

| Subject: | Re: vanagon flashback |
| From: | Eric Caron |
| Date: | Thu, 2 Nov 2017 19:24:58 -0400 |
Oh boy Roy,
I need a interpreter to understand this reference. Or, maybe a few glasses of wine.
Eric
> On Nov 2, 2017, at 8:01 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca> wrote:
>
> Eric:
>
> When I park the Hyena (’88 T3 Westy) next to Ras Bulli Split (’66 Westy), it’s like standing Benoît Pouliot next to Yvon Cournoyer … just enough bigger and boxier.
>
> The 66 originally had 40hp (1500 sp) since increased to 1.7l and 60hp :-)
>
>
>> On 01-Nov-2017, at 23:20, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
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>> Thanks for this,
>>
>> I appreciated the comparisons to the type 2. I remember reading that the vanagon was bigger but now I realize not very much bigger then the bus. Not all that much heavier either. Less then the average weight of a adult person.
>>
>> I knew the approximate HP of the 1.9 and 2.1 but it is clear from the article 82 and 95.
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>> I thought the comment about the 2.1 having no trouble keeping up with traffic was interesting if that was the feeling for the time.
>>
>> It was a fun article to read.
>>
>> Eric Caron
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 1, 2017, at 7:20 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>>> http://www.motortrend.com/news/1986-volkswagen-vanagon-syncro-feature-flashback/
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