In a message dated 4/3/06 12:58:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, emartin@EWORLD3.NET writes:
> Yeah, remember when Toyota only sold regular-cab pickups and there were a > few aftermarket companies turning out some interesting-looking crew-cab and > fully-enclosed conversions? > one was called the Trekker? > > remember Binz? there was only singlecab transporters until '58 when the independant German coachbuilder Binz Carosserie started converting the singlecabs into doublecabs.. then VW bought the design from them.. and then the rest is history. chris |
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