>Here is the article clipped out with the VW interest: > >>1974 Volkswagen Golf >> >>While the Austin Mini had a tremendous effect on >>small-car engineering, it was the Golf, designed >>by the Giugiaro design firm in Italy and initially >>called the Rabbit in the United States, that >>spawned a number of subcompact, hatchback imitators. >> >> >>1984 Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager >> >>Volkswagen actually developed the minivan in 1949, but >>the concept acquired a practical form when it was >>brought to the Chrysler Corporation by a marketing >>executive, Hal Sperlich, who had defected from Ford. >>The minivan wasn't so much a leader in styling as a >>packaging innovation. The front-wheel-drive van had a >>low floor, and thereby a low roof, and unlike most >>vans at the time, it could fit easily in most garages. >>Growing families loved the spacious cabin, cup holders >>and four-cylinder engine, which was far less thirsty >>than the V8's of conventional large station wagons. >> > >Joel Cort >89 Syncro Westy "Cinnabar" > > |
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