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Subject:Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:15:21 -0600

Ah! the XKE.

I had one of those - 1972 Powder blue - 6 forward speeds, bumps on the
hood alluding to the V12 underneath sporting four stromberg carbs! What
a machine. Alas! Like many a toy, it fell to the court divorce decree!!

But it was great while it lasted - that XKE that is.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

>
> what I find is that 'after many years' most well-known car/van body
> styles
> take on a certain 'right-ness'.
>
> For example...the classic 300SL Gullwing mercedes sports car,
> and the Jag XJ6 ....the original early ones ...and XKE...
> you could not change *one line* on those cars by even half an inch and
> make
> it better.
>
>