> Old history maybe..... my '59 Beetle Convertible has a KM speedometer in
it
> with the red hash mark (no other marks) at 50 km/hr. I was told it denoted
> your in town/village speed limit in the "old" country. Whether this
> translates to Vanagons, I don't know.....

That�s it, exactly. 50 km/h is the in-town speed limit.

Raimund