Re: Re[2]: Y'know what I saw that was funny?

[shikaroka@juno.com (T Jarrett)]

On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 20:28:44 -0500 (CDT) ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>
writes:
>At 17:32 8/29/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>The Dodge Omni IS a VW Rabbit!  They bought the chassis from VW. That 
>means
>>they have the same chassis as the Scirocco - I bet every one gets a 
>warm
>>feeling thinking of that... sz
>>
>Are you sure? The early models used VW engines, but the body panels 
>are all
>different, and the car seems a bit wider than the VW. This was when VW 
>was
>building Rabbits here. After VW shut that plant down, the later models 
>used
>someone else's motor, far as I know. I would be real surprised if any 
>of the
>chassis parts fit VW's, except for the long block.
>
>Chuck Kuecker
>
>ckuecker@mcs.net
>
>'83 Scirocco (new paint!)
>'58 Ghia Convert
>'75 Bug (getting better)
>'67 Bug
>'63 Bug (for sale)
>'91 Vanagon

Your right Chuck, the only thing in commen was the engine. Chyrlser used
the 1.6L Rabbit engine in there older Omni/Horizan's, but none of the
body panels or suspension componets were the same. Even though I do
believe that the copied their design off of the Rabbit, they too wanted a
hot selling small fwd car. The newer ones came with the option of a 2.2L,
but still wouldn't get out of its own way. But the Turbo Omni is pretty
darn quick.

Enough of this crap.


shikaroka@juno.com
82 Scirocco 16V (highly modified)
87 GTI G60
72 Baja Bug & Karmann Ghia
76 Lancia Beta Scorpion
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