At 8:47 PM 10/22/98, Michael Harrnacker wrote:
>I don't mean to picky, but the page below requires a username and password
>(or I am doing something seriously wrong (which is alway possible)).
>

        The NYT requires a subscription, which is free...

        Here's the extent of the text, though:

        "Volkswagen actually developed the minivan in 1949, but the concept
        acquired a practical form when it was brought to the Chrysler
        Corporation by a marketing executive, Hal Sperlich, who had defected
        from Ford. The minivan wasn't so much a leader in styling as a
        packaging innovation. The front-wheel-drive van had a low floor, and
        thereby a low roof, and unlike most vans at the time, it could fit
        easily in most garages. Growing families loved the spacious cabin,
        cup holders and four-cylinder engine, which was far less thirsty than
        the V8's of conventional large station wagons..."

        Odd...I could have sworn that the Corvair Greenbrier was "garagable",
        too.

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