Date:         Fri, 30 Jun 95 10:24:06 CDT
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From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject:      Re: FriFun: Shuttle=Vanagon

On Fri, 30 Jun 95 09:30:08 CDT William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648 said:
>Just realized this morning that the Space Shuttle is the Vanagon of space-
>craft: no aerodynamics to speak of, chipped brick styling, big door in
>the middle, engine in the rear, needs rocket assist on a hard uphill
>climb.

actually, vw advertised the vanagon as such .... they had a very simple
ad, showing a vanagon (about 1982 or so) with all the doors and hatches open,
no background, no people, and simple caption at the bottom: "Space Shuttle".
:)

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