I think you'll find that the Japanese aren't famous for inventing anything
new. They just copied the VW Air Cooled / Porsche Air Cooled and Vanagon
WBXer and built the engine without the gremlins that VW had in there.
I had a 1975 Toyota Land Cruiser and the 6 cylinder OHV engine was a clone
of a Chevrolet 235 CID engine used in P Boats / Disposable Landing Craft
during world II.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Allen" <Howard.Allen@FAIRCHILDSEMI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Confused owner?

> I think it is kind of cute how the mechanic likened the VW engine as like
> a Subaru engine.  Especially since the Subaru engine was patterned after
> the VW engine.  Isn't that why they are so cross compatible?
>
> Best Regards
> Howard Allen
> S. Portland, Maine
>
> Packaging as an enabling technology