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will5023
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Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
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Jennybenny
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Location: NYC
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
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Saw the same one last night. Didn’t take a photo as i was sidetracked by a duo across the street of a 20’ 50’s Chrysler parked behind and early 60s triumph hardtop. Whale on a guppy.
There was also a sweet tin top syncro around the corner. |
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Rome
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Location: Pearl River, NY
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| Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| This afternoon I took a quick evaluation drive in my '77 Beetle after installing new tires during the week. On the northernmost section of the Garden State Parkway just before it merges with the New York Thruway, I came up to a maroon Vanagon Westfalia with NJ plates. We exchanged waves. |
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GoEverywhere
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Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Today was VW day at our local (Portland) Cars And Coffee event. Had a whole Vanagon brigade!!
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vwhammer
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Walty87
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Location: Central Valley
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:02 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Saw a gold westy syncro on Mission getting on 680 leaving San Jose yesterday around 1030am! Gave a dad and his son (maybe?) Some peace signs!! We were heading home from a night in Felton
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4Gears4Tires
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Location: MD
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:38 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Saw a blue Westy yesterday on Buckeystown Pike as I was driving over it on 270.
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oakvander
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Location: Oakland, California
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:02 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| Rome wrote: |
| This afternoon I took a quick evaluation drive in my '77 Beetle after installing new tires during the week. On the northernmost section of the Garden State Parkway just before it merges with the New York Thruway, I came up to a maroon Vanagon Westfalia with NJ plates. We exchanged waves. |
That's a nice setup. Anyone know the brand of that storage box? I'm also curious how the jerry can is mounted.
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jcannon
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| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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We saw two on a 90 mile trip today.
The first was a white 85 or so Westy. It was heading southbound on I 25 Just north of Colorado Springs. We did the usual waving as we passed it. It must have been a stock 1.9 judging by its speed. I was too late asking my wife to get a photo. I explained this thread and the need for pictures.
She kept her camera ready, and caught this one:
This is near Cascade, Colorado. Off Hwy 24 West of Colorado Springs. It wasn't there when we passed by a few hours earlier. Erica shouted "Vanagon!" as we whizzed by and managed to get the photo out the back window of ours.
Since we are in a Vanagon, that makes us "Vanagon Spotters" so I consideer it fair to include a Bay Window.
That's on the summit of Pikes Peak, all the way from California.
A pretty good day for 45 miles each way. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:53 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Isn’t that Bay Buddy of airschooled.com fame?
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R. Deschain
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Twins! Fraternal though. My '87 Syncro is up front and the 2WD van behind also lives in my neighborhood andhas the Adventurewagen conversion. Rare to see one of us, but TWO?! SAME YEAR & COLOR!!!
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Rome
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| Isn’t that Bay Buddy of airschooled.com fame? |
Same Bay which I saw driving in New York state 2 years ago! https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1968078.jpg Dude sure gets around- and I'm sure he's really enjoying life! |
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tuanis
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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No picture, but who was driving a white pre-86 Westy in Smyrna TN today? It had black mountain decals on it and we saw you right by the airport.
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pnwkayaker
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:02 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Spotted this beautiful van at the Fred Meyer's parking lot in Redmond, WA
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Love My Westy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| No photo, but saw a Grey Doka on Steilacoom in Lakewood WA today. There is also a light yellow '83 -'85 on John Dower St in Lakewood. |
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Love My Westy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| No photo, but saw a Grey Doka on Steilacoom in Lakewood WA today. There is also a light yellow '83 -'85 on John Dower St in Lakewood. |
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tjet 
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:29 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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Spotted in West Germany last week 
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campism
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:47 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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^ I'd guess that groovy boot is not a sought-after Vanagon accessory.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:15 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread |
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| ^ I'd guess that groovy boot is not a sought-after Vanagon accessory. |
I think it was installed by the owner to keep people from taking his gorgeous van! I love that German red.
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