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Date:         Sat, 1 Jul 1995 08:48:32 -0500 (CDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
Subject:      Re: FFFriday Fumbling Follies ... well, it's a start anyway ...

The message is included below: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From des@teleport.com Fri Jun 30 16:06:42 1995 >From: David Schwarze <des@teleport.com> >Subject: Re: FFFriday Fumbling Follies ... well, it's a start anyway ... >To: JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu >Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:06:39 -0700 (PDT) >Cc: vanagon@lenti

Joel Walker writes: > Very cool! But they didn't start FI till '75. For '74 they went from 1700cc to 1800cc.

For 1973 they added the hatch above the engine - might be worth a verse.

I added/changed the next few, for your amusement!

> If you drive a Seven-Four, > It's some better than before, One hundred extra cubic C's 3 more horsepower to fight the breeze! > > If you drive a Seven-Five, > go and take it for a drive, > Cause it's now got E-F-I, > Fuel Injection, squirts your eye! > > If you drive a Seven-Six, > You must learn a lot of tricks, > Have to hold your mouth just right > Or you have no lights at night!

> If you drive a Double-Seven, > You be ridin in seven(th) heaven > Cause the year before was so right > There's nary a change in sight > > If you drive a Seven-Eight, To drive it you'll have less of a wait. Hydraulic lifters make me sway, No more valve adjust every 3K. > > If you drive a Seven-Nine, > Get yourself a glass of wine If you're tipsy you won't cry When those Vanagon heads run your wallet dry.

-David

============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================


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