

| Subject: | Re: VW's have feelings? |
| From: | Ray Hunnam |
| Date: | Fri, 17 Jul 1998 16:46:29 -0700 |
Definately NOT the Hunter. Ray Robert A. Alexander wrote: > Marcus - Can't remember. A high school friend of mine got a new one > from the dealer in Naples, FL, in '66. It was the "station wagon" > version, manual shift, and ACTUALLY ran well in wet weather! > Honest-to-God, this "dealer" was a hardware-store in Naples! > > You know, the ole memory banks are firing up and I remember an article > in Car & Driver(?), from the late 60's, featuring the replacement of the > Jag XKE's twin-cam six with Pontiac's OHC 6cyl, for about the cost of a > valve-job & re-ringing of the twin cam. Seems like one lost about 2 > seconds from the twin-cam's 0-100mph time, gained about 5mpg and lost > 10mph of top speed. > > Look at the current crop of British imports. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. At > least the early British offerings offered some CLASS! > > BOB - WA4RRN - CHUHOI!
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