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CarstenR
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 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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| Hey everyone, I have a new [old] movie to add to the list. I just started watching 'Final Destination 2'. By the 12th minute, I've seen one blue Vanagon and one white Vanagon Westy. I wonder how many more I'll see... |
Add a blue Westy by the 15th minute!
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RawUmber
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Palestinians and Vanagons evacuating the Shajaiye neighborhood of Gaza City last week.
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:24 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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That's such a sad picture. The roof cargo carrier on the blue vanagon is massive.
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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I posted this in the other thread, but it probably fits better in this one.
On the news in San Diego 04/10/25.
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RawUmber
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Caravelle evacuating Northern Gaza City, ~2025-03-20
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campism
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Seen elsewhere, the guy was describing the layout of his place, "...mountains in this direction." It's a big pic.
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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| campism wrote: |
Seen elsewhere, the guy was describing the layout of his place, "...mountains in this direction." It's a big pic.
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FYI, you have to be logged in to see that photo.
Can you "steal" it and repost it here?
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campism
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| campism wrote: |
Seen elsewhere, the guy was describing the layout of his place, "...mountains in this direction." It's a big pic.
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FYI, you have to be logged in to see that photo.
Can you "steal" it and repost it here? |
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vanagonjr
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Toad & Company catalog has a Vanagon Westfalia is several pics.
I (barely) noticed it in the big picture first.
Funny how these companies will use an IH Scout, Land Cruiser, Land Rover or a VW bus but the image is cropped so closely, you can barely see, never mind, identify the vehicle. But they aren’t trying to sell the vehicle, I guess.
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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From an online promo for Tucson. Not mine and I don't recall seeing it around town... but then it might be contrived or AI.
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joetiger
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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| Ahwahnee wrote: |
From an online promo for Tucson. Not mine and I don't recall seeing it around town... but then it might be contrived or AI.
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Pretty sure that's Josiah's van.
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EverettB
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Rome
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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| Ahwahnee wrote: |
| From an online promo for Tucson. Not mine and I don't recall seeing it around town... but then it might be contrived or AI. |
Is Mt. Lemmon in this shot? Maybe to the right in the distance?
I drove to the summit/end of the road during a short vacation to Tucson in 1999 so I can relate slightly to the mountain range. Yes, I stopped in at Chirco's VW shop! |
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Mt Lemmon may be just out of the picture to the right as I can see Cathedral Rock near the edge of the photo. Although Mt Lemmon is the high point in the Catalinas it's not an impressive pointy peak.
Table Mountain isn't tall but it's more distinctive. It's the boxy looking thing the person on the left seems to be pointing at. As I recall, back in the days before telegraph the army would communicate by heliograph (mirrors) and the heliograph station on Table Mountain was where the signal from Ft Bowie would turn the corner and be relayed north. |
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jimf909
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Ordinary AI probabaly isn’t I enough to show the seam rust and beautiful Rhein wheels.
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From an online promo for Tucson. Not mine and I don't recall seeing it around town... but then it might be contrived or AI.
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Microbusdeluxe
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Won't 4 people, even skinny hot girls, break a fiberglass top?
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norcalvanman
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:39 pm Post subject: Aeriel photo on Renogy website |
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Greetings!
I was unable to screenshot the image of a Vanagon on a photo scroll
while shopping on the Renogy website.
There was an ariel photo of a full size camper van ( generic Sprinter shaped ) and a Full Westy with a popped top.
Maybe one of yall can find the image?
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Rome
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Westy at a New Mexico body shop getting plenty of work done, behind a '63 Ghia Coupe that's on Bring a Trailer last week.
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zululep
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons seen in media: film, Internet, games, magazines, etc. |
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Watched The Nigerian Prince on Netflix the other night. Pretty good movie and, much to my surprise, two VW vans were featured, not just seen in the background. Movie was filmed in Lagos, Nigeria and the vans looked pretty authentic for the setting.
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