4 Mar
2002
4 Mar
'02
12:35 p.m.
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Don Maslin wrote:
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 philip(a)awale.qc.ca wrote:
I was privileged to help restore 2 military Korean-era PowerWagons a
couple of years ago. Awesome machines. The REAL privilege was the
final test drive -- across the Guadalupe River. No bridge. 4.5 feet of
water. Glug.
Doc
On 04-Mar-2002 Hans H?bner wrote:
The SUVs of the '50s were the Dodge Powerwagon series of vehicles, which
were direct descendants of some of the WWII military vehicles. One of the classic "Kombi" style german
cars is the Volkswagen Passat
Variant, which you can see at
http://www.autobischof.ch/autobischof-vw-passat-variant-600x359.jpg
That's what I would call a station wagon. Where were the SUVs of the 50s.
For the historically inclinded, the "station" in "station wagon" were
the
buildings that were pretty far away on the ranch.
-Philip 