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Subject:Re: breadloaf EV sighting
From:Eric Caron
Date:Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:23:34 -0500

Very cool that you saw this EV bus.  I usually call that style of bus a Bay Window. Earlier bus is splitty, Vanagon just vanagon or bus as the nick names are not fun, brick and wedge, mostly given by non  Vanagon fans.  

Eric 

> On Feb 15, 2025, at 10:48 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM> wrote:
> 
> I'm not clear on my bus nomenclature but I used to own a '74 and this one was like that one. I think those are called breadloafs but not 100% sure. It was not a camper, looked like it had the original interior.
> 
> -Mark
> 
>> On Feb 15, 2025, at 4:18 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
>> 
>> Typo or not.  It was cool that you should come across that EV conversation.
>> 
>> Have you got any more details on the loaf (bay window, breadloaf, etc.)?
>> 
>> Dave B.
>> 
>> On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 12:37:44 PM EST, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Sorry for the typo, damn autocorrect.
>> 
>>> On Feb 14, 2025, at 8:26 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET <mailto:mwmiller6@ATT.NET>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Oh, Oops? Breadloaf?
>>> 
>>>   On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 08:13:16 AM PST, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net <mailto:mwmiller6@att.net>> wrote:  
>>> 
>>> What's a broadleaf?
>>> 
>>>   On Friday, February 14, 2025 at 06:27:25 AM PST, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com <mailto:mark@markmcculley.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yesterday I saw a freshly restored broadleaf, looked to be a '74, parked at the local grocery store. I walked over to check it out and it turned out to be an EV conversion. First one like that I've seen.
>>> 
>>> -Mark
>>>