Which model Vanagon do I have?

[crazyvwvanman]

To be more accurate, the term WEEKENDER is used once with the word PACKAGE following it and then again without it, just THE WEEKENDER in possessive form.

Mark

[dhaavers]

FIFY:

[djkeev]

[crazyvwvanman]

VW used the term "weekender" for tintops longer than that.

Here is an old Vanagon promotional video from VW that talks about it.
Skip to about 5:20 in to see VW calling a tiptop WEEKENDER and showing how to fold out the bed.


Link


Mark

[16CVs]

I am just trying to make the point that there needs to be some commonly understood descriptive to separate out the difference between a Carat -- A passenger van with a pull out bed and a pop top van with no kitchen.

Right now the term Weekender is being used for any thing with a bed. So if someone new came along and wanted a Weekender and bought it just off the word Weekender they could end up with an Passenger van.

I feel like a lone wolf here, but will continue to try and make my point.

Stacy
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[MsTaboo]

Thanks Jim for all the work putting the Vanagons.org site together!

However, your Custom Vanagon fun page needs to be divided into a "wall of shame" and "really nice custom Vanagons"

It would also be really great if you could somehow salvage the tech articles from the old Syncro.org site on thewaybackmachine before it all disappears.

Here's a pic of a stock 1990 Vanagon GL Camper Syncro (except the tinted windows, the white VW emblem, and the POs plates of course). It doesn't look like this now!

And its Birth Certificate.

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[SyncroHead]

I created this website to answer these sorts of questions.

www.Vanagons.org

For USA models, it covers all 12 years of Vanagons from 1980 to 1991 and has a description of each model for every year. Includes standard equipment lists, options, and price information where available. Each year's main page has a scanned brochure and some have additional brochures also.

Most years pages also include scans of some window stickers, which I've taken to be the most definitive source of information. Brochures track pretty closely with what was built, but window stickers have the most accurate info.

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[TownesVanZandt]

I've got a VIN question as well. Mine starts out WV2T. GoWesty's VIN decoder does not list "T" in "Vehicle Series" categories. Anybody have an insight on what the T stands for?

[fxr]

The tailpipe is on the wrong side too - so reversed image.
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[surfwagonorangevw]

I,m sorry if this has been covered in the post , but am I looking at a right hand drive , a double slider or a reversed image ?
Nice vanagon anyway you slice it .
The gas cap is on the left ...??? gotta be reversed image

[dobryan]

To post an image try this:

Click on the 'img' box
paste the url
click on the 'img' box again
Do not add spaces or any other characters.

When I do that I get this as the result. YMMV.

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[TKentT]

[crazyvwvanman]

Yes that 84 hardtop Wolfy was pretty special. First vans to get power steering and tachs, also rear hatch window "jail bars". Some of them had the full size sliding sunroof. I see them come up for sale every now and then, always a little too thrashed for me.

That brochure photo shows a nice blue 84 but not a Wolfy.

Mark

[dhaavers]

Interesting...I try to learn something every day, and today you're it!

- Dave

PS: Fixed it for ya:

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[TKentT]

[OddN]

Thank a lot Jake. Ive always found it interesting to try to figure out the different models, and why and when VW did the different changes.

My Caravelle Coach has the grey "Gitterpunkt velour" like in a Vanagon Multivan, only with a dealer installed rear seat, like this:

I have always fancied the Multivan/Carat interior, having it in my syncro, and I guess I must try to track down the rear seat of a Vanagon Multivan now in order to get matching seats. Not an easy task Im afraid.
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[PDXWesty]

Straight from the Samba 1990 archives: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/1990_vanagon.php

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[Terry Kay]

I have an 88 VW issue sales VHS tape, and the word "weekender" doesn't even get mentioned.

GL, Carat, Westfalia is it--

Talk about misguiding info all over the place.
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