vanagon.com - What's new? — historical view 1999-10-10

What's new on vanagon.com?

October 2^nd, 1999	Added a new photo to the 'Miscellaneous Vanagon photos' portion of the web site. It's not a Vanagon, but rather a Fiat Amigo I saw in London. Sort of like a Vanagon puppy.
August 21^st, 1999	Started work on a new article "How to buy a Vanagon". It will probably never be done.
July 27^th, 1999	Added 2 photos of Derek Drew's van stuck in the mud. See the Syncro Photos page. Also added a great summary of what Derek Drew learned from interviewing a Viscous Coupling expert. You'll find this in the Syncro Technica section of the web site.
July 20^th, 1999	Added the Vanagon Twelve-Step Program to the Bus fun grabbag page.
July 19^th, 1999	Added information on VW Bus Tour 2000 to the Journeys page.
July 7^th, 1999	Added 3 new California shops for Huntington Beach, Santa Barbara, & Santa Monica to the Recommended Shops page.
July 4^th, 1999	Added a new 'Engine replacements' category to the Vendors page. Added a new 'Junkyards' category to the Vendors page. Added a new bus to the Stolen Busses page. Sigh. Added 'You know you're a redneck Vanagon owner when...' to the Fun portion of the site.
June 18^th, 1999	Added Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning to the vendors listing. Added The Sea Monster from Hawaii to the Featured Vehicles pages.
May 27^th, 1999	Added the 1982 Model Year Dealer Brochure and 1990 Model Year Dealer Brochure.
April 4^th, 1999	Began adding illustrative photos to Jim Davis' model year summaries. The 1986 mode year is now partially illustrated.
April 1^st, 1999	Added Van-Again to the featured vendors list.
March 24^th, 1999	Updated the web page for Van-Again in the Vendors list. Updated the address & phone number for Euro-American RV Products in the Vendors list.
March 23^rd, 1999	Changed the address and phone number for Van-Again in the Vendors list. Added a couple of recommended repair shops from Illinois. Removed the 'Old Volks Home' from the Vendors list, as they appear to have disappeared. Updated the phone number for Volks-Motorsports in the Vendors list. Updated the phone number for the Parts Place in the Vendors list.
March 20^th, 1999	Added 'Lets Go Aero' to the Vendors list. They manufacture a lightweight covered trailer that can be pulled by a Vanagon or EuroVan.
February 22^nd, 1999	Happily moved a bus from the stolen bus list to the recovered bus list.
February 17^th, 1999	Added a new listing to the Recommended Repair Shops list. This is the first listing from New York state!
February 15^nd, 1999	Added what Ray Robinson keeps in his bus.
February 10^nd, 1999	Added two places to rent EuroVans in Europe to the Rental listings on the Vendors page.
February 2^nd, 1999	Added 2 stolen busses to the Stolen Bus Alerts page. This is the sort of update I really hate doing.
January 29^th, 1999	Changed information for Barnstormer Products, which manufactures replacement Westfalia stickers. They've lowered the prices for these stickers dramatically!
December 10^th, 1998	Added a two new ads ('It comes in its own box.' & 'Somebody actually stole one.') to the VW ad pages.
October 13^th, 1998	New information from Carl Zipperle on getting VW of America to pay for head leak problems was added to the end of the Head Leaks page.
September 29^th, 1998	Added information on the dimensions of vanagons to the FAQ.
September 23^rd, 1998	Added an article by Jim Davis covering freqently-asked syncro questions.
September 14^th, 1998	Added a new ad ('Q. How many beans are in the box?') to the VW ad pages.
September 8^th, 1998	Added a neat 24-hour clock hack to the clock problems page.
August 7^th, 1998	Added information on replacing lost water tank keys to the problems page.
July 27^th, 1998	Added a page of accessorizing tragedies.
July 24^th, 1998	Added what Sudhir Desai keeps in his van. Added a 1990 Vanagon ad to the VW ad pages.
June 3^rd, 1998	Chris Braymen supplied a description of a canvas luggage bag rack. Added a great new Kombi ad from Brazil to the VW ad pages.
April 16^th, 1998	Sorted the list of recommended repair shops by state & province.
April 2^nd, 1998	Added what Ricardo Hutchins keeps in his van.
March 31^st, 1998	Updated some links for the Vanagon mailing list web site. Added the film Field of Dreams to the Vanagons (& busses) in the media page.
March 28^th, 1998	Released the results of the vanagon.com creative writing contest.
March 13^th, 1998	Added what Karl & Kristina Bloss keep in their van. Added an article on how to reset your oxygen sensor light.
