It was a plot by vanagon owners.

Mike
'85 Westy[Friday already?]

> Can anyone tell me, why we didn't switch in 1976 to the simple, clean,
> easy-to-use metric system from the backwards, inches/fluid
>
ounces/furlongs/quarts/drams/pints/rods/tablespoons/acres/yards/pounds/cups
> system?
> G. Matthew Bulley