My eyes! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Ye gods what a find. Well done.
Different form factor and less glamorous:
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Those things can take a beating:
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…and roughly one dent per square foot, spread evenly over the body.
I got it for $700 as a write-off after a freak hailstorm. 
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I regret getting rid of my ‘86 Camry so much. 5 speed, dark blue, sweet after market stereo. Wouldn’t die. I’m fairly sure it’s still out there today. Long may she run.
I think my 626 was an ’87. Excellent little car. Not the best I’ve ever owned, but still damn good.
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Drive one on a rainy night.
OK, so, I bought an '82 VW Vanagon in the late 80s. My wife and I converted it to a camper… bed, counter, icebox, storage space. We took it from Seattle down the Oregon coast and back, then down to SoCal and back, as well as several other shorter trips. Worked great.
We wandered into the Inn At Otter Crest, a resort on the Oregon coast. You couldn’t park near your room, they had Vanagons to shuttle people around, and the Vanagons all had names…Van Gogh, Van Beethoven, etc. I wonder if those vans are still running…
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What’s pic #3?
Bugatti Type 105
ALL the Bugattis!
Been there a while ago… With a guy who had restored vintage cars for living (for a while, his shop went bust) who practically genuflected in front of every other car and launched into detailed technical explanations about what made this particular car/model special.
Well worth a visit. Get a hotel in the area, stay a couple of days, sample the food and the wine, maybe make a day trip to Basel or Strasbourg…
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"This 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon is a Westfalia camper equipped with a pop-top and canvas tent as well as a sleeping loft, convertible bed, stove, refrigerator, sink, and utility hookups. "
Were those options available from the Dealer or did you have to DIY?
Crash bumpers are best bumpers!
@Michael_R_Smith: I’m quite aware of that.
@anon81034786: Her, but this is a car thread, so understandable mistake. The car does not eat oil, the oil gets changed frequently, and that’s really the key to a timing chain living longer than 100k.
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I drove this in the late 80’s early 90’s…
my girlfriend at the time drove this…
then bought herself this…
we apparently lived the 80’s life to the fullest.
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These days, golf-ball aerodynamics cost ya more.
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Oops…my bad. I need to remember not to presume gender.
I agree that oil is the lifeblood of any car but my experience has been to use a top brand full synthetic oil and filter- expensive but worth it; however, I go 8000-10,000 miles in between changes and not the 3-6k that most service people recommend. That just seems wasteful and unnecessary in my opinion. It’s worked fine for the dozen or so cars I’ve owned over the years.
I only choose cars that have engines with timing chains. The one time I bought a car with a belt it broke at 75,000 miles despite regular service and oil changes, ruined the engine and totaled the car. Never again.
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