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Old 02-09-2020, 06:03 PM   #3393 (permalink)
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The first VW Bus, the Type 29 prototype
VW gets credit for beating Chrysler/Plymouth to the minivan. But Chrysler could have had a [five-cylinder radial engine] front-wheel-drive van in the 1930s.



Found this yesterday:




http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Volkswagen/

Tempo Matador front wheel drive in 1950, one year after Ben Pon's design. I wish I'd found one of those instead of my Clark Cortez.
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