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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:05 pm    Post subject: Swimwagen typ 1 1950? Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't tease. Whats the story????
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Swimwagen typ 1 1950? Reply with quote
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Looks like Forest Gump's first shrimp boat.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I see it has the double bumper uprights, as required by the coast gaurd for marine use....
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting picture. I wonder if it was a "barn find" being rescued from one side of the lake and towed back to someones cottage. Confused
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's really scary. Shocked

I'd be biting my nails the whole ride across..
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It'd look better lowered closer to the water.

Salm it and float in on some earlies Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Interesting picture. I wonder if it was a "barn find" being rescued from one side of the lake and towed back to someones cottage.

Right, but the car was found outside the barn...
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Any rust? Laughing ...above the High Water Mark.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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It'd look better lowered closer to the water.

Salm it and float in on some earlies Rolling Eyes


"Salm" it? You mean Salmon it?? Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do what is the story! More pics!
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
BENTYL wrote:

Right, but the car was found outside the barn...
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This is one of the best discovery photos I've ever seen.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
We need to hear the story...beautiful car, amazing countryside...I´m off to northern Europe next holidays Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Word has it, that split was driven to the barn during the last ice age where it sat for a long time. Now the ice is melted and the only way out it by water.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:50 pm    Post subject: More Insane Pictures Reply with quote
Goto the folder that holds these pics and look at all the splits and buses/barndoors... Looks like ALOT of stories to be told.

http://www.ufo-ballonger.nu/film/vw/

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:54 pm    Post subject: Re: More Insane Pictures Reply with quote
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Goto the folder that holds these pics and look at all the splits and buses/barndoors... Looks like ALOT of stories to be told.

http://www.ufo-ballonger.nu/film/vw/

Rich


Oh my.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:38 pm    Post subject: Re: More Insane Pictures Reply with quote
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Goto the folder that holds these pics and look at all the splits and buses/barndoors... Looks like ALOT of stories to be told.

http://www.ufo-ballonger.nu/film/vw/

Rich


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice! I just snagged that pic for my Desktop Display. Hope you don't mind...

Awesome pics.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked Shocked Shocked
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked Shocked Shocked


X2. That's VW porn right there!
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