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Subject:Re: breadloaf EV sighting
From:Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date:Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:56:05 +0000

For me:  it is Splittie, BayWindow, and Vanagon.  I have enjoyed the latter two.
    On Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 11:03:24 AM PST, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Long ago and far away... I owned a barndoor bus... We gave it a name
"Tagadap"
because at one time it has noises in the CV joints... tagadap, tagadap,
tagadap

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM Edmund Hintz <ed@hintz.org> wrote:

> Yeah that's the norm. Pre-68 is split window, 68-79 is bay window, 80-92
> Vanagon. Can also be referred to as Type 2 {T1, T2, T3} respectively,
> tho usually only the Vanagons are called the T3 (possibly again because
> the other nicknames are disparaging).
>
> It easily leads to confusion when you're talking Type 3 vs Type2 T3.
> Just to make it more fun, the early motors are referred to as T1, the
> '73 onward pancake ones are T4, and the '82 onward generally
> wasserboxer. Too many contextual T-this/that/theOther.
>
> Haven't had a split yet, but did have two bays, the '70 franken-Westy we
> took to Inuvik and a '78 Westy with the pancake, also an '84 Westy
> wasserboxer. Kinda miss the ol' T1 motor honestly, that thing was by far
> the easiest to work on. Standard Westy layout in the early bays and
> splitties was kinda messy tho, with the closet blind spot, and I also
> prefer the later model pop tops with the luggage rack above the driver.
>
> It's been interesting seeing all the EV conversions in recent years.
> Busses in particular seem well suited with space for the batteries. Tho
> the beetle and thing conversions worked it out well enough. That '61
> double cab that EVW did is pretty awesome, full on burnouts and such
> which of course is pretty much unheard of with the original T1s.
>
> On 2/15/25 9:23 AM, Eric Caron wrote:
> > Very cool that you saw this EV bus.  I usually call that style of bus a
> Bay Window. Earlier bus is splitty, Vanagon just vanagon or bus as the nick
> names are not fun, brick and wedge, mostly given by non  Vanagon fans.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >> On Feb 15, 2025, at 10:48 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm not clear on my bus nomenclature but I used to own a '74 and this
> one was like that one. I think those are called breadloafs but not 100%
> sure. It was not a camper, looked like it had the original interior.
> >>
> >> -Mark
> >>
> >>> On Feb 15, 2025, at 4:18 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Typo or not.  It was cool that you should come across that EV
> conversation.
> >>>
> >>> Have you got any more details on the loaf (bay window, breadloaf,
> etc.)?
> >>>
> >>> Dave B.
> >>>
> >>> On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 12:37:44 PM EST, Mark McCulley <
> mark@markmcculley.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sorry for the typo, damn autocorrect.
> >>>
> >>>> On Feb 14, 2025, at 8:26 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET <mailto:
> mwmiller6@ATT.NET>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh, Oops? Breadloaf?
> >>>>
> >>>>    On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 08:13:16 AM PST, Mike Miller <
> mwmiller6@att.net <mailto:mwmiller6@att.net>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> What's a broadleaf?
> >>>>
> >>>>    On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 06:27:25 AM PST, Mark McCulley <
> mark@markmcculley.com <mailto:mark@markmcculley.com>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Yesterday I saw a freshly restored broadleaf, looked to be a '74,
> parked at the local grocery store. I walked over to check it out and it
> turned out to be an EV conversion. First one like that I've seen.
> >>>>
> >>>> -Mark
> >>>>
> >
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ed Hintz
> ed@hintz.org
>

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