Ford invented the mini van. Look at the pictures of the model box at the
bottom of the page:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/guinnessd/pinto/

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Rouby" <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: Dr. Z - (vague volkswagen content)

> The arguement that VW created the minivan has been brought up before.  VW
> actually created the "microbus" (think tiny bus) not the Minivan.  However
> Chrysler took their usually full-size van line and conceptialized a
> smalled-version built on K-car componantry and based it on front-wheel
> drive, making it more economical than those full-sized RWD vans as well.
> It was quite revolutionary at the time (1984) when station wagons and VW
> microbuses were the only other way families could haul crap down the road.
>
>  Now how many station wagons are still produced? (Ironically
> DaimlerChrysler builds some)
>
>  My 2 corroded green pennies.
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> Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>  I like the Dr. Z Commercials. And he is the
> Chairman of Daimler-Chrysler, Dr. Dieter Zetche.
>
> I like the crash test commercial.
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> http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/112_0501_dieter_zetsche/
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>
> Robert
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> 1982 Westfalia
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> --- Kimmons Anthony
> wrote:
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>> So, I was getting fed up with these "Dr. Z"
>> DaimlerChrysler ads on TV
>> these days so I wrote Dr. Z a question about
>> whether or not he was
>> embarrassed to be on TV claiming that Chrylser
>> had "invented the
>> mini-van"... Below is the response I got from
>> them (I was surprised
>> that they even answered me at all!)
>>
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>> Dear Anthony:
>>
>> Thanks for contacting Dr.Z. Your message has
>> been forwarded to us for
>> response.
>>
>> Thanks for you question regarding the invention
>> of the mini van. As you
>> already know, Volkswagen invented the mini van,
>> but DaimlerChrysler
>> redesigned and refine the mini van.
>>
>> Thanks again for your "Z"mail.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Amy
>>
>> Senior Staff Representative
>> Dr.Z's Customer Action Team
>>
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