Volkswagen T2 – Matthew Parij

Rethinking GM’s Future: A New-Class Compact Van

January 14th, 2026

This Article By The Website Allpar Chronicling The Ambitious Development Of The Minivan By The Chrysler Corporation Beginning In The 1970’s, Including One Of The Design Objectives Being A Low, Flat Floor; Are One Of The Many Things I Dislike About Every Minivan That Chrysler Has Ever Built; And Every Other Car-Based Minivan.

What most did not want was one of the company’s B-Vans-David Zatz

Contrary to this Article stating that most people did not want a Dodge B-Van, a General Motors (Chevrolet/GMC) Full-Size Van, or a Ford Econoline/Club Wagon for personal use; I love the traditional, American Full-Size Vans, and the European Full-Size Vans (including the Ford Transit). I also love the Truck-based Compact Vans from General Motors and Ford, the Astro/Safari and the Aerostar, the T1, T2, T3, and T4 Volkswagen Transporter/Microbus/Vanagon/EuroVan; all successive generations of the Volkswagen Transporter that have been sold in markets other than in North America since 2003; the Volkswagen I.D Buzz, the Renault Estafette, the Renault Trafic, the Renault 1,000 Kg, the Renault Super Goélette, the Renault Master, the Peugeot J7, the Peugeot J9, the Citroen TUB, the Citroen H-Van, the Fiat 238, the Fiat 242, the Fiat Ducato, the Iveco Daily, the Toyota HiAce, the Nissan Urvan, the Mitsubishi Delica, the Mazda Bongo, the Toyota Master/Ace/Tarago/VanWagon, the Toyota Estima/Previa; and the Nissan Vanette.

https://www.motales.com/cars/Plymouth/minivans.php

If you acquire a copy of the Book that I wrote about how I would personally run General Motors, you will read that I would rekindle General Motors’ relationship with Fuji Heavy Industries/Subaru; and I would order the development of a European-style Compact Van using a Subaru EREV Powertrain with a Subaru EJ Engine as the Range-Extending Internal Combustion Engine, would definitely be of a higher and taller profile and would incorporate a high, flat floor; would be benchmarked against the Renault Trafic, Volkswagen Transporter, and Volkswagen I.D Buzz; would be styled by either one of the two leading Italian styling firms: ItalDesign or Bertone; and would be sold in the North American market as a new-generation Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari.

You may purchase a copy of this Book online from Barnes & Noble:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-i-would-manage-general-motors-if-i-were-the-companys-ceo-matthew-parij/1141501691?ean=9783180744681

Why Full-Size Vans Are Better Than Minivans: My Take

January 14th, 2026

This Article By The Website Allpar Chronicling The Ambitious Development Of The Minivan By The Chrysler Corporation Beginning In The 1970’s, Including One Of The Design Objectives Being A Low, Flat Floor; Are One Of The Many Things I Dislike About Every Minivan That Chrysler Has Ever Built; And Every Other Car-Based Minivan.

What most did not want was one of the company’s B-Vans-David Zatz

Contrary to this Article stating that most people did not want a Dodge B-Van, a General Motors (Chevrolet/GMC) Full-Size Van, or a Ford Econoline/Club Wagon for personal use; I love the traditional, American Full-Size Vans, and the European Full-Size Vans (including the Ford Transit). I also love the Truck-based Compact Vans from General Motors and Ford, the Astro/Safari and the Aerostar, the T1, T2, T3, and T4 Volkswagen Transporter/Microbus/Vanagon/EuroVan; all successive generations of the Volkswagen Transporter that have been sold in markets other than in North America since 2003; the Volkswagen I.D Buzz, the Renault Estafette, the Renault Trafic, the Renault 1,000 Kg, the Renault Super Goélette, the Renault Master, the Peugeot J7, the Peugeot J9, the Citroen TUB, the Citroen H-Van, the Fiat 238, the Fiat 242, the Fiat Ducato, the Iveco Daily, the Toyota HiAce, the Nissan Urvan, the Mitsubishi Delica, the Mazda Bongo, the Toyota Master/Ace/Tarago/VanWagon, the Toyota Estima/Previa; and the Nissan Vanette.

