They actually came much later - Hobie didn't start with the Alpha sailboards until the mid-late 80's.
The ad is from 1986.
As usual, Matt is correct.
The T3 generation of the Volkswagen Type 2, also known as the Vanagon in the U.S., as the Transporter or Caravelle in Europe, and also to some in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the T25, was built from 1980 until 1991. It was the last of the rear-engined Volkswagens. Compared to its predecessor, the Microbus, the Vanagon was larger and heavier, with square corners replacing the rounded edges of the older models.
