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jimf909 
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 Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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| Bassyaks wrote: |
Saw on Oct.25 on the " TAIL of the DRAGON" in N.C. with a possible N.H. plate "VANNAGON"
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Oh goodness, I’ll bet there was no shortage of dorks on motos trying to get around that van so they can low-side in front of the killboy cam:
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl...iczpRQg%3D
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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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E1
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:04 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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We did the Tail last October in our '84 and a bike went down a minute or two before we got to the crash scene.
Rider was fine, bike not at all.
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Bassyaks
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Location: S.E. Connetitcut
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:23 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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I used to Road Race in the AMA series 25 years ago, man I think my knee was hanging out of the door. Glad I don't live close to that, I'd run it nightly. There were a lot of guys running modified Honda Ruckus's.
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ALstew
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Saw this immaculate vanagon in my friends neighborhood. I have some serious van envy. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:04 pm Post subject: Mass Pike flatbed Westy |
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Tuesday morningb
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theadventureneverends
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Location: Gig Harbor WA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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And a late model very nice condition white syncro single cab westbound hwy 16 on Tuesday with foreign plates. Probably just picked up in the Port of Tacoma. Driver was sure grinning. Should have taken a shot but in a rush for work. |
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pdxleaf
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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| Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Found this bay parked in front of my doka when I came out of Home Depot. |
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danfromsyr
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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we ran the dragon ona NY to Smokey Mtns trip a few years back
glad the roads were wet that didn't have to deal with many dorks on bikes..
had my mom along..
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Stalked a nice grey T3 Westie up the PCH from Corona Del Mar up to Long Zbeach. Sorry if I freaked you out and you are on here. I'll post a pic sans ID
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buspor63
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Hey, are we doing 129 photo opps? Here's my '86 Syncro a few years back. I live in Knoxville and occasionally drive the road.
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Timwhy
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Paulbeard
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:50 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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At the shop to pay my Stupidity Tax™ for the quarter and saw this pano…
My girl to the right, two Syncros to the left, a Westy in the waiting queue…
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theadventureneverends
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Location: Gig Harbor WA
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16CVs
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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We saw a white late model Westy on Hwy 8 en route to San Diego. It had the standard add on's as was moving along pretty well when we came upon it.
So far in 1200 miles on the road it's the first one we've seen. I, like many others left mine home and opted for a regular road going VW that gets better mileage and is way more comfy. I love driving my Westy, but a long trip with accomadations the Westy stays in the driveway with its newly installed air just crying out for a road trip.
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jimf909
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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| Paulbeard wrote: |
At the shop to pay my Stupidity Tax™ for the quarter and saw this pano…
My girl to the right, two Syncros to the left, a Westy in the waiting queue… |
Nice photo. 3 Vanagos and 3 other V-dubs in a stretch of 8 cars. That’s more than usual, even in Seattle (I’m also wondering where the Subaru’s are, there should be a few of them there too).
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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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ALstew
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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I like that sun roof. Who makes that? |
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Kirsche Wasserboxer
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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| Paulbeard wrote: |
At the shop to pay my Stupidity Tax™ for the quarter and saw this pano…
My girl to the right, two Syncros to the left, a Westy in the waiting queue… |
Nice photo. 3 Vanagos and 3 other V-dubs in a stretch of 8 cars. That’s more than usual, even in Seattle (I’m also wondering where the Subaru’s are, there should be a few of them there too). |
That is a pretty typical scene for that stretch of Roosevelt Way. It is across the street from Louis Foreign Auto Repair. I posted a similar shot of my Westy parked there a few pages back in this thread. I live a couple miles from there, and pass by it frequently.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Beige tin top at In/Out across from UC Irvine
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Love My Westy
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Ran across a white 2wd Camper in Baja last Monday. It was on the 23 mile detour on Hwy 5 between Gonzaga Bay and Chapala just past Coco's Corner. It was on a steep hill and the owner was under the back end working on it on his back. It had big rocks under all four wheels to keep it from rolling. I pulled over and offered to help.
The owner was from San Francisco and had only had the van a year and said one of his CV joints had exploded trying to get up that steep hill. His girlfriend had gone into Guerero Negro to find a new CV joint and he was just waiting for her to get back (could be hours). He thought the CV joint that broke was from Autozone (which is also probably what his girlfriend would be bringing back).
I was in my Dodge Ram pulling a trailer so I didn't have any VW parts with me so there wasn't much I could do except tell him to get LOBRO joints, especially before heading to Baja by himself. I could only wish him luck. He was on the roughest part of the detour. |
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AZ Landshaper
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:49 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Passed a white tintop on AZ 98a headed north around Mingus West on Thursday night. Took me by surprise at sunset so no time to snap a pic.
Also saw a couple bays in Sedona on Thursday but who cares about bays any more?
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