It's back!

Kinja'd!!! by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 08/10/2017 at 16:48

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Kinja'd!!!

The only Vanagon I’ve seen on the road since I moved to STL almost 5 years ago. I hadn’t seen it in several months, but today it was back. I guess Midwest winters were not kind to these vehicles, hence only seeing one still out there.


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Kinja'd!!! "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/10/2017 at 16:55, STARS: 0

Go Cards! #RallyCat

Kinja'd!!! "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
08/10/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 0

The lighting in this picture is on point

Kinja'd!!! "McMike" (mcmike)
08/10/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0

Pop top and no kitchen hookups says 85+

Lower molding says 88+

Rear glass says 88+

Grill says 83.5-85

I’m guessing it’s a 88-90 Weekender with a earlier grill on it.

Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
08/11/2017 at 03:45, STARS: 0

It’s been evolving over time. When I first saw it in 2012/2013 it didn’t have the pop top.

Kinja'd!!! "McMike" (mcmike)
08/11/2017 at 05:19, STARS: 1

Whoa, that takes a little work. It’s easier to replace the entire roof with a donor camper roof than just adding the top to an existing van.

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Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
08/11/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0

Perhaps it started life with a sunroof? I have to admit that I didn’t see many sunroof models after the mid ‘80s, especially as air conditioning became more commonplace.

Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
08/11/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 1

Which is kind of crazy because it was taken with the phone whilst at speed and cropped to remove my B pillar...

Kinja'd!!! "McMike" (mcmike)
08/11/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0

That’s a possibility, but the sunroof models are rare enough that’s it’s more likely there was a donor roof.