Post #398747 by mbonga on Mon, Aug 4, 2008 8:59 AM

Does anybody know the name of those lime green vans that came out in 1972 (at least that's when I first saw them) with the pretty blue band circling the edge near the top? I thought they were Volkswagen busses, but so far my online search under Volkswagen bus/van hasn't turned up any. There's a common, forest green Volkswagen bus that existed back then, too, but this particular van was a pretty lime green, much different. I still see them around occasionally, the last in Huntington Beach when I was riding with somebody else.

I want to get a vehicle I can occasionaly sleep in, and I've always liked those vans, so I'm thinking about getting one of those vintage vans. If that doesn't work out--and it might not, due to ongoing maintenance costs--I'll probably end up with a used station wagon.