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frank7
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Location: Arlington tx
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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 
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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jlrftype7
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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.... 
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jimf909
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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.
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Yellow Rabbit
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Abscate
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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…..
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joetiger
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Joined: January 27, 2005
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Location: denver
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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.
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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
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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.... 
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'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
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‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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joetiger
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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.
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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
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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
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