I don't know about "pretty" but they are rather cute in a quirky sort of
way. Very humble looking too.

I didn't used to like the looks of them so well but they've certainly grown
on me in the past few years. Especially after I actually got in one and
drove it. Then, I *had* to have one! LOL

Of all the vehicles of I've had, I think I like it best, though my Acura
Integra and Subaru XT are very close behind. It sure beats the Chevy Blazer
and the GMC Safari I've had, though, by a long mile.

~Annie

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:

> dear right lines
> if i were to suggest a right vehicle i would suggest the 59 caddilac coupe
> de' ville
>
> having said that i will repeat that any vw van style i was behind the wheel
> of turned more heads then any other vehicle i have ever owned or drove ...
> except the 59 coupe de' ville
> yours
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> > I would not use the word 'pretty' to describe the shape.
> >
> > but ...the shape, and some nuances on it grows on me at least.
> > I wake up where I can look out at least 10 vanagons.
> >
> > I particularly like the treatment around the rear air intake vents - very
> > nicely integrated there.
> > The crease down the side, the shape and shape of the windshield and front
> > door side windows..
> > like all of that.
> >
> > They beautifully maximized the interior volume while keeping the box
> shape
> > to a certain size...
> > and ....very nicely, the sides are not flat at all.
> > the are curved top to bottom of course,
> > but they are also curved front to rear if you look closely.
> >
> > the 'look' of the front - the grill with two eyes and the lower
> > grill...........all very nice.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Same for the Porsche 356.
> > The 911...........I have always regarded that as 'an OK shape'.....rather
> > practically shaped.
> > 914's............now there is a controversial body style - many consider
> it
> > either good looking, or ugly, not much in between.
> > I had a Porsche 914-6 in my shope for about a year.
> > The -6 is a 'real' Porche...........911 six cylder engine, 5 lug alloy
> > wheels etc.
> > ( the 914 IS a volkswagon .....Type IV air-cooled 4 cylinder engine, 4
> lug
> > wheels etc. ) ...
> > the look very similar of course.
> > And the earlier ones have nicer early stype bumpers, ...
> > my point is ...
> > the more I had that 914-6 around, the more I looked at it ...
> > the more I got it ........what a great shape it is.
> > I think the 'sail' pannel on the side is awkward .......just doesn't fit
> > with the rest of the shape of the car.
> > Where it's really nice ......just looking purely at shape from an
> > art/design
> > point of view ...is there rear ...
> > the rear fenders that are subtly bulgey, the rear deck is nice.  The flat
> > small rear window is nice.
> > And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too.
> >
> > so give all that ...
> > how a shape grows on you ....
> > yes, vanagons are very , very nice.
> > There's more emphasis on practical shape than there is on making it 'good
> > looking '..............but still, not bad.
> >
> > and .........like old photo's .....
> > you know, a picture of whatever, a picknik table and a campsite can be so
> > mundane for a long time.
> > But see that same picture 25 years later - it takes on a lot more value.
> >
> > same on car shape and design ....give it 20 years or more, and certain
> ones
> > start looking really, really 'right.'
> >
> > and ....I will close with this question .....
> > purely subjective of course .....and many cadidates ....but there is
> 'One'
> > Amercian car shape/design that is very, very 'right'.
> > What car is it ?
> > 60's is one hint.
> >
> > oh ....it's a lot like this ...around Y2K there was online voting for car
> > of
> > the Century.  Many were suggested, VW Bug, Citroen 2CV, Model T Ford etc.
> > etc. etc.  Cobra even ( and There, is another shape/design that is
> flowless
> > and 'perfect' with the passage of time )
> > I thought and though about what car might be the Car of the Century.
> > I'm thinking it has to be very well known, should be good looking, should
> > have great performacne, even racing history , and probably many of them
> > made.
> > I finally figured out what car that would be...
> > and by golly,  the one I finally came up with  was the car voted as Car
> of
> > the Century.
> > Car to guess or say what it is ?
> >
> > Scott
> > missing having a 'real' saltwater sailboat.
> > Ex-Sausalito-ite.
> > www.turbovans.com
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Hineline" <hineline@HELIX.UCSD.EDU>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 12:23 PM
> > Subject: Are Vanagons pretty?
> >
> >
> >  Who thinks their Vanagon is pretty? I have a decidedly positive
> >> reaction whenever I see a Vanagon, and I really like the way the sheet
> >> metal goes together on the nose, but objectively I can't say it's
> >> pretty (the way a 911 is pretty).
> >>
> >> So?
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> roger w
> From Proverbs:
> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> servant who becomes king ...
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