight is one.
Life can be short, just fill the van, close the house, drive baby, DRIVE!
Cheers, Ben _________________ Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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Volksaholic Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2005 Posts: 1771 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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That's a sweet shot, Ben! _________________ 1988 Wolfsburg Edition, 2001 Subaru EJ251 |
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Santana Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2008 Posts: 146 Location: T-Town, WA
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:07 am Post subject: |
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great photo! love days like this! _________________ PHOTO GALLERY |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16501 Location: Brookeville, MD
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insyncro Banned
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 15086 Location: New York
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Can't wait for my island time come Dec and Jan.
Aloha |
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klucz Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2006 Posts: 1062 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Awesome. _________________ 84 Westy 4spd sold |
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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oh I wish! Interesting roof. It doesn't look traditional Westy?
I'd set up and not move for a very long time! _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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blakeck2 Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2009 Posts: 939 Location: Los Osos, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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DAIZEE wrote: |
oh I wish! Interesting roof. It doesn't look traditional Westy?
I'd set up and not move for a very long time! |
It is, just has a solar panel _________________ 1986 Vanagon Syncro GL, westy interior, GW 2.4 and all locked up
1973 Thing |
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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What I thought was a hatch, now I see as a solar panel. I meant the sectional markings (or what seem to be) as in not a smooth top surface. It's not important. What is important is that somebody doesn't have anything on below the waist. jk and envious _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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ddonnell Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2007 Posts: 373 Location: Sunset Beach
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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DAIZEE wrote: |
oh I wish! Interesting roof. It doesn't look traditional Westy?
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Jeeze you dissect posts quite often! haha just kidding
But I must admit I had to take a second look the first time I saw it.
Ben! Man that spot looks like where it's at! _________________ 1990 Vanagon Carat-SOLD
1995 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 V10
1966 Baja "The Beast"
instagram #bajabugproject |
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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I just ask a lot of questions because I like to learn. You should know me in real time! Always a kazillion questions _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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PDXWesty Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2006 Posts: 6243 Location: Portland OR
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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It's a Westy top. It just has a solar panel mounted to it. _________________ 89 Westy 2.1 Auto |
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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ok Didn't know that Westy tops had different surfaces. My Westy was smooth except for the hatch which I can see a part of to the front of the roof. _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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Farfrumwork Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2008 Posts: 692 Location: Mile High
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: One heck of a picture... |
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ftp2leta wrote: |
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Life can be short, just fill the van, close the house, drive baby, DRIVE!
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YES!!
great sentiment Ben |
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DWC Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2007 Posts: 223 Location: San Jose CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Right on Ben! _________________ 83.5 Westy Waterboxer
71 Squareback
81 Westy
59 Panel van |
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Steelhead Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 1791 Location: Kentfield, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Even better than the picture:
"The van is the way to travel but it's not the reason."
Very Taoist...like the empty vessel, etc. Funny how we focus on the vessel when its really about the space it creates, where it takes us, etc. Like the empty vessel, the vanagon's value is not what it is, but what it allows.
yeah...that AND they look cool. Wait, am I talking about the vessel again? _________________ '77 Bay Window / '89 Caratsburg (aka. the Stormtrooper) |
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ftp2leta Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 3271 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Kind a felt nostalgic a bit lately, to busy at work and I had to move (house) (the van helped a lot), no time to travel, at all. the van is sitting in it's new spot on a river but not seeing the road enough, still, i could camp beside my house and feel like i'm in the wild??
My site as over 30,000 images, yep, about 1/4 are travel images, it's those that i like to look at the most
This one remind me of why I own one.
Here is another nice one, when I had my 79.
And why not this one that tell a lot about the way I like to travel, that was my 73.
Sorry if I'm boring you guys
Cheers, Ben _________________ Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
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floggingmolly Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2007 Posts: 1106 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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My guess is Playa Santispac (?) on this one. Looks familiar. My version was much windier this year, had to cut the trip short _________________ '85 Wolfsburg Weekender |
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ftp2leta Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 3271 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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floggingmolly wrote: |
My guess is Playa Santispac (?) on this one. Looks familiar. My version was much windier this year, had to cut the trip short |
So close, Baja for sure, playa concepcion, south of Mulegé.
the other one is Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, one is the most far north east and the other one is the far south west...
viva la Westfalia! It make me see thing in our very beautiful continent!
Benny _________________ Working with rust, grease, dirt and dust is a sad truth.
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My site: http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
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