On July 30, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > > Hardly... a BMW has that large finny thing in the front that serves no
> > > purpose in a Beetle. A Porche is an overpriced Beetle.
> >
> > About the only things that a Porsche and a VW have in common are
> > ancestors that were designed by engineering teams led by the same
> > individual.
>
> I have a couple later Type IIs, one 1975 and one 1976 Microbus. They use
> the same engine as a Porche 914, but, OTOH, I have heard the 914 decried
> as not a "true" Porche.
They're not. They're awfully cute, though.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
Received on Mon Jul 30 2001 - 16:34:46 BST