In the September 1961 US based Car Life magazine there was a comparison report between the VW bus, the Ford Econoline and the Chevrolet Greenbriar Sports Wagon called "3 Station Buses"
To quote in the VW section -
"An excellent 4-speed manual transmission (our only test bus so equipped) helps it do a quarter mile acceleration test as fast as the Greenbriar with its Powerglide automatic transmission"
"long uphill grades, however, can become a bit annoying"
The performance tables read
Corvair Ford VW
0-60mph 32.2 25.8 .....
To quote in the VW section -
"An excellent 4-speed manual transmission (our only test bus so equipped) helps it do a quarter mile acceleration test as fast as the Greenbriar with its Powerglide automatic transmission"
"long uphill grades, however, can become a bit annoying"
The performance tables read
Corvair Ford VW
0-60mph 32.2 25.8 .....
Greg
’71 Westfalia, Annie
’91 Caravelle GL, Lucy
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I didn’t expect an answer, because I spoke in Spaniel, which is understood only by spaniels.
’71 Westfalia, Annie
’91 Caravelle GL, Lucy
Слава Україні
I didn’t expect an answer, because I spoke in Spaniel, which is understood only by spaniels.