| EverettB |
Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:02 pm |
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Typically the rear door comes downward to facilitate loading.
I'm not sure if this Bus has had the rear door reversed at some point or it may just be so early that they had not changed the rear door design yet.
One example:
Note handle at top of Bus and small deck lid. |
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| 49barndoor |
Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:33 am |
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| Coachbuilt by Miesen on a normal early pre rear window kombi before the VW factory built there own. |
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| Tonny_Larsen |
Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:27 am |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs.
Not sure, but I think this one have some sort of mechanism, like the iron lung ambulance.
http://www.barndoor.dk/historic_pic/historic2.htm
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| Linda Grunthaner |
Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:29 pm |
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joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs.
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. :? |
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| joe56vw |
Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:25 pm |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs.
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. :?
it isn't a factory built ambulance |
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| Linda Grunthaner |
Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:58 pm |
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So the new owner is listing it wrong on eBay?
1951 VW Barndoor Ambulance 10 window oldest in World
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vana...sQ5fTrucks
joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs.
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. :?
it isn't a factory built ambulance |
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| ricekooker |
Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:33 pm |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: So the new owner is listing it wrong on eBay?
1951 VW Barndoor Ambulance 10 window oldest in World
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vana...sQ5fTrucks
joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs.
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. :?
it isn't a factory built ambulance
No. You're reading it wrong. It states that the bus was sent to Miesen Ambulance. |
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| VWsArent4Hippies |
Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:34 pm |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: So the new owner is listing it wrong on eBay?
49barndoor wrote: Coachbuilt by Miesen on a normal early pre rear window kombi before the VW factory built there own.
Sheesh |
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| low54 |
Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:58 pm |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: joe56vw wrote: Linda Grunthaner wrote: How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs.
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. :?
It was converted at miesen and they made a hatch to fit in the rear which was still on it but in very bad condition when it left portugal and came to the uk the rear window has now been put back to factory spec.
hope this helps. |
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| Fonz |
Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:37 am |
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That's the impression I was under. That it had had a small rear opening hatch fitted by Miesen.....
49barndoor wrote: johnny d wrote: hmmm.. i donīt know?!
i just found this picture of the other miesen on barndoor.dk at the rust-"frame" looks the same!
maybe you are right.. and miesen did it! but i donīt know why? :?
Miesen did the hack in the rear and built in the hatch on to a hard wood frame nailed in to the body, I removed the frame, the hatch was long gone already :wink: |
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