Date:         Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:44:22 +0000
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Doubleback Volkswagen Camper
Comments: To: mcneely4@cox.net
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As in, a Volkswagen Vanagon design that would meet current standards with a
Westfalia interior as close to the original as possible. I believe those
things are poly-mutually exclusive. It would either have to be a lot bigger
on the outside or smaller on the inside. What we have is as good as it's
going to get. For a person of a generation like mine who thought nothing of
no seat belts, .5 mm of vertical sheet metal to protect you from the
oncoming Coupe de Ville , plus a steering shaft aimed at your heart,
Vanagons seem relatively safe. For most of those younger than us Vanagons
are terrifying airbag-less barbarians.

And maybe they are right. But inch for inch you'll still never get more out
of any car design, ever again, than a Vanagon.

Jim

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 3:36 PM Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Are these being sold, or proposed for sale, or is it just an idea?
>
> For many of the reasons that VW campers are practical, this would not be.
> It cannot really double as a vehicle for regular driving, even if one uses
> it for that only occasionally.
>
> Not interested, but I am interested in a VW camper mostly like mine, but
> that is built on a modern vehicle.
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Michael Kimball <kimballmk@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> http://www.wideopenspaces.com/meet-doubleback-volkswagen-camper-video/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=SH&utm_campaign=SH
>
> --
> David McNeely
>