mini: Volkswagon invented the minivan with the sale of the mirco mini bus in the late 60's 15 years befor the dodge caravan started breaking down on our highways, and the international scout was there log before the jeep wagoneer. Why are they not being sued?Why does Chrysler make outrageous claims like it invented the mini van?for the same reason they claim they invented the first muscle car. False again. My neighbor works for Chrysler and admitted its only a marketing ploy to get people interested in their products. False advertising at its best. The corvette came out way before ANY dodge or chrysler product. For them to even consider the 300 as a muscle car is beyond me. Edna Bainbridge|||BMC invented the mini van in 1960, after the mini in 1959.Why does Chrysler make outrageous claims like it invented the mini van?From a page on the history of the station wagon, we have this snippet: The '80's - the minivan cometh 1984. George Orwell wrote about it, long-time station wagon owners fear it. While officially introduced in 1983, the 1984 model year of the Chrysler minivan put a stake into the heart of the wagon market like nothing else before it. Instantly popular, it became the vehicle of choice for family transport. It was said that in some ways the minivan became popular because people were trying to escape the 'mom-mobile' image of the station wagons they grew up with. The VW vanagan, or bus, was not that popular and was not a minivan, it was a box kite on wheels, underpowered and most popular as a camper with the pop up top. Remember the "Space-maker side tent" that sold for around $400? Guess the bottom line is this, when you are the first, you can say so without fear of contradiction.|||they have to pat their selves on the back because no one else willWhy does Chrysler make outrageous claims like it invented the mini van?Chrysler invented the "mini" van market...before that they were just called "Vans". So yeah, they did invent the "Mini-Van" by virtue of nomenclature. But they are flat lying about "first muscle car", The belongs to the 64 GTO! The 62 300 may have been powerfull, but it was a bigger, heavier, more expensive luxury car. Muscle cars are "RWD mid-sized coupes, with hi-po versions of motors from large sedans, focus on pure acceleration in an affordable package" John Delorean pulled a 389 out a land yacht Pontiac Catalina and shoehorned it with 3-2bbl carbs into a smaller Tempest...the GTO was born. Chrysler just had a strong motor in a fat car.