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Subject:Re: Mystery Vanagon
From:Ray Hunnam
Date:Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:37:05 -0700

Chris.

A question for David Marshall.  David did you do invade the U.S. of A. last
weekend.  Testing that Crew Cab of yours.

Ray.

Christopher Quijano wrote:

> I was driving up Hwy 18 near Tiger summit (near Seattle WA) in a loaner
> 1998 VW Jetta, then I came upon a Vanagon.  This van was a 70's or earlier
> (sorry I don't know my vanagons), and was the pickup style.  It had dual
> doors on each side and a canapy on the back.  It also sat nose down.
>
> The mystery part is that the vanagon was going over 70 mph up hill.  Every
> time a car moved out of its way or we came out of a corner it was easily
> out accelerating the Jetta.  When we hit I-90 I finally let the vanagon
> pull away alittle.  Of course I was doing 95 mph at the time and didn't
> have much of a choice (I really don't need another ticket).  I caught the
> vanagon when it was slowing for and off ramp.  I think the driver knew I
> was trying to look at his van, because he just glanced over and smiled.
>
> I vangon didn't sound like a normal VW, although I don't know what one
> sounds like going 95+ mph.  It also had two exhuast pipes coming out the
> back in the center (if that makes any difference).
>
> Anyways, is it safe to assume this is not a stock VW?
>
> Christopher Quijano