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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Seen at a local repair place, an '85 with mods.
_________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32432 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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TopBud Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2004 Posts: 1107 Location: Flagstaff AZ
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Dan- when you come out to AZ please look me up. I'd love to get together again. _________________ 86 bostig SYNCRO
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DanHoug Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2016 Posts: 4715 Location: Bemidji, MN
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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TopBud wrote: |
I saw a red Westy on 5th street in Bemidji today. I was waving like crazy but was in my father in laws Toyota. Pretty sure it was Dan from this area. Only Vanagon we have seen in this area. We flew so just a short visit. |
late to the game here but yeah, that was me wondering who the heck was waving like maniacs at me in a Muggle car! Tony and i connected afterwards. that same ratty 87 will likely be headed toward AZ again this spring to visit friends in Florence. _________________ -dan
60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.
'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd
Past projects can be found at--
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9517 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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kiltedhiker wrote: |
Saw going Eastbound on HWY 50 outside of Sacramento. Red Syncro |
That's a tough looking Syncro, headed for the boonies! _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7400 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:14 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Medium green Doka seen on an auto transport heading west on I-90 in South Dakota or Wyoming. I was heading east so I couldn't get a photo.
The Doka has a bed cap and two big spare tires hanging off the back. Here's hoping it makes it to the destination safely. _________________ - Jim
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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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kiltedhiker Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2016 Posts: 108
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Saw going Eastbound on HWY 50 outside of Sacramento. Red Syncro _________________ 1989 Syncro Westfalia (bought new) sold
1990 Syncro Westfalia sold
1990 Syncro TinTop |
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Run8Stud Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2022 Posts: 72 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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I saw several on the road today. We were headed north on CA-101 not terribly far from the Humboldt Redwoods State Park when we passed an entire parade of southbound Buses, Vanagons, and other misc VW vehicles.
Funny thing was a bit earlier in the day i was thinking how I hadn't seen a single Westy on our trip from San Diego so far... _________________ John G. - 1987 Westy 2.1 5-Speed |
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space Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2017 Posts: 669
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:50 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Saw an absolutely Stunning 91ish white and black tintop 7-22
I-76 westbound east of Pittsburgh
Had a "Mansispeed" Sticker in the rear window and 3 foglights in (Pyramid style)
Center had a amber lens
Looked fresh from the factory _________________ 82 westy
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space Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2017 Posts: 669
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:37 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Saw an absolutely Stunning 91ish white tintop
I-76 westbound east of Pittsburgh
Had a "Mansispeed" Sticker in the rear window and 3 foglights in (Pyramid style)
Center had a yellow lens
Looked fresh from the factory _________________ 82 westy
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7733 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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TopBud wrote: |
I saw a red Westy on 5th street in Bemidji today. I was waving like crazy but was in my father in laws Toyota.
Pretty sure it was Dan from this area. Only Vanagon we have seen in this area. We flew so just a short visit. |
Who the *F* leaves Flagstaff to go to Bemidji? You’re doing it wrong…
- Dave
PS: Come on over to the big lake, we’ll go lighthouse spotting… _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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indianpeaksjoe Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2017 Posts: 301 Location: Moab, UT
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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I saw this one at the auto glass store, they said they were fixing the windows so the owner could sell it. They also said it won’t start, the outside is great, the inside is a mess. But it is in town…
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TopBud Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2004 Posts: 1107 Location: Flagstaff AZ
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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I saw a red Westy on 5th street in Bemidji today. I was waving like crazy but was in my father in laws Toyota. Pretty sure it was Dan from this area. Only Vanagon we have seen in this area. We flew so just a short visit. _________________ 86 bostig SYNCRO
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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^ That red one was parked there again today so I went in to ask about it. The lady phoned the guy she said owns it and reported that it's for sale for $17,500 and has less than 100K miles. It's very clean and looks original but that sounds like a lot for a passenger van. _________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Saw this '91 tintop parked at a nearby antique shop, looking like it's in really nice original condition.
_________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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I tried to get my phone camera to shoot a pic, but fumbled. So I went through my dash cam videos.
I spotted this early T3 Westy July 7 (yesterday), Northbound on US 52 about 20 miles South of Rochester MN, around 5 PM.
_________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Pchill2 Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2021 Posts: 405 Location: Georgia
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Damn GPS stopped working on my way to get some food while touring Albuquerque. Pulled into a grocery store parking lot and low and behold a Syncro! Met and talked with Joe for a while about vans and such. Thanks for local tips!
_________________ 87 Syncro Westy
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mikemtnbike Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2015 Posts: 2779 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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After the Edinburgh van above, wife and I took the train to Fort William and then rode bikes over 3 days up the Great Glen Way to Inverness. I saw so many vanagons- including at least 3 Westfalia high tops- that I gave up on trying to get pictures.
This van outside of a camper rental deserves a post though. Pop top high top and double windows obviously well loved and used.
_________________ 1991 Vanagon GL 2.1 AT Westfauxlia. "Frankie" Totaled https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=764510&highlight=carnage
1995 Eurovan Camper "Marzivan"
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Run8Stud Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2022 Posts: 72 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 7:35 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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This last Sunday (May 21), the wifey and I were on the I-405 South just north of Santa Ana, heading back to San Diego in our white '87 Westy when we spotted another white Westy behind us with round headlights and Arizona plates. _________________ John G. - 1987 Westy 2.1 5-Speed |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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as i was enjoying a "Dope Moves " 8.1% IPA at Woodstock Brewing in the Catskills on Saturday, 20 May 2023, a white Westy blasted past heading west on NY 28 just outside of Phoenicia, NY.
looked fast _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
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