In a message dated 4/13/2004 3:54:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes:

<< Actually these vans are not unique in styling... the first-generation
Mitsubishi Delica/L300 (RWD & 4WD), released in the same year as the
T3, was quite similar from the front and sides. Pure coincidence, but
there it is. >>

I'll have to agree. I have a basement full of old shoe boxes that predates
the T3  by decades. Those darned VW engineers have been snooping around again.

I'll bet those same engineers were poking around my Dustbuster Hand vacuum
when they were designing the Sprinter.

BenT Angles