https://www.motales.com/cars/Plymouth/minivans.php

37 Things That Make Me Happy: A Personal Reflection

August 4th, 2025

Living in a sizable House on acres of property
Possessing a collection of Automobiles, Tractors, School Buses, Class 6-8 Trucks, Radios, and Electric Fans
Acquiring brand-new vehicles as Daily Drivers
Going out to eat at Restaurants
Visiting, and making friends with Radio and Television Stations
Visiting, and making friends with people who were a part of the NASCAR community prior to the 21st Century
Possessing a Ham Radio License, Ham Radio Equipment; and maybe also belonging to one or more Ham Radio Clubs, and in part and parcel; possibly attending their meetings
Listening to historically important Radio Stations, mainly heritage AM/Mediumwave Stations, High Power (50 kilowatts and greater) AM/Mediumwave Stations, Shortwave Radio Stations, FM Radio Stations whose histories can be traced back to the 1930’s and 1940’s, as APEX and early FM Stations; and FM Stations with Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening, Beautiful Music, and Jazz formats
Listening to Country Music Artists who have made the Adult Contemporary charts, and/or have received airplay on Adult Contemporary-formatted Radio Stations, even if they haven’t ever made the Adult Contemporary charts; such as, Dolly Parton and several of her siblings, Reba McEntire, The Judds, Wynonna Judd’s solo career, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Eddie Rabbitt, Loretta Lynn and her sister Crystal Gale, Johnny Cash’s daughter Roseanne, Barbara Mandrell, Connie Smith, Ronnie Milsap, Charlie Rich, and the Band “Alabama”
Writing and publishing Books
Having one or more Motion Pictures (whether Live-Action or Animated) of my creation; being made
Taking still Photographs with a standalone Film or Digital Camera
Being close to, and associating with my father’s family
Keeping the history of the 1970’s, 1980’s, and early 1990’s alive forevermore, for generations to come; no matter the cost and sacrifice, and no matter how hard I have to work in order to do so
Being politically active within the Democratic Party of the United States
Keeping Far Right-Wing Politicians such as the malevolent Donald Trump, J.D Vance, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, and Ron DeSantis out of Office
Befriending, and associating with people who were born prior to 1975
Shopping at Sears, Montgomery Ward, Costco, BJ’s and the Warehouse Club chain PACE
Traveling to Destinations that interest me, and/or have anything to do with me emotionally; that might not interest anyone else within my household
Having Central Air Conditioning and Heating, with the Thermostat set at particular temperatures; even if they are not energy efficent
Switching the Thermostat to the ‘Off’ position whenever I, or anyone else in my household wants to open Windows in our House; instead of turning the Air Conditioner to a higher temperature, and the Furnace to a lower temperature
Using a Whole House Fan whenever the Windows are open in our House
Investing in the Stock Market
Traveling in and with a Motorhome, or a One-Ton Dual-Rear-Wheel Pickup Truck and a Fifth-Wheel RV Trailer
Owning, and driving in American Full-Size Passenger Cars, Full-Size Station Wagons, Full-Size Pickup Trucks, Full-Size SUVs, and Full-Size Vans
Owning and driving in 1960’s-mid 1980’s Rear-Wheel-Drive, Body-On-Frame Intermediate-sized Cars and Coupe Utilities such as the Chevrolet El Camino, Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans, Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Buick Century, and Buick Regal
Owning and driving in European Cars and Compact Vans such as those manufactured by Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Ford’s European Business Arm; and General Motors’ European Business Arm that consisted of Opel, Vauxhall, and Bedford
Owning and driving in pre-1997 Mercedes-Benzs
Owning and driving in Japanese vehicles such as the Fairlady Z, Silvia/SX, Celica, Supra, MR2; Mazda RX-7, Honda/Acura NSX, Honda S2000, Honda CR-X/Del Sol; Kei/Micro-Trucks manufactured by Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Daihatsu, and Honda; and several Japanese Domestic Market models such as the Toyota Crown, Toyota Crown Majesta, Toyota Century, Toyota Soarer, Nissan President, Nissan Cima, Nissan Sunny, Nissan Pulsar, Nissan Primera, Nissan Urvan, Toyota HiAce, Nissan Leopard, Toyota Starlet, Nissan Skyline, Nissan Laurel, Nissan Cedric/Gloria, Toyota Mark II/Mark X, Toyota Chaser, Toyota Cresta, Nissan Bluebird, Toyota Corona, Toyota Carina, Japanese Domestic Market Corolla/Sprinter, Japanese Domestic Market Hi-Lux, Japanese Domestic Market Hi-Lux Surf/4Runner, Japanese Domestic Market Nissan Truck, and the Japanese Domestic Market Terrano/Pathfinder
Personally owning and driving in School Buses, and Class 6 Trucks with Box/Cube bodies and Flatbed bodies
Personally owning and driving in Jeeps, Land Rovers, Toyota Land Cruisers, Nissan Patrols, Mercedes-Benz Unimogs, and WDX Dodge Power Wagons with Power-Take-Off (PTO) Units, which gave them the ability to run Tractor Attachments and Impliments
Using a Sub-Compact or a Compact Tractor to tend to a large amount of property
Watching Bob Vila’s own Television Show “Bob Vila’s Home Again”
Watching one of Shari Lewis’s more recent Television Shows, “Lamb Chop’s Play Along
Watching Martha Stewart’s syndicated Television Show “Martha Stewart Living”
Watching the CBS Television Program “Murder, She Wrote” starring Angela Lansbury
Viewing Movies such as the 1992 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Novel “Patriot Games”, the 1994 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Novel “Clear and Present Danger”, the 1991 adaptation of Betty Mahmoody’s Book “Not Without My Daughter; and the 1988 Motion Picture “Steel Magnolias”

