Date:         Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:56:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
Comments: To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
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If I remember my history lessons correctly they were started in the 1930's under Hitler. Part of the plan was to allow rapid troop movements across Germany. Like U.S. highways they were also designed with long straight stretches allowing them to be used as airstrips when needed.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:42 pm
Subject: Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?

> does anyone know the age of the autobahn? i bet the old bug and
> busses would get
> slammed on it? just wondering.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
> Sent: Mar 24, 2004 1:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
>
> At 02:29 PM 3/24/2004 -0600, Stan Wilder wrote:
> >If you go back and relate the year of manufacture of your VW Bus,
> Van,>Vanagon you'll see they were all designed to run in 55 to 65
> mph speed
> >limits.
>
> No, that's the speed limits your Fords and Chevy's were designed
> for...There were lots of stretches of the Autobahn without speed
> limits. This is
> why I've long preferred to drive German cars.
>