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Subject:Re: red mark on metric odometer
From:Barb and Scott Stothers
Date:Tue, 1 May 2001 18:51:56 -0500

Hi there,

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.....

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "86 Westfalia" <scotiawesty@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:41 PM
Subject: red mark on metric odometer

> Why is my odometer marked in red between 50 and 55 km/hr?
>
> Dan
>
> DJ Landry
> Bedford, NS
> 86 Westfalia