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Retro Vehicles: Is Volkswagen Next?

Retro styled vehicles are all the rage todayodd looking leather sandals. Let down your
and Volkswagen's New Beetle was one of thehair [if you have any left], grow a beard
first of many of these types of cars to show[gents only, please] and be prepared to step
up on the market. Given VW's long runningback in time to the days when the VW Bus was
popularity, other long since retired modelsthe people hauler of the day. Peace, love,
are certainly worthy of being copied, don'tand stop the war you say? If VW has its way
you agree? The Karmann Ghia, the Thing, andthen around 2008 a vehicle very similar in
the Scirocco are a few that come to mind,style to the Bus will once again be seen
however they aren't the ones slated for acruising the streets of Haight-Ashbury,
comeback. Yes, VW's famous "Bus" or MicrobusGreenwich Village, and every freaky place you
is scheduled to return, to the delight ofcan  think  of,  man!  Just,  groovy.
aging  hippies  everywhere.
Featured at the 2001 Detroit Auto Show, a
Okay, first a quick test. Can you name someconcept Microbus evoked all sorts of "ooohs
of the recent retro vehicles to hit Northand aaaahs" from visitors; it was this same
American highways lately? Besides thetype of reaction that has convinced
Volkswagen's  New  Beetle,  here  are  a few:Volkswagen  to  go  forward  with production.
Ford:  Thunderbird,  MustangAs of this writing, there is a battle raging
within Volkswagen-land as to how much the
Chrysler:  PT  CruiserMicrobus will incorporate the retro look.
Seeing how the New Beetle succeeded in the
Chevrolet:  SSR  and  HHRUS, but flopped in Europe will VW have the
courage to stand tall and bring back the
To qualify as a true "retro" vehicle ithippie hauler? Or, will VW cave in and
cannot just borrow the name - like the Dodgeproduce just another run-of-the-mill vehicle
Charger - instead, it must take its stylingthat  only  hints  at  its  past  glory?
cues  from a vehicle from another generation.
Time will tell, but my advice to VW is this:
Enter  the  Volkswagen  Microbus.get it built now before us hippie dippy types
are  too  old  to  climb  into  it.
Yes, open up your cedar trunk and take out
those wild looking tie dyed shirts, yourUnless, of course, the Microbus can be
cavernous bell bottom pants, and that pair ofoutfitted with a wheelchair ramp.



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