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Subject:Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:59:03 -0400

On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, G.M.Bulley wrote:

> As an aside, when Consumer Guide reviewed the first (1952?) VW bus in
> the US, they couldn't post a 0-60 time for it because they couldn't get
> it above 58 mph.

I think I once saw a Road & Track review where they didn't post braking
test results for the Vanagon because their track didn't have a long enough
straightaway to get up to the required speed. ;)

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