Sliding Door Barndoor Panel?

TRG · Samba Member Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 94

Maybe this has already been discussed.

I was looking through the David Eccles specification guide and noticed the photo from the July of 1951 show. Sorry I don't have a picture of it on my computer. It is on page 11 in the lower righthand corner. If you look at the logo'd panel behind the deluxe(blue and white), it looks as though it has an open rear hatch. When looking further, you can see a difference in the lettering on the panel as opposed to the lettering on the cargo above on the roofrack. Also, looks to have a sliding door handle and the shadow on the gutter rail is thicker from the rear corner up to the door. Is this the earliest known sliding door vw? If so, crazy rare! Anyone know of its history and whereabouts?

If this has already been discussed elsewhere, sorry and disregard.

Thanks for any info.

EverettB · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:18 am Post subject:

That is a cover from VW Information magazine, which is on the site.
Here's the cover scan:

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It does look like it slid back like a slider door
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Barndoor51 · Samba Member Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 66

WOW! That have I missed Shocked

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Wolfsburg Classics · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:36 am Post subject: .

It gets better than that, if you look closer, not only is the BOCO panel a sliding door, it is a walk through as well.
A '51 era Barndoor Sliding Door Walk through with opening rear hatch.!!!!!

Jake Martinez · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:38 am Post subject:

thats crazy! Very Happy

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barndoorbarnfind · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject:

Whaaaat?!

Seems like the 70's made some time travle Wink

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Bergepanzer · Samba Member Joined: May 21, 2008 Posts: 122

Heinrich Nordhoff suggested sliding doors to be designed for the type 2s SOP already in 1949/1950. But his engineers turned down his request due to lack of time. This can be read in German language in different books.

Just by chance: BOCO is a German clothing renting agency, founded in 1899 in Hamburg. In 1998 BOCO was taken over by CWS.

Maybe this is an early pre-series example which was used for fair display or a special development for the 1951 fair. We will probably never know but the paint design suggests that this panel drove through 1950´s Hamburg after the 1951 fair was over ... If somebody wants to do some research at Autohaus Raffay in Hamburg I wish you luck ...

mightymouse · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:42 pm Post subject:

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campingbox · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:01 pm Post subject:

Walk through? I don't see it.

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Wolfsburg Classics · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:24 pm Post subject: .

Greg
I have some other pics of it here that were in that same magazine scanned above and it shows clearly the sliding door using an ice pick handle and also the walkthrough option.I will dig them out and post them here.I tis a very interesting Bus.....

andre b · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: .

Lowdown Dirty Rat · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:18 am Post subject:

Confirmation of a slider but not much use otherwise.

Tonny_Larsen · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:17 am Post subject:

Found this in my brochure collection Very Happy

The brochure is printed June 1952.

andre b · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:58 am Post subject:

nice pic Tony!,,do you know if it's a walk thru slider??

Tonny_Larsen · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:15 am Post subject:

Scotty · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:19 am Post subject:

Well it cleary has upper vents in that pic.

Well spotted TRG!
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TRG · Samba Member Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 94

thanks scotty. that thing is sick. anyone have any interior shots of it?

EverettB · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:17 am Post subject:

The rear wheel well is different in those 2 photos.

The magazine cover one looks wacky so maybe it is retouched.
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GTV · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:36 am Post subject:

Looks to me like it's just partially covered by the sliding door(?).
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