Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:29:47 -0800
Reply-To: Galleons Lap Photo <glphoto@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Galleons Lap Photo <glphoto@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient? - AUTOBAHN
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In a further chime-in - the first limited accesses hiway in
Canada opened in Canada in 1939 (a year before the one in
Pasadena). Now called the QEW (for Queen Elizabeth Way - named
for the Queen Mum, the present monarch's late mother). It runs
from Fort Erie (across from Buffalo NY to Toronto. The first
section to open was in St Catharines Ont, my home town, where
there is decent vanagon mechanic. See:
http://www.thekingshighway.ca/QEW.htm
http://members.aol.com/hwys/OntHwys/OntHwys400-QEW.html
for history and photos of the QEW.
I don't think any vanagons attending the dedication. There is
is a photo of King George and his Queen, Elizabeth, looking
spiffy.
If I recall, the American Interstate system was created by the
Eisenhower (spelling?) administration to move things incase of
war. Thats why all the early interstates led to/from or were
routed next to military bases. I always wondered where the
"interstate" hiways in Hawaii went to (interstate =between
states) and when you notice how many out of state licence
plates there are in Hawaii, it makes sense that they must lead
somewhere.
Seth
'80 Westy
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:08:56 -0500, Automatic digest processor
wrote:
>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:02:31 -0800
>From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
>Subject: Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient? - AUTOBAHN
>
>Dang, I just can't help but chime in...
>
>The first "freeway" (actually is was a toll-road) was built in Italy in
>1924. Technically, it was a limited-access expressway. It was 80 miles
>long and ran between Milan and Varese.
>
>In 1932, a year before Hitler came to power, the Germans completed a
>limited-access expressway (a freeway, not a toll-road) between Bonn and Koln
>(a whole 12 miles long).
>
>Between 1933 and 1938, about 1,850 miles of "Autobahn" is built. Very
>little is added after '38 due to the war.
>
>America's first "autobahn" was built in 1940 in Pasadena. The Pennsylvania
>Turnpike was completed a few months before the Pasadena freeway, but it was
>a toll-road, not a freeway.
>
>
>As for driving a diesel Vanagon (VC), or bug for that matter, on the
>Autobahn, it wouldn't phase me one bit. Unlike Americans, the German
>drivers understand the rules of the road and tend to have far less problems
>(and anger) at slower vehicles on the autobahn... pass only on the left, and
>always, I repeat... always move over to the slow lane when faster traffic
>approaches from the rear.
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>www.vanagonparts.com
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