In a message dated 4/13/2004 3:54:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: << Actually these vans are not unique in styling... the first-generation Mitsubishi Delica/L300 (RWD & 4WD), released in the same year as the T3, was quite similar from the front and sides. Pure coincidence, but there it is. >> I'll have to agree. I have a basement full of old shoe boxes that predates the T3 by decades. Those darned VW engineers have been snooping around again. I'll bet those same engineers were poking around my Dustbuster Hand vacuum when they were designing the Sprinter. BenT Angles |
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