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Date:         Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:17:47 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Vanagon crash safety
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> From what I can see in the images, the VW did NOT jump the Volvo's
> >hood. The van's front wheels do not leave the ground, as can be seen
> >by checking the relative positions of the front tires with the bottom
> >of the film frames (fixed camera). Its rear wheels do, but that's not
> >the point.
>


i looked at the pics again (the little "film reel")   hmmm...dunno..sure
looks to me like the vanagon jumped and rode up over the hood, and the front
wheels came off the ground, and the vanagon's front bumper plowed right into
the volvo's windshield....   but , hey, i'm no expert in "auto forensics".  :<
)
chris
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