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Date:         Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:21:14 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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is it fridae ?..almost. Reminds me of the Falcon with the 260 V-8. a very collectible car.

I never say VW vans are not built well.. they very much are. and you are probably right ..more 1960 Buses alive than '60 falcons for sure. and there is SO MUCH to love and like about VW vans ...it's natural that they should survive for a long long time. My first one was a 56 Commercial Bus ......side doors on both sides, no windows . wow ...55 yrs old now ..could still be alive. If you don't let it rust, or crash it ..it's repairable forever.

what amazes me about a ford falcon is how utterly cheaply they're built.. looks like the entire car cost ford about $ 400 to build. and ....it was part of the american car company response to VW's and other smaller european cars. At least ford didn't make a their version of a rear engine air-cooled small german car, with swing alxes no less.

and when something is not fun and rewarding ...it's better not to do it at all. but ...........and ....members do need to get their thoughts out ..share their aggravations etc... all part of the process. It's being part of the vanagon family. It's nice.

happy everything, scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Felder To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 2:51 PM Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"

Now there's a challenge—finding one! Bet there are a lot more 1960 VW buses still around, despite the fact that Falcons probably outsold them 20 to 1.

Jim, who had a 1960 Falcon Wagon

or buy say, a 1960 Ford Falcon.


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