When did the Greenbriar come out? Ben Pon sketched the first VW
Microbus April 23rd, 1947...

On 1/9/07, Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Chris,
>    Go to a mailing list called "Virtual Vairs" and mention VW buses, and
> you'll get a flood of emails from Corvair fanatics about how CHEVY invented
> the minivan with the Greenbriar. I was on this list for a while when I was
> going to do the Transvair conversion on my '75 Westy. One guy sent me a
> very lengthy email detailing why he believed the Greenbriar was hands down
> way better than any VW bus. Never mind that Chevy only sold a mere fraction
> of the number of VW buses over the years, and the production run of the
> Greenbriar (and the Corvair itself) was not very long. I emailed him back
> and asked him why if it was so good, why don't they still make it? Never
> got a response. I will say this, though, Corvair fanatics are quite loyal
> and they have a very good nationwide club with an excellent bimonthly
> magazine.
>
> Jeff Stewart
> fonman4277@earthlink.net
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vwcampersmidatlantic/
>