Date:         Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:34:03 -0400
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From:         Chris Szpejankowski <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Doubleback Volkswagen Camper
Comments: To: "<mcneely4@cox.net>" <mcneely4@cox.net>
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118'' wheelbase?  That's not too avoirdupois. 

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Dnia 29 cze 2015 o godz. 20:39 <mcneely4@cox.net> <mcneely4@cox.net> napisał(a):

> Too big.  BIL and Sister have a Mercedes, same vehicle.  Too big.
> 
> ---- szpejankowski@gmail.com wrote: 
>> Dodge Sprinter :-)
>> 
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
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>> Dnia 29 cze 2015 o godz. 18:10 Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> napisał(a):
>> 
>>> Hmmm ..... .  VW could start with something like the Eurovan, give it a little more road clearance, and make it just a bit bigger inside.  It has less room than the Campmobile, but methinks it could be done.  Isn't the California camper pretty close to what I want?  It could be sold here.
>>> 
>>> ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> As in, a Volkswagen Vanagon design that would meet current standards with a
>>>> Westfalia interior as close to the original as possible. I believe those
>>>> things are poly-mutually exclusive. It would either have to be a lot bigger
>>>> on the outside or smaller on the inside. What we have is as good as it's
>>>> going to get. For a person of a generation like mine who thought nothing of
>>>> no seat belts, .5 mm of vertical sheet metal to protect you from the
>>>> oncoming Coupe de Ville , plus a steering shaft aimed at your heart,
>>>> Vanagons seem relatively safe. For most of those younger than us Vanagons
>>>> are terrifying airbag-less barbarians.
>>>> 
>>>> And maybe they are right. But inch for inch you'll still never get more out
>>>> of any car design, ever again, than a Vanagon.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 3:36 PM Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

>>>>> 
>>>>> Are these being sold, or proposed for sale, or is it just an idea?
>>>>> 
>>>>> For many of the reasons that VW campers are practical, this would not be.
>>>>> It cannot really double as a vehicle for regular driving, even if one uses
>>>>> it for that only occasionally.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Not interested, but I am interested in a VW camper mostly like mine, but
>>>>> that is built on a modern vehicle.
>>>>> 
>>>>> mcneely
>>>>> 
>>>>> ---- Michael Kimball <kimballmk@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> http://www.wideopenspaces.com/meet-doubleback-volkswagen-camper-video/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=SH&utm_campaign=SH
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> David McNeely
>>> 
>>> --
>>> David McNeely
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> David McNeely
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