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Hi everyone. Not posted in a while ,but read everyday - always keeps me entertained! Just wanted to post a few pictures of our new van. Just fitted the gearbox and we are planning a roadtrip to St louis Jazz festival in Senegal. Hope everything else is OK on the van.
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Pete, Muna and Jimmy.

Looks interesting Pete, loving the aircon vents Did it belong to some kind of church?

jed

Nice

Cool!
Headlight washers and heated drivers seat... swedish/scandinavian market spec? Was it from up here originally perhaps? Interesting in hearing more about it's history Have seen the same kind of seats in the back here aswell.

E D I T: and swedish dealer spec mudflaps, most definitely from here originally!

Hi Pete, hope you guys are very well. That's a really nice bus, looks like a factory job with those nice options and those very VW-looking seats. Are you planning a big family then ?

The van belonged to a hot air balloon company in stockholm. It was sold to here about 5 years ago and never really used. Luckily the gearbox broke. It is amazing underneath - doesnt look like its been driven in salt. It will be nice to have power steering and especially AC, coming into the rainy season. Andy - one is ok for now!
Pete.

Is that a factory hightop cloth lining???

Never seen one before.

Nice bus.

syncrosimon wrote:Is that a factory hightop cloth lining???

Never seen one before.

Nice bus.

I was talking to a fella called Irwin today via Campervanculture who sourced your van when it was blue and white.

jed

Thats me, I used (not anymore) to source all the syncros in Sweden and Finland for Mike and CJ.
Erwin

syncropete wrote:Hi everyone. Not posted in a while ,but read everyday - always keeps me entertained! Just wanted to post a few pictures of our new van. Just fitted the gearbox and we are planning a roadtrip to St louis Jazz festival in Senegal. Hope everything else is OK on the van.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18824076@N ... 546907075/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Pete, Muna and Jimmy.

Dash looks great, but where are the Diff Locks??

syncro4wd wrote:Thats me, I used (not anymore) to source all the syncros in Sweden and Finland for Mike and CJ.
Erwin

You must be the man everyone wants to know!

Haha... Used to visit vanfest in many years...last time in 2008 with à blue doka with doka celebration. Met a lot of u guys actually.
But all 16'' are in Sweden and Finland are either exported or in hands of collectors now. Not many left here.

Erwin

Hey pete - whereabouts in Gambia are you? just went back through your pics of the first trip. Liking the white 16" panel van