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Subject:Re: FFFriday Fumbling Follies ... well, it's a start anyway ...
From:Gerald Skerbitz
Date:Sat, 1 Jul 1995 08:48:32 -0500 (CDT)

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>From des@teleport.com  Fri Jun 30 16:06:42 1995
>From: David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
>Subject: Re: FFFriday Fumbling Follies ... well, it's a start anyway ...
>To: JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu
>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:06:39 -0700 (PDT)
>Cc: vanagon@lenti

Joel Walker writes:
> 
Very cool!  But they didn't start FI till '75.  For '74 they went from
1700cc to 1800cc.

For 1973 they added the hatch above the engine - might be worth a
verse.

I added/changed the next few, for your amusement!

> If you drive a Seven-Four,
>    It's some better than before,
  One hundred extra cubic C's
	 3 more horsepower to fight the breeze!
> 
> If you drive a Seven-Five,
>    go and take it for a drive,
> Cause it's now got E-F-I,
>    Fuel Injection,  squirts your eye!
> 
> If you drive a Seven-Six,
>    You must learn a lot of tricks,
> Have to hold your mouth just right
>    Or you have no lights at night!

> If you drive a Double-Seven,
>    You be ridin in seven(th) heaven
> Cause the year before was so right
>    There's nary a change in sight
> 
> If you drive a Seven-Eight,
	 To drive it you'll have less of a wait.
  Hydraulic lifters make me sway,
	 No more valve adjust every 3K.
> 
> If you drive a Seven-Nine,
>    Get yourself a glass of wine
  If you're tipsy you won't cry
	 When those Vanagon heads run your wallet dry.

-David

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David Schwarze                     '73 VW Safare Custom Camper  (Da Boat)
San Diego, California, USA         '73 Capri GT 2800            (Da Beast)
e-mail: des@teleport.com           '87 Mustang Lx 5.0           (Da Sleeper)
http://www.teleport.com/~des       '93 Weber WG-50              (Da Piano)
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