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Subject:Re: wright bros. replica, powered by vw
From:Ken Lewis
Date:Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:08:51 -0400

That explains the trail of anti-freeze I found on my roof. He must be using
a Vanagon engine. ;-/

Ken Lewis
Kernersville, NC
86 Transporter Crew Cab
60 356 T-5 Porsche
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Art McGinn" <amcginn@MICROWEB.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 7:27 PM
Subject: wright bros. replica, powered by vw

>   a redding, ca., guy has built a replica of wright bros.' plane and will
> fly it cross country to kitty hawk, n.c.
>   his power plant of choice?
>   a 4-cyl vw engine!
>   the original wright bros. engine "wasn't reliable. this one is 1,000
times
> more reliable, so it won't stop," says pilot tom ivicevich. "i'll fly it
for
> about five hours at a time."
>   from s.f. chron 10/19

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