Author |
Message |
TRG Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 94
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:05 am Post subject: Sliding Door Barndoor Panel? |
|
|
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. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Barndoor51 Samba Member
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 66
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:20 am Post subject: |
|
|
WOW! That have I missed _________________ 20-03194 Panel
20-011384 Kombi
20-110724 SingelCab
January -58 double cab "the Swedish Binz" |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Wolfsburg Classics Banned
Joined: October 17, 2003 Posts: 326 Location: Christchurch,New Zealand.
|
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.!!!!!
Last edited by Wolfsburg Classics on Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:39 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Jake Martinez The VW Kid
Joined: February 06, 2009 Posts: 2120 Location: Wilmington, NC
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
thats crazy! _________________ 58 euro vert
63 bug ruby
64 sunroof notch
65 bug
67 standard
zombie wrote: |
buslife wrote: |
10 inch narrowed beam |
Congrats, that's going to look like shit. |
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
barndoorbarnfind Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2009 Posts: 242 Location: sweden
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Whaaaat?! Seems like the 70's made some time travle _________________ WTB a barndoor preferably from sweden
My bus don't leaks oil it just marks it's territory...
http://www.youtube.com/user/barndoorbarnfind |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Bergepanzer Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2008 Posts: 122
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
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 1950īs Hamburg after the 1951 fair was over ... If somebody wants to do some research at Autohaus Raffay in Hamburg I wish you luck ... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
mightymouse Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 4220 Location: las vegas
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
_________________ Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
Note to EVERYONE.
Know your ZDDP levels or you WILL lose a cam and lifters. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
campingbox Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2000 Posts: 10196 Location: Petaluma, CA
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Walk through? I don't see it. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
volksfahrer.nl Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2003 Posts: 2128 Location: Delft Holland
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
campingbox wrote: |
Walk through? I don't see it. |
I think he's refering to the upper missing vents.
But early panels didn't have those at all. _________________ www.volksfahrer.nl
www.theundutchables.nl
66 panel |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Wolfsburg Classics Banned
Joined: October 17, 2003 Posts: 326 Location: Christchurch,New Zealand.
|
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..... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
andre b Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2004 Posts: 806 Location: San Jose C.A.
|
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: . |
|
|
Wolfsburg Classics wrote: |
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..... |
please post pics of the walk thru asap..that would be interesting to see,, |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
Confirmation of a slider but not much use otherwise.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Tonny_Larsen Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 371 Location: Denmark
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
Found this in my brochure collection
The brochure is printed June 1952.
Last edited by Tonny_Larsen on Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:24 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
|
andre b Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2004 Posts: 806 Location: San Jose C.A.
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
nice pic Tony!,,do you know if it's a walk thru slider?? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Tonny_Larsen Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 371 Location: Denmark
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
andre b wrote: |
nice pic Tony!,,do you know if it's a walk thru slider?? |
I don't have any information about this bus, except for this picture |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
Well it cleary has upper vents in that pic.
Well spotted TRG! _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
|
http://scottys-stuff.blogspot.com/ |
|
Back to top |
|
|
TRG Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 94
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: |
|
|
thanks scotty. that thing is sick. anyone have any interior shots of it? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
GTV Samba Member
Joined: March 27, 2004 Posts: 2084 Location: Si'ahl
|
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
Looks to me like it's just partially covered by the sliding door(?). _________________ EMPI Power Rules! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|