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xavi_242 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:00 am Post subject: |
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the cow pic is amazing! Looks like a period post card! _________________ 1967 Split SO-42 Dormobile |
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:05 am Post subject: |
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Here are the latest news from the 3 grandmothers who "met" the Hotel Colorado's bus, 55 years ago.
http://bedpansandbobbysocks.wordpress.com
What an appetizing cake, with many details reproduced by Gwenda's family ! |
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Tomtom at the Volksworld show :
Extract from the blog http://bedpansandbobbysocks.wordpress.com/:
"The Volkswagen bus that tootled back into our lives a year ago will be setting off on another journey at the end of next month when it travels from its new home close to the French/Swiss border all the way to the UK to make an appearance at the Volksworld Show 2014 (March 29 and 30). And naturally, we will be going along too!
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The show (which takes place at Sandown Park in Surrey) sounds as if it has something for everyone – if three octogenarian nurses and possible future stars of the small screen are not a big enough draw! So if you feel like getting stuffed in a Bug, meeting a BMX legend or just fancy a day out with a difference, why not come along too?"
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Looks like im going to have to visit the Volksworld show this year then _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:34 am Post subject: |
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Tomtom has met the nurses for the second time. It was at the Volksworld Show 2014 in UK last week.
on the motorway in France, 50mph at maximum (1300 miles in total)
our best friend : the fuel station (average = 9 litres /100km)
In the Channel Tunnel between Calais and Folkestone
At the arrival, we met the famous Ricky James...
...and the nurses of course:
From left to Right: Barbara www.bedpansandbobbysocks.com ,Molly, Pat and Gwenda
with the nurses family
You can notice the same position of the people in the 2 latest pictures (by chance ?). Nurses are at the right place !
Thanks you all for this nice day in UK and interesting discussions
Mic
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Brian_1952 Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2005 Posts: 700
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:43 am Post subject: |
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Where do all of the nurses live now ..Did you fly them all to where the bus is at for this picture.. _________________ (20-024785)Ambulance (20-037784)truck (20-035850)panel
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Brian_Mccue wrote: |
Where do all of the nurses live now ..Did you fly them all to where the bus is at for this picture.. |
We all came from our countries to meet together arround this bus.
Molly is from Glasgow, Pat is from Edinburgh and Gwenda from Newcastle. |
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2348 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:29 am Post subject: |
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How absolutely delightful. Congratulations to all of you _________________ Jack Staggs
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:41 am Post subject: |
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There was a small meeting during the show explaining the travel of the nurses in USA in the sixties |
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Brian_1952 Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2005 Posts: 700
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: |
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I think it's way cool that you got all the nurses and the bus altogether I would say that was a feat in itself I also think it be cool if you showed a few pictures of the transformation of when it was found till now I know the following of this bus is big but for those who hadn't seen it from the beginning until now .. Not the point anything out but you guys are standing on the wrong side of the bus _________________ (20-024785)Ambulance (20-037784)truck (20-035850)panel
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xavi_242 Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2005 Posts: 1672 Location: Barcelona (SPAIN)
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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yes this is very cool! _________________ 1967 Split SO-42 Dormobile |
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vdouglu Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2001 Posts: 278
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Super cool pictures and trip! Thanks for posting them! NICE!
Are you going to Ben Pon? |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2175 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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smurfpike Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2010 Posts: 220 Location: Utah
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9791 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Love this story. I read this back in April, and again just now. Fabulous. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage. |
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smurfpike Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2010 Posts: 220 Location: Utah
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Here is the Pictures from VW Camper and Commercial June and July 2014 Issues 80 81. _________________ 1965 Ottinger Tribute Overland Bus
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smurfpike Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2010 Posts: 220 Location: Utah
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rhd 54 Samba Member
Joined: June 29, 2008 Posts: 19 Location: uk
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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smurfpike wrote: |
Here is the Pictures from VW Camper and Commercial June and July 2014 Issues 80 81. |
hi which magazine was the top photo from ? as that's my bus with "pfaller" on the side |
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 4:28 am Post subject: |
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Hello,
back to a US trip, I met Lin Ottinger, a 80 years old tall man, who owned the Tomtom barndoor (picture of the bus in grey scale) to make tourist trips in Canyon-Lands.
Here is another information he gave me about the story of the bus in the past:
"arround 1965, Lin‘s daughter drove the bus too quick in a curve with gravels, and had a material accident (passenger side and roof damages) The original engine was damaged too.
The bus was stored in a garage. A fire arround the storage burnt the paint on the passenger long panel."
We can say that the side panel was not sunburnt but burnt only...
The roof has been damaged by an accident and not a roll off on a side on a moutain.
At moab, Tom Arnold Junior was not at the shop the day we came.
Sadly we did not have enough time to reach Grand Junction and meet John Jones.
Perhaps next time...
It would be a great idea to come back with the bus....but much more money...
Here is the updated blog from Barbara Fox. She explains far better than me.
http://bedpansandbobbysocks.wordpress.com/ |
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
I need your help
I must find pictures of the tomtom barndoor when it was in USA (with its patina). A little precision ... they have to be in a good resolution, it's for an article.
Could you please send me pictures you could have collected in meeting, or when you perhaps visited John at the KCW. Every pictures in good resolution will help.
Thank you very much for your contribution.
Michael |
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