Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:09:07 -0500
Reply-To: John Benditt <JBenditt@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From: John Benditt <JBenditt@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: Re: wow Amphibious vehicle!
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Hey Eric
Sorry! But you are totally wrong! There are allot of vehicle designed from the
ground up. Why don't you go back and read my ordinal Email carefully before you make
half whitted comments.
I said "I expect to sell tens of thousands of these amphibious options for all 4x4
SUV's." not tens of thousands of cars from the ground up! Notice, the two words,
(amphibious option) which in other words, it is a mechanical assembly that is
fastened to an off road 4x4 vehicle known as an SUV giving the owner the option of
amphibious capability.
Also this option will enable Vanagon Syncro's to be amphibious, but my design
efforts will be made on present SUV's. configurations.
Honda started to sell "all new"original designs in their cars in 1973, which was
designed from the ground up. KIA, Hyundai are other recent car manufactures. There
is the 3 wheel electric Sparrow which is a ground up vehicle being marketed in USA.
Theirs the Dulton Marina which is a present amphibious car made in Europe somewhere.
Solar powered cars and other types of cars are being built from the ground up by
collage students are from the ground up designs. Even race cars are ground up made
using hi performance after market parts from engine blocks to seats. Not to mention
the safety cage frames..
EMZ wrote:
> John,
> Sorry first, but your out there a ways.... No car, (I must repeat
> this) "NO car" in recent history has been "all new" or in your words
> "designed from ground up". Even GM stated, several years back, the cost
> (and risks) are just to much. Only a total economic chance would a ground
> up design, ever appear again.
> AS for selling tens of thousands, Well I'm sure everyone wants
> one of these? right?
>
> Eric 86-VW4x4
> vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z
> Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
>
> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, John Benditt wrote:
>
> > Well Dan
> > It is not a crazy project. It is not a fun project. It takes a lot of long
> > hours sitting at my computer designing every part, over and over until it is
> > what I think will work. Then hour after hour hand fabrication of each
> > aluminum part to high tolerances. After many months and many thousands of
> > dollars it starts to materalize. I would only go through this type of project
> > if there is a monitery spin off. I expect to sell tens of thousands of these
> > amphibious options for all 4x4 SUV's.
> >
> > I do drive an all aluminum state of the art amphibious gas/human powered
> > bicycle. As soon as I am finishing up my first production run I will be
> > selling it and I will have a web sight to show you an example of my work! My
> > next product is the amphibious 4x4 SUV.
> >
> > The reason why I believe you don't see much innovation like this in today's
> > society, is because most people are distracted. Whether it is the internet,
> > TV, love making, to really sit down an design a vehicle from the ground up
> > using one's own original design like Dr. Porsche did, with the VW back in the
> > '30's. I have admired his originality. It seems that Volkswagen has maintained
> > that originality even in present products. I am amazed how unique my '87
> > Vanagon is with the master cylinder under the dash, the AC on the roof and so
> > much more.
> >
> > I live in Florida
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > dan wrote:
> >
> > > What a crazy project:) Where do you live where you can do fun things like
> > > this? How much does it run to do something like this to a vehicle?
> > > Honeslty, I never have even heard of it..
> > >
> > > Dan
> >
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