Check out these photos for sale on eBay for a maybe even earlier version of "L'Universelle?" (not a Mini-van but it is something or other...) http://cgi.ebay.com/GMC-L-Universelle-Predecessor-Concept-Photo- Lot_W0QQitemZ220011121739QQcmdZViewItem or http://tinyurl.com/gd8kk Dave Richoux On Aug 1, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote: > I beg to differ. The Chevrolet Greenbrier, based on the Corvair > platform and wearing sheet metal very similar to that in your pix, > was produced as a van, passenger van and as a pickup with fold-down > sides just like a Type 2. Imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery. > > http://www.mkellstrand.com/corvairs/my_64brier.html > > Jake > > On 8/1/06, David Richoux <tubaman@tubatoast.com> wrote:The GM > "L'Universelle" was never produced, but it was mocked-up or > prototyped in 1955 - word was they reversed engineered a VW > Transporter best they could... > Mid-front engine, front wheel drive! > > http://www.gmphotostore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=53217233 > http://66.34.72.138/gallery/image/3097.JPG > http://66.34.72.138/gallery/image/3096.JPG > |
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