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Date:         Mon, 22 Aug 1994 19:10:15 -0800
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From:         rrk@rahul.net (Bob R. Kenyon)
Subject:      Re: 20cm Kombis???

At 21:00 8/22/94 -0500, Joel Walker wrote:
>1968-1971 bus      4420mm 174 inches 14.5 feet
>1972-1979 bus      4505mm 175 inches 14.6 feet
>1980-1991 vanagon  4570mm 180 inches 15.0 feet
>1970-1982 Beetle   4080mm 160 inches 13.4 feet
>1970-1974 K.Ghia   4140mm 163 inches 13.6 feet
>1974-1980 Rabbit   3705mm 146 inches 12.2 feet   (2-door model)
>1974-1980 Rabbit   3815mm 150 inches 12.5 feet   (4-door model)


Very nice job, Joel, but where are the pre '67 buses? How long were they?


>anyway, most folks do NOT believe that the bus is only 1 foot longer than
>the beetle. unless you put both cars up against a wall, side by side. and
>even the vanagon is just 1.5 feet longer. it's really wierd that the rabbit
>is so short.


Hmmm. I always figured the 2-door and 4-door Rabbits were the same length.
Where did the length go? It certainly wasn't in the back seat legroom! 


Bob


-- 
Bob Kenyon                           | "Pilots take no special joy
Beautiful Downtown San Jose, CA      |  in walking. Pilots like
rrk@rahul.net                        |  flying." -- Neil Armstrong
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