Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 01:40:05 -0500 (EST)
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From: David Raistrick <xi8940@freenet.tlh.fl.us>
Subject: Re: Ch**slers "inventions"
point well taken...but, of course, by definition of the WORD..."cab forward"
i'd say my cab just aint gonna get no farther forward..:)
then there is the wonderful dodge stratus..i think...that advertises the
wide stance bit....now, not saying vw invented it, or even had it <i.e,
early bsses.:)>
but i'l be DAMNED if it took 'em this long to figure it out.
gee...wider, lower, hmm...less prone to roll in tight corners, therefore
all 4 tires hold even traction and hold the road better.......
of course, not saying that they never came up with anything good, either,
although off the top of my head i cant quite think of anything...:)
....david
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On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, William A. Killian wrote:
> No disrespect but by Chryslers definition the rear engined buses are not
> cab forward. BUT...
>
> Cab forward is the engine mushed as far forward as possible with the
> wheels moved to the corners.
>
> Older buses had the engine obviously not pushed forward and the wheels
> were not as far to the corners as possible. Lets though look at the
> newer VW buses. Well engine is mushed as far forward as possible. and
> the wheels are pegged to the corners. SO the EV is cab forward.
>
> Lookj at the slope of the hood on the various vans and minivans. EV is
> the sharpest rake of any non-rear or non-mid engined bus.
>
> On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, David Raistrick wrote:
>
> > yeah!! i rememrber that one now...
> >
> > i was watching the Chrysler minivan commercial, andit said something
> > about "more interior space " than (posssiblpy said) any car in its class
> > "due to its cab forward design"
> >
> > i started screaming at the TV of course...i tend to do that these days..
> > told the TV that hy ol' 69 has more interior space than it, with its REAL
> > cab forward design..and that my 75 has even more, with its total lasck of
> > interior...and roof...hmm...i think i was just in one of those moods, ou
> > know?
> >
> > ...david
> >
> > --
> > !...........................
> > The not so Keen one.............................!
> > http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb
> > ex'74 Super Links to a few pics of my VW's
> > ex '68 Beetle
> > '75 Retired Westy-Canadian Model, Cody
> > '69 Westy-Itchigo xi8940@freenet.tlh.fl.us
> > <Pic's Coming Soon!>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 3 Dec 1996 SyncroHead@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 96-12-01 18:07:35 EST, 102660.66@compuserve.com
> > > (Turner,Ronald L.) writes:
> > >
> > > >Well....letseee here.....
> > > >They've "invented" the following so far....
> > > >
> > > >-"Ch**sler - We invented the Minivan" (a.k.a. the sh*tbox)
> > > >- "Ch**sler - We've thought of everything" Introducing our revolutionary
> > > >concept
> > > >of dual sliding doors on a van (what a breakthru concept!!!)
> > > >-"Autostick transmission" Duh, there's a first..... (Hmm....weren't they
> > > >the
> > > >ones who also came out with that push button auto trans? looks like that one
> > > >was
> > > >a real winner too)
> > > >-a (sorry excuse for a) Pickup truck with 3 doors....(or was that
> > > >chevr-oilet?)
> > > >
> > > >can anybody else think of any more of their "inventions"??
> > >
> > > A BIG one!! With the introduction of the Intrepid/Vision/& the Chrysler
> > > model I can't remember the name of, the touted their breakthrough design
> > > inovation of:
> > > "Cab-Forward design".
> > > You want cab forward? I got cab-forward! All Vanagons have "cab-forward'".
> > > All previous versions of VW's van have "cab-forward"!!!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Jim Davis
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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