Retro Vehicles
By Matthew C. Keegan, Tue Dec 6th
Retro styled vehicles are all the rage today and Volkswagen'sNew Beetle was one of the first of many of these types of carsto show up on the market. Given VW's long running popularity,other long since retired models are certainly worthy of beingcopied, don't you agree? The Karmann Ghia, the Thing, and theScirocco are a few that come to mind, however they aren't theones slated for a comeback. Yes, VW's famous "Bus" or Microbusis scheduled to return, to the delight of aging hippieseverywhere.
Okay, first a quick test. Can you name some of the recent retrovehicles to hit North American highways lately? Besides theVolkswagen's New Beetle, here are a few:
Ford: Thunderbird, Mustang
Chrysler: PT Cruiser
Chevrolet: SSR and HHR
To qualify as a true "retro" vehicle it cannot just borrow thename - like the Dodge Charger - instead, it must take itsstyling cues from a vehicle from another generation.
Enter the Volkswagen Microbus.
Yes, open up your cedar trunk and take out those wild lookingtie dyed shirts, your cavernous bell bottom pants, and that pairof odd looking leather sandals. Let down your hair [if you haveany left], grow a beard [gents only, please] and be prepared tostep back in time to the days when the VW Bus was thepeople
