May 31, 200718 yr At least the cargo is safe and sound. That's what made these models so appealing to businesses.
May 31, 200718 yr What a great clip. That is amazing. Fold and Stow Cab - a VW design first. :rotflmao: Makes parking in tight spaces a breeze...except only 2 wheels will actually be usable.
May 31, 200718 yr It's amazing how far all cars have come since the '80s. But then again the test of the VW Beetle (classic) versus a "modern" Golf proves just how futile progress is at times. =In any case the VW microbus was an ancient & unsafe design from the get-go in the 1960s.... the closest thing to it would be a Toyota Wunderwagon....
May 31, 200718 yr In sad news today, six people were killed when a VW Bus crashed into a concrete wall. The only survivors were the Mexican stowaways beneath the cargo canopy.
May 31, 200718 yr Author But then again the test of the VW Beetle (classic) versus a "modern" Golf proves just how futile progress is at times. =In any case the VW microbus was an ancient & unsafe design from the get-go in the 1960s.... the closest thing to it would be a Toyota Wunderwagon.... Yes, it doesn't seem that much (if any) progress was made from the 50s - 80s. It's only since the 80s and only really since the mid 90s that we've made real progress.
May 31, 200718 yr Wild...no structural integrity at all..that video must have inspired GM with to make the Astro and U-vans so collapsible.
June 1, 200718 yr Wild...no structural integrity at all..that video must have inspired GM with to make the Astro and U-vans so collapsible. Actually the Astro isn't that bad of a design. I've seen several badly wrecked ones in salvage yards and they ain't anywhere in the same leauge as that VW. Chris
June 2, 200718 yr Wild...no structural integrity at all..that video must have inspired GM with to make the Astro and U-vans so collapsible. U-vans, yes. Astros, no. My buddy' old 91 was hit by an f-250, then a s-10, and he walked away from the accident.... They hold up well, with the only downside being if they are t-boned on the sliding door..... And I have seen some mangled Astros too...
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