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theadventureneverends
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campism
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Didn't get a pic but spotted on Parham at Brook just now, a grey late model Westy with lots of stickers on the windows, a large roof basket and jacked up at the rear.
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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campism
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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This shop must have the rep for Vanagon repairs and it's become a reliable source of pix for this thread. A freshly repainted '87 looks like it's in for a fuel line replacement (GW kit on the front seat), with paint so fresh that the mudflaps have not yet been reinstalled on the blue-painted brackets.
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Gig Harbor
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BlueTwo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:06 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| It looks to me like that '87 was freshly repainted in Orly instead of the factory year specific Marine Blue Metallic. |
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| BlueTwo wrote: |
| It looks to me like that '87 was freshly repainted in Orly instead of the factory year specific Marine Blue Metallic. |
That doesn't have nearly enough red in it to be Orly Blue!
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BlueTwo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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After a closer look I agree. I was thrown by the exposure/lighting in the first pic. In the brighter light it looks more like Marine Blue. ( no metallic, my bad)
You see red in the Orly and I see dark purple. Tomato/Tomauto.  |
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tjet 
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:59 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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My stepdaughter spotted this beauty in NYC today...
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Vanlife Geek
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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My stepdaughter spotted this beauty in NYC today...
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Love that color! If I were going to repaint my van, I'd go with something like that.
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Gnarlodious
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Doka, Santa Fe New Mexico
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Doka in southern MD.
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Old school home built Doka. Looks like it was well done, too.
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Jake de Villiers
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RainierSyncro
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Pretty decent looking Westy parked in the lot at work (Kent,WA). Had to park next to it. Vanagons have to stick together. 
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Old Fields WVA, on Route 48. I was talking a break from riding my motorcycle and this Westy zips along. Even though we left 15 minutes after I took this pic, we caught up to it 45-50 minutes later! I gave him a thumbs up when I passed him on Route 81. Mass plates, this guy is going the distance.
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MsTaboo
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| Vanlife Geek wrote: |
| tjet wrote: |
My stepdaughter spotted this beauty in NYC today...
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Love that color! If I were going to repaint my van, I'd go with something like that. |
I too love that color.
Been thinking about a lighter sage green though. Might be a bit cooler and blend in with a larger array of backgrounds. Like the idea of leaving the pop-top white although I think I would paint the sides of the top to match the body and just leave the very top white.
In any case, nice prerunner!
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Seen in Sandpoint, ID. The 9B on the plate indicates that it's registered in Boundary County, just to the north of Bonner Country where Sandpoint is located. A nice, well worn air cooled.
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