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frank7 Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Arlington tx
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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I have an 85 vanagon mark lll. I would love more info if anybody has any. Thanks
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:22 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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Looks like Frank put his Mark III up for sale.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2354427
There's also currently a Viking in the classifieds:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2354250
Miles of luxurious and decadent velour. _________________ 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
www.josephtrussell.com |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17155 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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Love that Tuck and Roll. _________________ ☮️ |
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4492 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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MarkWard wrote: |
Love that Tuck and Roll. |
Meh, looks more like sag and flop. T&R below.
_________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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jlrftype7 Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2018 Posts: 3582 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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I’d swear the Viking was for sale earlier, maybe on Craigslist locally here in Illinois.... _________________ '68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7477 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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^^^ Oy, sometimes Ugly American couldn’t possibly be more apt. _________________ - Jim
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Do not get killed, do not kill others.
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Yellow Rabbit Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2005 Posts: 1146
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:37 am Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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jimf909 wrote: |
^^^ Oy, sometimes Ugly American couldn’t possibly be more apt. |
It’s lino over hardwood ugly….. _________________ .ssS! |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:57 am Post subject: |
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joetiger wrote: |
I'd like to find a straight, well-preserved Syncro tin top and give it a full Continental conversion with all the stripes, velour, wood, and associated accoutrement.
Offroading for the discerning gentleman. |
I stand by my comments from eight years ago. _________________ 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
www.josephtrussell.com |
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jlrftype7 Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2018 Posts: 3582 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:51 am Post subject: |
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joetiger wrote: |
joetiger wrote: |
I'd like to find a straight, well-preserved Syncro tin top and give it a full Continental conversion with all the stripes, velour, wood, and associated accoutrement.
Offroading for the discerning gentleman. |
I stand by my comments from eight years ago. |
And the jar of Grey Poupon to go with it.... _________________ '68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:56 am Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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That grey velour...My mom had an '82 Cutlass Supreme when I was a kid and it had grey velour seats that were impossible to get comfortable in. The grippy fabric made your undies ride up relentlessly. _________________ 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
www.josephtrussell.com |
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Yellow Rabbit Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2005 Posts: 1146
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Vanagon? |
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joetiger wrote: |
That grey velour...My mom had an '82 Cutlass Supreme when I was a kid and it had grey velour seats that were impossible to get comfortable in. The grippy fabric made your undies ride up relentlessly. |
So Mark 3 Vanagon + no undies = Instagram Vanlife famous? 😝 🤮 |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16507 Location: Brookeville, MD
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