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Old 02-17-2008, 12:24 PM   #1
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Has anyone seen this 1970s active sway control system? VW has an active skid control system using the brakes (as some other cars do), but I haven't run into this sway control system on any vintage Airstream.

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Old 02-17-2008, 12:48 PM   #2
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I wonder if that is the famous Safe-T-Tow that Andy is trying to bring back?
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I wonder if that is the famous Safe-T-Tow that Andy is trying to bring back?
. . . . see post #27.
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Since that post #27 was made in Dec of 2005 about 25 months ago and he was shooting for a 6 month release do you think he brought it out?

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