Articles About Vanagons

[E1]

I just signed a contract with a major monitor company for three photo-text features on my using their monitor for photo and graphic work in our '84.

Will post when done, around the end of March.
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[WestyWanter]

[campism]

Found this while looking at Peugeot photos.

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'87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic

[VicVan]

Forgot your portable BBQ? The game you caught is just too big?

Here's how they do it in Kosovo:

http://www.lemonde.fr/m-actu/article/2018/02/15/le...97186.html
(In French)
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'90 Little Blue Truck, 2WD auto, FAS GenV 2.0 NA (AVH)

[pinetreeporsche]

[theadventureneverends]

[WestyWanter]

Sadly my van is in the shop right now for blown head gasket, and it was my 23rd birthday this week. But luckily I have some pretty awesome friends that got me a little gift from our local brewery... and a couple beers!

Blackrocks brewery is a local brewery who is super supportive to our local bike community and events, they also happen to have a '88 westy as their mascot!

[dhaavers]

FYI: Artist's name is David Rollyn...
https://www.omahascreenco.com/collections/david-rollyn

http://www.adventuresofyoo.com/2016/07/21/illustrations-inspire-keep-simple-go-outside/

http://journal.granitegear.com/2016/09/introducing-go-getter-david-rollyn-powell/

http://davidrollyn.tumblr.com

https://www.instagram.com/david_rollyn/
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86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS>

[pinetreeporsche]

[quote="Please do. That would be my first Vanagon clothing purchase. When it first posted I googled Pinterest images with all sorts of different words trying to find it with no luck. I don't pinterest but figured if for sale Google would find it.[/quote]

I have only one van apparel item, and only in part because it has a splitty on it: the driver of the splitty is Bernie Sanders, slightly cartoon-drawn. V nice- sorry I haven't figured out how to post a photo yet. Maybe he'll run again and there'll be more of them for sale. But I too would love to find the one in the photo.

[campism]

Not exactly about Vanagons, but the new Car and Driver has an article on auto events this year and Syncro Fest gets a mention, plus the illustration shows a mighty (tiny) Vanagon at the top. Did they make Syncros in Assuan Brown?

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'87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic

[D Clymer]

[E1]

[joetiger]

The whole #vanlife thing seems beaten to death, and I really have no problem with it for all of the reasons that have already been discussed.

However, this is f**king libel. I think LinkedIn should maybe stick to repulsing millennials and relentlessly spamming my gmail account.

"Ripley is up for sale on TheSamba.com, a site where people who work and live in vans—and voyeurs—pour over Vanagons for sale. Ripley’s asking price: $65,000. “Please no low ballers, tire kickers or folks who just want to talk about Syncros,” the ad reads. “Seriously.”

That TheSamba.com exists speaks to the emergence of what's sometimes described as a hashtag lifestyle called #vanlife."

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-vanlife-careers-thrive-figuring-out-you-go-heesun-wee/

Is Everett, and the greater VW community, aware that this site exists solely due to, and in service of, #vanlife?

It appears that we again have a writer who simply did not do his homework and should subsequently have his laptop confiscated. The real bummer is, I've met the couple he's writing about at Solstice a couple of times and they are very cool folks with an engaging story.

Why can't Chris Dixon write all of the Vanagon articles?
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Joe T.

'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32

"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

Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present

www.josephtrussell.com

[T3 Pilot]

I try so hard to be a hipster, and then I read this and realize that Maybe I am not trying hard enough.

I will sell my Van and buy a Volvo, but not until I can come up with a suitable narrative.
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1988 Vanagon

The most important part in every vehicle is the nut behind the wheel......

[E1]

That is unfortunate, Joe.

We meet a ton of people in Vanagons. If having to put a number on full-timers, I'd give it about 3-5%.
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[joetiger]

[E1]

Couldn't agree more and have more than written my share of pieces.

My fuse is short for any sloppiness in the Arts, and I see it everyday (when not looking at my work, Ha!). Unfortunately, budgets and timelines often demand pounding things out to compete these days. Many/most cave to pay bills, understandably yet not, and to the detriment of all.

I like typos and sloppy research even less than left-lane drivers.
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[Team WorldTour]

[danfromsyr]

and taking from that it's art by David Rollyn

a search on him returns this source to buy clothing
though you might have to ask him if he can still do that print as I don't see it tin the catalog.
https://www.omahascreenco.com/collections/david-rollyn
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[Merian]

well....


Geaux Tigahs !!!
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