There were Corvair "minivans" and VW "minivans" and the old Ford/Chevy
"minivans" long before the Caravan/Voyager came along, so I don't know what
they're pitching.

-----Original Message-----
From: KENWILFY <KENWILFY@AOL.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 8:21 AM
Subject: Chrysler Invention? (minivans)

>I don't mean to start an anti-Chrysler campaign but I am getting kinda
tired
>of seeing these claims that they invented the mini-van.  I just checked out
>the newest issue of Automobile magazine and they had a section devoted to
>these vans which stated "The first and still the best".  I remember seeing
a
>commercial not too long ago where they were showing all of these supposed
>firsts of Chrysler (first SUV, etc.) and included minivans showing this old
>panel truck as thier example.
>Is this false advertising or what?  I mean we know who invented the minivan
so
>how can Chrysler go around and tell everybody that they did it and they
claim
>that the first van was some kinda sorry lookin' panel truck?
>The last time I rode in one of those things I got claustrophobia and car
sick.
>Not the first and definitely Not the best.
>Sorry for the rant.
>Ken Wilford
>John 3:16
>