January 16^th, 1998	Added more news about VW & Audi 4WD vehicles. Removed Adventure Werks from the vendors list after confirming that they're no longer renting. Rest in peace, guys.
January 8^th, 1998	Added a page listing stolen bus alerts.
November 17^th, 1997	Added a description of Joe Gunyan's blumenvasen.
November 3^rd, 1997	After months of work, finally published the first half of Jim Davis' model year summaries.
September 19^th, 1997	Added an article by Karl Bloss on oil pressure problems.
September 11^th, 1997	Added information on a lightweight syncro 16�� expedition vehicle.
September 10^th, 1997	Added what Blake Heinlein keeps in his bus.
September 7^th, 1997	Added a few graphics to my Beethoven page. Added information on my new Westfalia tent. Continuing work on the Syncro pages.
September 2^nd, 1997	Added some new Vanagon safety photos from Tim Smith. Added the Syncro 16�� FAQ from Thomas Niksch.
September 1^st, 1997	Added a photo of Matt Drew's Weekender, Moku.
August 25^st, 1997	Added a mailing list entry for Mailing list des Wests D'laut Bord D'la Gate; a new list in French for air-cooled busses.
August 21^st, 1997	Updated the CCC page with the latest news and trip reports.
August 14^th, 1997	Added a new "What do you keep in your bus?" entry for José Rivero.
July 30^th, 1997	Updated the CCC page, and added the trip reports from the last outing.
July 17^th, 1997	Added a whole section on repairing digital clocks.
July 15^th, 1997	Added the vanagon.com chat system.
July 12^th, 1997	Added news about the new VW 4WD announcement. Removed Country Homes Campers from the vendors list after confirming that they've closed up shop. Rest in peace, guys.
July 11^th, 1997	Added Jennifer's newest song adaptations.
July 10^th, 1997	Updated the directions to the next CCC campout.
July 5^th, 1997	Added a count-down clock to the 55° South chronology page.
June 20^th, 1997	Restructured the links page.
June 3^rd, 1997	Added Jennifer's newest song adaptation. Added some songs by Joel Walker.
May 26^th, 1997	Added a request that folks join CAUCE, the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email. Support these folks any way you can, and keep the spam out of our mailbox!
May 25^th, 1997	Added a new photo page for cousins & other relatives.
May 23^rd, 1997	Added the Bus Art page.
May 18^th, 1997	Added Jennifer's newest song adaptation. Added some songs by Joel Walker.
May 7^th, 1997	Added an image of the Revell-Monogram Vanagon Camper model.
May 4^th, 1997	Added Jennifer's newest song adaptations.
April 27^th, 1997	Added the Circle-The-Great-Lakes tour to the Journeys page. Added a listing for the Peoples Press to the VW links list. Added the Appalacian Volkswagen Assn. to the VW clubs list. Added a wonderful collection of Volkswagen bus ads to the Photo pages.
April 26^th, 1997	Did some extensive modifications and reorganization on the Photo pages.
April 24^th, 1997	Added Jennifer Sarantites' Desktop Theme for Windows '95 Plus! users.
April 23^rd, 1997	Added screen shots from Need for Speed II, a video game with Vanagon Westie campers (!) to the Vanagons (& busses) in the media page. Added some links to the page describing Beethoven's CB radio.
April 22^nd, 1997	Restructured the VW Songs page. Added Jennifer's newest song adaptation Bussed.
April 19^th, 1997	Added a Connections page to the 55° South trip pages. Added a description of how the Vanagon vent controls work.
April 18^th, 1997	Added an article on Coolants & Corrosion. Added some Vanagon mailing list feedback on Beethoven's electrical system. (Summary: The Optima may be mounted without removing the top posts.) Added a photo of the Rialta to the Transporter dictionary.
April 17^th, 1997	Added a detailed walkthrough of wasserboxer head replacement written by Bob Donalds. Added some new text and photos to the information on Beethoven's CB radio installation.
April 14^th, 1997	Added a description of Beethoven's electrical system. (Beethoven is my beloved Vanagon.)
April 13^th, 1997	Linked into the Beethoven pages from the 'info' page. These pages describe the modifications I've made to my van.
April 11^th, 1997	Added this What's new? page to help you keep track of the changes to vanagon.com. Added a page of Bus songs in the Fun section. Added a page of Bus literature in the Fun section. Added information on what Matthew Drew keeps in his bus.
April 10^th, 1997	Added a picture of Kit & Nancy Carter's Vanagon to the What do you keep in your bus? page.