I guess, but a front engine design takes up a lot of room that we take for
granted. I would want to actually use one before I bought it and was stuck
with it.

Jim

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 5:10 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Hmmm ..... .  VW could start with something like the Eurovan, give it a
> little more road clearance, and make it just a bit bigger inside.  It has
> less room than the Campmobile, but methinks it could be done.  Isn't the
> California camper pretty close to what I want?  It could be sold here.
>
> ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> > As in, a Volkswagen Vanagon design that would meet current standards
> with a
> > Westfalia interior as close to the original as possible. I believe those
> > things are poly-mutually exclusive. It would either have to be a lot
> bigger
> > on the outside or smaller on the inside. What we have is as good as it's
> > going to get. For a person of a generation like mine who thought nothing
> of
> > no seat belts, .5 mm of vertical sheet metal to protect you from the
> > oncoming Coupe de Ville , plus a steering shaft aimed at your heart,
> > Vanagons seem relatively safe. For most of those younger than us Vanagons
> > are terrifying airbag-less barbarians.
> >
> > And maybe they are right. But inch for inch you'll still never get more
> out
> > of any car design, ever again, than a Vanagon.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 3:36 PM Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Are these being sold, or proposed for sale, or is it just an idea?
> > >
> > > For many of the reasons that VW campers are practical, this would not
> be.
> > > It cannot really double as a vehicle for regular driving, even if one
> uses
> > > it for that only occasionally.
> > >
> > > Not interested, but I am interested in a VW camper mostly like mine,
> but
> > > that is built on a modern vehicle.
> > >
> > > mcneely
> > >
> > > ---- Michael Kimball <kimballmk@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> http://www.wideopenspaces.com/meet-doubleback-volkswagen-camper-video/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=SH&utm_campaign=SH
> > >
> > > --
> > > David McNeely
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>
>
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