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Subject:Re: air cooled? : non van
Date:Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:04:12 -0400

In a message dated 96-04-25 14:53:49 EDT, AYAMADA@nwtel.ca (Alan Yamada)
writes:

>this friend of mine took an "auto fix it" course, and the
>instuctor guy told him that VW was the only car manufacture to
>make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled
>engines but could not think of any others...are/were there any others?
> 

In the early days, many cars were air cooled.  Most notable was the Franklin.
 They even redesigned the front grill at some point to disguise the fact it
did not have a radiator.  The Tucker was also aircooled.
Dennis.