Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:41:38 PDT
Reply-To: Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: The Vanagon is a VW Bus (was Yahoo...)
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That subject heading looks reasonable, yes?
I'm interested in getting the support of the list in referring to my Vanagon
as a "VW Bus." (Note: 'support'!)
I'm kind of a purist and careful with language, and I know it's not a
Classic VW Bus, and indeed maybe some hardcore breadloaf pilots might,
somewhat legitimately, object -but so what: It drives like a bus
(especially with the front wheels in BACK of the steering wheel) and it
offers the VW Bus lifestyle, and, anyway , that's it's heritage -- VANagon
notwithstanding.
Besides, I just want to call it that because it's cool.
(Ok, so its a square-shaped bus, but it's still a bus!)
Thanks
Tony
'91 Syncro Westfalia VW Bus
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>From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV>
>Reply-To: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Yahoo club for aircooled Vanagons
>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:41:03 -0400
>
>A vanagon is a Type II - indeed, all VW vans are type II s, splitties,
>breadloafs, vanagons, maybe even eurovans :-).
>
>The Type II list is the aircooled list for vanagons and breadloafs- that is
>its charter. You do not have to subscribe if you want to check messages,
>you
>can just ead it from the web pages; it does not have to fill up your
>mailbox!
>
>The vintage bus, type II and vanagon lists are all born from the ur-vw bus
>list, the brainchild of Gerry Skerbitz at the University of Minnesota (to
>whom we all owe a debt of gratitude). I have an aircooled bus, plus two
>wasserboxer vanagons, and I wonder what Bill thinks is missing from the
>current selections that a Yahoo club will correct?
>
>Tom F.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill [SMTP:bill@FREEHOLDER.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Yahoo club for aircooled Vanagons
>
> Nothing wrong with the Type II list, but a Vanagon is not a Type
>II.
>Also,
> a Yahoo club is not a list at all -- nothing in your mailbox.
>
> At 03:13 PM 10/13/99 -0300, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
> >And what's the problem with the type 2 list?????? that warrants
>a
>new air
> >cooled list????? Malcolm
>
> Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> It ain't what you don't know that hurts you,
> it's what you do know that's wrong.
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