We saw one driving around town last fall - my son had never seen one before and chastised me for not telling him that they existed!
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 12:22 AM, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 35 years ago, I used to see these everywhere. Not a common sight today: > > > > http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/rvs/626500135.html > > I haven't seen one in ages either. (Funny thing is that I do see > other VW-based kit cars pretty regularly---the Gazelles that look like > Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the ones that look like Bricklins, can't > remember what they were called.) > > You can still buy a new Meyers Manx---www.meyersmanx.com, natch. > > Still built on a VW frame, but now they suggest you put a Subaru WRX > engine in it, which makes for a power-to-weight ratio better than a > 427 Cobra. Yikes. > > Alex Chamberlain > '87 300D Turbo et al. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
