Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:25:35 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Skylight Guy buys out Delta Six/EuroAm RV
In-Reply-To: <vanagon%2010102416134745@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Good for Trevor! ;)
On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com> wrote:
> Trevor "The Skylight Guy" ( www.theskylightguy.com ) just got back
> from Tenesee where, with a truck, he has bought out the assets,
> molds, inventory and business of the company known as Delta Six
> Industries in your original camper documentation, and which
> subsequently became Euro American RV Industries of Tennesee.
>
> This company specified and supplied many parts for the Camper model
> of Vanagon for VW, being based in the USA, and able to select propane
> tanks from Marshall Brass and other items suitable for the North
> American market. The company also manufactured interior lights for
> the camper and the black inlet fittings (usually 3) for water and
> electrical connections on the side of the vehicle.
>
> Trevor is very excited about the acquisition.
>
> Delta Six/RV American used to be based in Southern California, but
> moved to Tennesse along with a change of name. Peter told me that his
> partner from the old days was in jail, having stolen and been caught.
> Since moving to Tennesee, the company continued along at a low ebb,
> until Peter died a few years ago. Dottie and others have been keeping
> it going on life support for the last few years, but their hearts
> were clearly not into managing the enterprise.
>
> You had to be diligent even to track them down, and many owners
> didn't know how to do it. Accordingly, the vendors (e.g., Van-Cafe,
> Bus Depot, Go Westy) did a great job of keeping Euro American RV
> supplying them parts when they thereupon resold, but the impression
> was that Euro America RV was either on life support or being neglected.
>
> Trevor has had a long and deep immersion in the camper parts of
> Westfalia, and is a perfect entity to be taking over the business and
> give it new life in a very focused way. So, www.theskylightguy.com
> will be the new default for camper replacement parts and you will see
> more of these showing up at www.theskylightguy.com web site over
> time. Trevor also has good relationship with most of our main
> vendors, especially those that tend to work *with* the development
> community instead of maintaining an aloof or non-partnering more
> competitive approach. So, my guess that you will see entities such as
> such as www.van-cafe.com continuing to supply most or all of whatever
> activities or parts that Trevor is involved in. I'd expect the same
> to be true for Bus Depot.
>
> I discussed with Trevor some general concepts for taking their
> product line forward instead of merely maintaining a supply of OEM
> original parts, and was interested to note a very strong desire for
> improving the product line. This is a change from in the past, so it
> promises good things for the future. I am hoping that Trevor will use
> the incorporation of the Delta Six molds and specifications to become
> more enthusiastic about making double layer skylights for those of us
> who like to camp out in the wintertime and vacation in extreme
> temperatures.
>
> At 03:37 PM 10/24/2010, you wrote:
>
>> A new TheSamba.com Classified Ad has been submitted that matches your
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>>
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>> Price..... TBD
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>> Description:
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>
> _______________________________________________
> Derek Drew
> Founder, ConsumerSearch.com
> Washington DC / New York
> derekdrew@derekmail.com
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>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
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