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Thomas A Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2006 Posts: 64
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:46 am Post subject: Barndoor 1951 in Sweden |
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My project! March 1951 No. 20-011421
Took some time to rescue due to the ice!
A lot of work!
More pics at: http://boxerville.se/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7189
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3924 Location: England
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: |
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super cool
can you tell us any background on the bus? _________________ -StockRocks- |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7047 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 11:58 am Post subject: |
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i see some body work for these looooong dark swedish winters _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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low54 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2004 Posts: 424 Location: cotswolds-england
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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What a great first post
Looks like you have some fun ahead _________________ 65 original paint so42 dormobile
52 original paint 52 split beetle |
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KombiMonster Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2001 Posts: 2751 Location: Central Cal.
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Holy Crap!
Well done man!
_________________ FOOK CANCER
*WANTED* |
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RidinRusty Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2011 Posts: 265 Location: Florida/Montana
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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WOW Nice find _________________ 55 DD panel PBR
96 993 C4 |
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veedub Samba Member
Joined: February 03, 2004 Posts: 382 Location: Central Coast, CA
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome! Was the front end frozen into the ice?! I was trippin on how nice the front emblem was, then looking at the other pics realized you staged it on there. Nice find. _________________ ~slovolks~ |
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Ragtop Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Rio Rancho New Mexico
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet find Congrats |
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61TXghia Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2009 Posts: 950 Location: El Paso, TX
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, who would abandon a beauty like that!! Good luck and keep us posted!! _________________ 62 Standard Type 2 (Nothing Fancy)
my bus: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=464719
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Camping is cheaper than therapy. |
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streetwagens Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 475 Location: Wales, GB
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 2:41 am Post subject: |
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Excellent recovery, well done on saving this one out of the ice! Looking forward to seeing the progress on it! _________________ To catch a fish, you must first think like a fish.... |
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49barndoor Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2004 Posts: 525 Location: Scotland.
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Nice |
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musclebus Samba Member
Joined: February 23, 2006 Posts: 171 Location: UK, Dorset, BD Heaven and Hell
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:05 am Post subject: |
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great find !!!, lovin' those non rear window buses, your as lucky man, looking forward to seeing this bus back on the road _________________ www.musclebus.co.uk
Check out our last remaining Klassicfab panels in stock |
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Thomas A Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2006 Posts: 64
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Did some mockup today!
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Capriacci Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2011 Posts: 298 Location: Brazil
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:17 am Post subject: |
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"Indiana Jones" rescue.
Incredible! |
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silvertonguedevil Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1692 Location: Vale, OR
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Holy crap!! _________________ -Greg |
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merz356 Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2001 Posts: 528 Location: The Castle
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 11:05 am Post subject: |
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NICE ! |
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BayPanel'70 Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2012 Posts: 8 Location: NETHERLANDS
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 12:22 am Post subject: |
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Wow!!!! Wish i had a back yard like that!
Great found!!
Keep us updated! We really want to see more details!!
Is there any engine? |
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Thomas A Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2006 Posts: 64
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:59 am Post subject: |
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Not that much to report but a small update.
Before:
After:
Bead-blasted the front emblem to get the aluminium back again:
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Lou V. Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: Placerville,CA
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Looking nice. Good job on the corner! |
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johnny d Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2004 Posts: 2204 Location: where it all came from. ;)
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: |
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nice job.. it isn´t easy to get them straight again, well done! _________________ GermanRestoKommando
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Der Barndoor Führers - Slamm Society
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