An Automotive Repair Business Catering Towards Air-Cooled Volkswagens Located In The City Of Columbia, Missouri

October 11th, 2024

An Automotive Repair Business Catering Towards Air-Cooled Volkswagens Located In The City Of Columbia, Missouri:

Nightmares That I’ve Had Regarding Clint Bowyer And His Brothers Enjoying Getting Dirty While Racing On Dirt Race Tracks And Riding Dirt Bikes

January 8th, 2017

I’ve had nightmares about not only Clint Bowyer sporting a ridiculous Undercut haircut these days, but also him not minding getting dirt and mud all over himself whenever he is riding a dirtbike or racing in a Sprint Car or Late-Model Dirt car.

Clint Bowyer and his brothers Andy and Casey would be better off sitting at home in front of the television watching Rick Steves than riding dirtbikes or racing in a Sprint Car or Late-Model Dirt car.

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Clint Boywer dressing to the nines just gives me shivers.

Instead of dressing to the nines and attending any dress-up social event; Clint Bowyer should just hop on a School Bus and and ponder over the chassis that the School Bus is on, the engine and transmission that the School Bus chassis has, the reputation of the body manufacturer; and the fact that driving a School Bus or any other Medium-Duty truck delivers a sheer pleasure that just can’t be experienced by driving a Passenger Car or a Light Truck.

Or, maybe Rick Steves would be willing to give Clint Bowyer and his brothers a ride in a T3 Transporter/Vanagon or a T4 Transporter/EuroVan; and allow the Bowyer brothers to experience the feeling that only a European vehicle can provide.

The T3 pictured below looks nearly identical to the one that Rick and Steve Smith had co-owned, sans the retractable Westfalia roof. This van was later destroyed, and was totaled as a result of Rick being in the wrong place at the wrong time; a demonstration that German students were holding, and have felt compelled to destroy this van.

My first love was Moto. Thankful for the opportunity to have a little fun at @SupercrossLIVE ✊ pic.twitter.com/a8xiBuMAx1

— Clint Bowyer (@ClintBowyer) February 28, 2016

Moto was good last week, hope to hit it again this weekend! #moto pic.twitter.com/uqJIWv2BqY

— Andy Bowyer (@andybowyer77) October 1, 2015

These are Clint Bowyer’s normal hairstyles, not the ridiculous Undercut haircut:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/clint-bowyer-driver-of-the-jack-daniels-chevrolet-during-news-photo/73260431

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/clint-bowyer-driver-of-the-hbo-sopranos-chevrolet-sits-in-news-photo/57059187

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/clint-bowyer-driver-of-the-jack-daniels-chevrolet-speaks-news-photo/73363406

Last, Clint Bowyer is a car guy. He can do better than that ridiculous Undercut haircut, dressing to the nines; starting a family, and having 2 children.

Clint Bowyer sporting that ridiculous Undercut haircut and dressing to the nines is like the vampire had gotten a hold of him and turned him into a sinister person.

A1 Golf/Rabbit Pickup Truck

February 17th, 2016

Volkswagen had produced the A1 Golf/Rabbit Pickup truck in South Africa until 2006 as the Citi Golf Bakkie, and in Europe until 1996 as the 1st generation Volkswagen Caddy.

Volkswagen had conceived the A1 pickup truck originally as an experiment, along with an A1 station wagon, Volkswagen’s head office didn’t want to go through with the production of either one, but Volkswagen of America wanted to conceive the pickup truck for production in their newly-acquired Westmoreland, Pennsylvania assembly plant.

When the production of the A1 was halted in the Westmoreland, Pennsylvania and in the Puebla, Mexico assembly plants to retool in preparation for and begin production of the A2 for the North American market; the tooling for the A1 pickup truck was shipped to a plant in South Africa and a plant in Europe to continue production in those market until the 1990’s and the 2000’s.

Pictured below is a late-model A1 pickup truck located in a town in Northern Greece near the Turkish, Bulgarian, and Macedonian borders.

Parked a couple spaces back from this A1 Golf/Rabbit pickup truck is a T2 Transporter/Microbus pickup truck model.

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