Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 10:55:53 -0700
Reply-To: Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Chrysler Invention? (minivans)
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Volks,
Chrysler DID invent the "minivan"... the WORD. Not the vehicle. Lee
Iaccrackhead stated in his book, when he was talking about how he was
trying to get Ford to build his "invention," his opinion on the VW
bus, and how he would "improve" it. That means that he BLATANTLY
ripped off Volkswagen.
Perhaps the word thing is why VWoA hasn't sued (?) Chrysler. Where I
live, a Vanagon is registered as a "VW station wagon," even when the
American minivans were out. Same for the Toyota Van, which came out
the same model year as Lido's "invention".
I have been able to park against a billboard that had the "Just As
Original As The Original" ad in it. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! :) Also, I
suggest yelling "POSER!!!" to anyone in a Caravan that is rude in
traffic, as long as the driver is not a redneck...
Sam
Scott McDonell <scott@KONNECTIONS.COM> wrote:
>
> There were Corvair "minivans" and VW "minivans" and the old Ford/Chevy
> "minivans" long before the Caravan/Voyager came along, so I don't
know what
> they're pitching.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KENWILFY <KENWILFY@AOL.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 8:21 AM
> Subject: Chrysler Invention? (minivans)
>
>
> >I don't mean to start an anti-Chrysler campaign but I am getting
kinda
> tired
> >of seeing these claims that they invented the mini-van. I just
checked out
> >the newest issue of Automobile magazine and they had a section
devoted to
> >these vans which stated "The first and still the best". I remember
seeing
> a
> >commercial not too long ago where they were showing all of these
supposed
> >firsts of Chrysler (first SUV, etc.) and included minivans showing
this old
> >panel truck as thier example.
> >Is this false advertising or what? I mean we know who invented the
minivan
> so
> >how can Chrysler go around and tell everybody that they did it and
they
> claim
> >that the first van was some kinda sorry lookin' panel truck?
> >The last time I rode in one of those things I got claustrophobia
and car
> sick.
> >Not the first and definitely Not the best.
> >Sorry for the rant.
> >Ken Wilford
> >John 3:16
> >
>
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