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Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:28 pm

I believe it is from 1956. Its VW telling you all you need to know about opening a dealership, from choosing the town, setting out the building, workshops, parking, flooring, ramps, offices, toilets etc etc
here are a few pages which I have scanned

http://gallery.me.com/neilsmart#100387

Enjoy,
Neil

Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:18 pm

That sure is pretty cool. Thanks for posting the scans....

Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:01 pm

That is seriously cool stuff you posted.

Thanks :cool:

Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:57 pm

i would love 1 of everything on page 11.

Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:46 am

henry roberts wrote: i would love 1 of everything on page 11.
Can you imagine coming across a rack like that in some old garage ?????

Neil

Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:47 am

So the bathrooms had to be tile, or could you use a std blueboard or slate?

:wink:

Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:53 am

The book is 97 pages and measures 14" X 11" and goes into amazing detail too.
I just wish I spoke better German :roll:

Neil

Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:05 pm

I learned all the German I need to know from the first few seconds of Def Leppard Pyromania.

Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:40 pm

Major Woody wrote: I learned all the German I need to know from the first few seconds of Def Leppard Pyromania.

"Unter gleevn glouster globen..."

Wasn't that it? :wink:

Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:42 pm

Which means?
8)

Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:57 pm

Splitdog wrote: Which means?
8)

"Gunter glieben glauchen globen"

Means nothing actually. It German sounding gibberish.

Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:08 pm

Yup. I used to think it meant,"One, two, three, four." :oops:

Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:59 am

[quote="johnshenry"]So the bathrooms had to be tile, or could you use a std blueboard or slate?

There is one page clearly showing 3-4 different non-slip floor tiles and it has colour charts for what colour you should paint fences, gates, machinery etc. Another page shows concretes, asphalts,bricks etc for your parking areas
Neil

Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:19 am

A friend of mine has one of those from the early '50's. I can't seem to get him to part with it. :cry:

Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:03 pm

joe h. wrote: A friend of mine has one of those from the early '50's. I can't seem to get him to part with it. :cry:

Ahh Joe, that's two people now :cry:

Neil

Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:05 pm

Wow, that is awesome.

I'd like that Sunroof Bus that is on the lift, please.

Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:18 pm

My dealership on page 3 8)

Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:15 am

EverettB wrote: Wow, that is awesome.

I'd like that Sunroof Bus that is on the lift, please.
Yes its a great book. Not cheap but "Hey"
I have a friend who has a Barndoor, Sunroof 11 window tucked away under a big cover :wink:

Neil

Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:16 am

55bundt wrote: My dealership on page 3 8)

Do you have the picture or would you like me to email it to you ?

Neil

Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:48 am

I have the 57 dealer book...I will see if I can get it scanned.