How many 16" RHDs?

[TonyH]

Clearly this post is likely to lead to a curt response along the lines of "How many times are people going to ask this when it's quite obviously here in this FAQ?", BUT I've had a dig around and can't seem to find out.

I did look at the lovely (LHD) van that Lloydy is doing a great job of now, but missed out due to dithering. Wondering now whether it is worth waiting for a RHD, as I'm in no particular rush, or whether I should just plump for a LHD.

[silverbullet]

None. Ever. 2 were built from CKD kits in Australia for Trakka's Australian Rally entry in 1990 (?) There's pics out there, try vwpix.org

[TonyH]

Thanks. No wonder you don't see many
LHD it is then!

[lloydy]

I did look at the lovely (LHD) van that Lloydy is doing a great job of now, but missed out due to dithering. Wondering now whether it is worth waiting for a RHD, as I'm in no particular rush, or whether I should just plump for a LHD.

Just go for the best condition van, i wasn't looking for a 16" and bought more for the rarity of a 16" factory poptop. Fitting the westy poptop correctly would have cost more than i've spent on the van, and it still wouldn't be genuine.
Good luck

[jed the spread]

I know where there is a doka rhd 16" and it isnt in Australia, it was supplied by a VW dealer in the UK and Jake will own it one day.

jed

[lloydy]

I know where there is a doka rhd 16" and it isnt in Australia, it was supplied by a VW dealer in the UK and Jake will own it one day.

jed

How do you know i haven't secretly bought it and squirrelled it away

[jed the spread]

I just know

jed

[lloydy]

Ooohhh, now i want to know more

[jed the spread]

jed

[silverbullet]

I know where there is a doka rhd 16" and it isnt in Australia, it was supplied by a VW dealer in the UK and Jake will own it one day.

jed

Not the "Surrey" one that I left the pub too early to hear about? I've seen pictures of a converted one on BY...the original work was... well... suspect.

[Simon Baxter]

Didn't Mike plompen have 1 or 2 that were factory built but never registered?

[toomanytoys]

From memory there were 5 or six built.. (or not.. kits.. either for Oz or Japan..)
there was a white one mike wanted to buy, it had been with vw for a long time and then was sold on somehow.. IIRC it went for about 10k euro at the time.. then we heard it may get converted to LHD as it was going to be a pain to insure in germany........ how true that was I dont know... seemed to dissapear...... prob gone into some collection I expect.
There were a couple floating around in Germany IIRC, but as said 2 went to Oz for "evaluation"...

I remember a friend telling me he went to buy a new caravelle syncro (14") when he lived in Oz, thought it was nice, but wasnt convinced of its offroad ability, so bought a disco instead.. oh.. he reckoned the price was similar to that of a range rover there at the time... prob why the 16" never made it, just too costly...


Oh, dont forget, my brain is old and addled and prob been fed a line or 2... Mike will remember more....

[syncropaddy]

Didn't Mike plompen have 1 or 2 that were factory built but never registered?

I spent quite some time talking to Mike at S25 about these 'two RHD 16" Dokas'. He sold one of them into Ireland but as yet we haven't found it. I thought I found it last October but it turned out to be a low mileage 89 14" TD Doka but it came from the right part of the country.

They do exist ....

[jebiga41]

Didn't Mike plompen have 1 or 2 that were factory built but never registered?

I spent quite some time talking to Mike at S25 about these 'two RHD 16" Dokas'. He sold one of them into Ireland but as yet we haven't found it. I thought I found it last October but it turned out to be a low mileage 89 14" TD Doka but it came from the right part of the country.

They do exist ....

one of the highlights of the Irish Syncro event being the unveiling of the last rhd panel van, the mythical rhd 16" Doka and some trials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnYoFmBagmk&sns=em

Also on offer bodywork basics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mdwAkWvWMw&sns=em


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and a raffle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wedymc7ll1Y&sns=em


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[silverbullet]

Something wrong with those links Paul