On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Don Maslin wrote:
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> On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 philip_at_awale.qc.ca wrote:
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> > On 04-Mar-2002 Hans H?bner wrote:
> > > One of the classic "Kombi" style german cars is the Volkswagen Passat
> > > Variant, which you can see at
> > > http://www.autobischof.ch/autobischof-vw-passat-variant-600x359.jpg
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> > That's what I would call a station wagon. Where were the SUVs of the 50s.
> > For the historically inclinded, the "station" in "station wagon" were the
> > buildings that were pretty far away on the ranch.
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> > -Philip
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> The SUVs of the '50s were the Dodge Powerwagon series of vehicles, which
> were direct descendants of some of the WWII military vehicles.
I was privileged to help restore 2 military Korean-era PowerWagons a
couple of years ago. Awesome machines. The REAL privilege was the
final test drive -- across the Guadalupe River. No bridge. 4.5 feet of
water. Glug.
Doc
Received on Mon Mar 04 2002 - 20:35:48 GMT
