Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 23:50:33 -0400 (EDT)
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From: Terry Tan <terrytan@ritz.mordor.com>
Subject: Vanagon look a like
>
> Several years ago when I visited the UK , Toyota or Nissan was marketing
> a van called the ACE which never made it to the US shores. It looked very
> much like the boxy Vanagon. When I visited Japan I also saw similar type
> vehicles.
> During that time the only family type vans available in the US was the VW
> Bus. The GM Ford and Chrysler products were more of a tradesvan rather
> than for family use and lacked the interior refinements unless
> customized by a third party . When Toyota brought in their first Minivan,
> I said to myself, the Japanese must have made a deal with the US Auto Mfr or
> their Unions by only bringing in those minivans when they they could have
> brought in those Vanagon size vehicles with enough interior and exterior
> refinements. It would certainly have captured a big slice of the
> family van market before Chrysler introduced the Minivan. If any one can
> share their information or knowledge on this topic, it will be interesting
> to find out what really happened.
>
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>
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