Date:         Fri, 24 May 1996 19:23:34 +0100
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From:         verbeek@the-hague.stbv.slb.com (Brian Verbeek)
Subject:      Re: '48 Bug

So Mike said:

>In 1949 Volkswagen imported its first cars to the united states.
>That year they sold two cars.
>
>Wow I thought, how would it be to have one of those?  I assume they
>were bugs!  So I would assume either they are wrong or else anything
>49 and back are probably German sold models shipped over here.

Those two cars were shipped to the states by Ben Pon and sold to Max Hoffman
I believe, both were sedans.

Brian

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