Folks,
I posted the message below a few months back and have since spoken with the owner of the tree-damaged aircooled '80 Westy. �It's complete but it appears that the tree fell against the front end, mostly high on the passenger's side; the A-pillar and the leading edge of the passenger's door are bent and the windshield broken.� There may be other damage I could not see from my vantage point.� There's some rocker rust and it appears to have been sitting a while.� Poptop is mossy.
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Bobby says it is likely only good for parts and will need to be trucked away, but may have a good AC engine and trans and the camper stuff ( I did not see the interior) may be worth salvaging.� 
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I'd be interested my own self but there's really nothing on the van I could use for mine except maybe the trim rings.� Santa brought me new dog-dish hubcaps so I'm set for those.
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Price not mentioned, but if anyone is interested the owner's email is bobby23227@gmail.com.� Good luck.
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Stephen

--- On Fri, 9/19/08, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
Subject: Rumored parked-Westy finds
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 9:13 AM

We�ve all heard the stories about the vans that are hiding out there, just waiting to be rescued by a caring Vanagon nut.� A friend told me about two he�s heard of, an aircooled Westy hit by a falling tree and a later camper just sitting there.� My wife came back from looking at a house to be auctioned with the report of a Westy parked around the corner from it.� Wow! 
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I looked at one of them this morning, one of the �friend� machines.� Looked up the owner�s name/address and drove by on the way to work.� It�s a brown �83 Westy with �05 tags.� Obviously been parked for a while, but in surprisingly good condition.� Shiny brown paint, a couple of dents and one teensy spot of seam rust, mossy poptop that needs new seals but good glass, tires and interior.� Only the contact paper wall panels are cracked and peeling.� I�d buy this thing in a heartbeat if I needed or wanted another.� Well, I do but that�s a different story. 
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Anyway, if anyone is interested I would be glad to follow up on these finds.� The aircooled is likely only good for parts and no telling if the others are available.� Let me know.� It�ll keep me from buying another one for myself. 
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Stephen