It probably has something to do with the way VW marketed the Bus back in the '50s and '60s. They did not market it as a van nor a mini-van, but as a station wagon. I would have to agree though, that in concept, the VW Bus was one of the first "mini-vans." Sean ---------- > From: John Gladu <jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: DEF: Mini-Van? > Date: Tuesday, May 20, 1997 12:12 AM > > Can someone tell me what the definition of a "Mini-Van" is? > > A week ago, a headline on 5/12/97 "The New York Times" caught my eye and I > fed a dollar to the machine to snag a copy. > > It read: "For Mini-Vans, a Mid-Life Crisis at Age of 14". > > "Hmmm..." I thought, "The Bozobus is 36..." > > Why is it that the now-fifty-year-old product of Volkswagen is not > considered a 'Mini-Van'? Is the Microbus too small? Is the Vanagon too > large? Every Type II (except for the Eurovan) is older than the vehicle > that one of the "Big Three" pretentiously calls "the first Mini-Van". > > I'm surprised that VW let this ridiculous claim slide by. > But, then again, I'm not... > > bcnu - Grungy (John Gladu) (Houston, TX) Opinions are just that > INTERNET: jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu VOICE: 713-997-1117 > '60 dddPanel walk-thru (The Bozobus)-----resting - melting 1600dp---- > '89 Vanagon GL----------------------------good!----------------------- > '90 Vanagon GL----------------------------good!----------------------- > '68 & '69 Bugs--(Frunobulax & Bertha)-----on vacation (engineless)---- >
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