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Odetta1984
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 Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:42 pm Post subject: RECOVERED!!!!!!!! 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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Our Odetta was stolen from Vancouver WA (5 miles from Portland) on Sunday morning, March 6. She is very unique with a South African grill and custom Adventure Wagon interior. If you see her, please contact local authorities.
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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Unique looking car so hopefully it will be spotted quickly and returned to you without damage.
Best of luck with your search. |
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syncrodoka
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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That is a Taifun grill and is much more unusual/rare than the SA grill. 
I hope you get your van back in one piece quickly.
More info from the ad in the classifieds
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Odetta, our 1984 Vanagon was stolen from our apartment complex in Vancouver WA on Sunday, March 6. She has a South African grill, which makes her very unique. She has a custom Adventure Wagon interior, and stickers from all over the world. She had Colorado plates on her when she was taken.
She has a custom paint job, white tin top, black stripe, and fading light blue bottom. She has interior curtains and some Oregon and Hawaii university flags in the window.
She has a Buddah and a Fillmore (from Cars) super glued to the dash.
She has taken us coast to coast and is where my fiancé proposed to me. This is more than just a vehicle to us. |
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DwarfVader
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Location: Missoula, MT
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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super weak sauce! 
over in MT, but I'll keep an eye out none the less.
Hope she's found.
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Jake de Villiers
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VWagabond
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Joined: March 19, 2011
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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Good Luck..I have nightmares about this sometimes….Very disconcerting.
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mrcool
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Location: Bozeman, MT
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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Why are there people like this that steal things?
Good luck, I hope you find it! |
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BenjaminCA
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Joined: October 09, 2010
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Location: Humboldt County
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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| I'll keep a close eye in Humboldt County. |
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fleet_maintenance
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Joined: November 01, 2013
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Location: Upstate NY
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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| I briefly considered a similar paint scheme for my Westy. I wanted it to resemble a magpie. I hope your van returns quickly and safely. |
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joetiger 
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Joined: January 27, 2005
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Location: denver
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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I'm very sorry to hear that your Vanagon got stolen.
It looks like Samba user seanjenn's old van. If it is the same one it's rare indeed, a European market '84 imported by a German mechanic in Denver before Sean bought it if I remember correctly.
With that three-tone paint scheme, Taifun grill and SA lower grill, it should be easier to spot than most.
Best of luck with the search and I hope it comes back to you.
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syncrodoka
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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HOLY SHIP! That's a Taifun lower grill too.
The SA lower grills are flatter and wrap under and past the turn signals. |
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newfisher
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Location: The wet spot--Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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Ill keep an eye out in Eugene.
Thieves rarely add fuel to stolen vehicles in the PNW. If you are up to looking for it, map out the areas that the amount of fuel would take it and post stolen pics on poles, markets and local Police departments, mechanics and wrecking yards.
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joetiger
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Location: denver
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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| syncrodoka wrote: |
HOLY SHIP! That's a Taifun lower grill too.
The SA lower grills are flatter and wrap under and past the turn signals. |
Just noticed that myself. It's definitely the same Vanagon. See the original descriptions about 2/3 down here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4323701
And here, where Sean gives more interesting info and I post about nearly buying it...It was a steal at $1500 or so.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4305284
Gotta get that Vanagon back! It's part of Samba history!
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'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'91 Wolfsburg Carat "Barchetta"
'02 Baja-ish Beetle "Bubbles"
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
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Odetta1984
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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| We bought her from Sean and Jenn! Then she took us coast to coast! Omg, help us find her! |
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Odetta1984
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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| And wait! Original price was 1500? We bought her for way more, and still feel like we cheated them! Please help us get her back! We'll take her back to CO to take Sean and Jenn to lunch! |
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61Scout
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IdahoDoug
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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Will keep a lookout here on the 90 through Idaho. FYI, we have a camera on the interstate that reads license plates. Perhaps contact the highway patrol office on Prairie Avenue - I think they would logically control it. If you can get a stolen car report there the camera looks for plates and would automatically notifiy them as it passed.
This is why I laboriously install a steering wheel club even when I just go for coffee. Hope it gets back. If I see it locally, I will immediately disable it as only a fellow Vanagon owner could....
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Odetta1984
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: STOLEN: 1984 Vanagon in Portland, OR area |
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| First purchase: LoJack. Second: Kill switch. But first I need her back. Thanks for the love. Keep your eyes peeled! |
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