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Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:10 pm

Ok, so someone sent me this pic..and I haven't seen anything like it before. Can someone tell me more about it? Is it original? Custom? Any idea on what year it is? Also, on early VWs is it original for the door handles to be the same color as the car? Thanks.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:17 pm

that things a pos.

j/k :wink:

it's called a tuscher rollback. built for the swiss military by a coachbuilt company called tusher.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88620&highlight=tuscher+rollback

and yes, i believe early standard splits had handles the same colour as their body. someone here knows exactly when i'm sure.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:36 pm

Mr. Bungle wrote: that things a pos.

j/k :wink:

it's called a tuscher rollback. built for the swiss military by a coachbuilt company called tusher.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88620&highlight=tuscher+rollback

and yes, i believe early standard splits had handles the same colour as their body. someone here knows exactly when i'm sure.

Thanks. That's what I was looking for.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:38 pm

It's real---'46 I believe. Owned by Ray Shubert of Volks Authority. VW made a few but I think there are less than ten known.

Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:31 am

with everything painted(no chrome) could have started as a 1950 and down standard... neat... is it a split if there are no 2 windows in rear???

Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:06 am

bill may wrote: is it a split if there are no 2 windows in rear???

I have wondered the same thing..

Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:13 am

Jessica wrote: bill may wrote: is it a split if there are no 2 windows in rear???

I have wondered the same thing..

I guess it would be like calling a Karmann Kabriolett a "Split Vert" because its from that era (pre zwitter). I Just call it a roll back.

Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:50 am

That car is Ray Schubert's Tuscher roll back, and the photo was taken at Kelley Park. As I recall, (and I could be wrong,) it is a 1948, and it came from either Sweden or Switzerland. I've driven it, and I spent a lot of time in the back seat photographing a few "Spitting to Solvang" stories I did. It's perfect for the rear shots, and the coming-around-the-corner shots.
I do remember that had had an 8-gallon tank, though, as everyone filled up their "normal" splits and Hebs and Ovals, etc, and everybody made it back to San Jose on one tank of gas--except the Roll-back. it ran out of fuel about 4 miles from Ray's shop. For a 25 horse, that thing hauled butt, too. Both times I participated in "Splitting to Solvang", not one car suffered any kind of mechanical malfunction... Ray KNOWS his stuff about the early cars...

Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:17 pm

Here's a little history on that car. It's a 1949 VW which was modified into the rollback by Tuscher of Zurich (Switzerland) for the Swiss Army. It was first brought into the States in 1986 by Jeff Walters who sold it off to Bill Dierickx of Seattle, Washington (now Palm Springs, CA) Then it was sold to Ed Economy (Cerritos, CA) who basically restored it in the early 90s. It was later sold to Ray Schubert in the late 90s (around '97-98?) for about $25k There are only 5 known to exist worldwide

Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:46 am

l227vw@yahoo.com wrote: Here's a little history on that car. It's a 1949 VW which was modified into the rollback by Tuscher of Zurich (Switzerland) for the Swiss Army. It was first brought into the States in 1986 by Jeff Walters who sold it off to Bill Dierickx of Seattle, Washington (now Palm Springs, CA) Then it was sold to Ed Economy (Cerritos, CA) who basically restored it in the early 90s. It was later sold to Ray Schubert in the late 90s (around '97-98?) for about $25k There are only 5 known to exist worldwide

Cool info. I knew Ed Economy was in there somewhere.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88620&highlight=tuscher