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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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floyd1969
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:43 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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looks to have a lined (airtight?) compartment in the back like a refrigerator. Great pic as always Blue Baron |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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With the correctly installed Dormobil top, no less!!!  |
would it not drip water on you every time you open the doors? with the roof hanging over the gutters like that? |
Never have! 
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fig
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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I just noticed that guy in the cargo area - sort of creepy |
It looks like Ferdinand Porsche's ghost.  That's a VW factory publicity photo, so probably a SO36 westy.
My 1963 RHD Martin Walter Dormobile has the roof hinging opposite side to the cargo doors; seems more sensible.
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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only issue with having roof hinge on cargo door side is that it prevents attaching a westy tent. Dude looks slightly overdressed for camping with a suit and tie on
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Clara
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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I'd say the vintage pic is of a 62, from the flat wheel wells and low cargo door hinges. WOB plate, so it's a promo picture. Euro spec 62s had bullet turn signals. That is a very early Dormobile conversion, so I expect they were still figuring this out; it is much better to be able to hang a tent on it. Somewhere I'd heard they started Dormy conversions of VWs in 63. guess this one is earlier.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Is that not a tent rail of some sort just below the skylights?, likely doubles as a drip rail I would think.
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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The metal plates below the skylights on the Martin Walter aka "Dormobile roof" and just that- metal plates. They are what the metal handle on the inside of the roof screws in to.
Sure would be interesting to try and secure a tent to that and add the additional weight of the steel poles and canvas. |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Ahhh..., nevermind, it's been a couple years since I've been up close and personal with one and I wasn't paying all that much attention when I was.
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| velvetgreen wrote: |
The metal plates ... They are what the metal handle on the inside of the roof screws in to.
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The handle you lift the top with.
(Probably most people have never been in one and lifted the top, since they are rather scarce in the US.)
What a glorious view to wake up to if you park the bus in the right place before sleeping. Probably the nicest top available new on a splitty back in the day.
I had a 1971 full Dormie and They are certainly different than a Westy.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| I just noticed that guy in the cargo area ... |
Didn't some Martin Walter setups have those seats that went every which way and also made a full bed?
The guy on the wall just asked the girl to go steady; you can tell by the way she holds the little bracelet box and her ankle. |
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| I just noticed that guy in the cargo area ... |
Didn't some Martin Walter setups have those seats that went every which way and also made a full bed?
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Yes, for sure early 60's that said "Martin Walter".
There was a 66-7 velvet green Dormie nearby back in the 80's that I looked at to buy. (DUH! Could have!) I don't remember such an interior in that, but not sure I opened the door.
It resurfaced about 6 years ago, 2010ish, and it was barely recognizable. Lowered, frenched truck tail lights, alloys, brite metallic blue and the Dormie top. No interior. Some guy I knew was ripping out the wiring, replacing it all with yellow and red. (How hard it it to fix a splitty wire loom to factory spec? What maybe 10 wires, total?)
Kid sold it for big money. Ewww, so sad.
BTW, my 1971 had a jump seat that fit on 2 pegs in 2 possible locations. And it folded up rather like those early ones that had all 6 seats fold.
Al
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| RHD Notch wrote: |
It looks like Ferdinand Porsche's ghost. That's a VW factory publicity photo, so probably a SO36 westy.
My 1963 RHD Martin Walter Dormobile has the roof hinging opposite side to the cargo doors; seems more sensible. |
Probably been discussed elsewhere. Bays were the same way: The Dormie built ones hinged opposite and in fact the opening was about a foot further forward. Don't know if the opening was in a different place on the splitties.
The Westy built ones with Dormie roofs had the roof on backwards and a foot further to the rear. (this on bays- don't know about the setback on splitties.
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
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83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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EeVeeWee
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:46 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Interesting lot of goods they brought to market, including ... is it a w.c. or perhaps a bidet or bird bath? I see the one brother brought his own bike in order that he might get home faster.
Al
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80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
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BarryL
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| ... is it a w.c. or perhaps a bidet... |
Who hasn't brought crap to a swap meet. |
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Nice picture. 2 or 3 guys, could be brothers, late 1950's Netherlands, on Herman Costerstraat with near matching panelvans, apparently eeking out a living in the used goods trade. I wonder how many million dollar Dutch masters paintings spent time on that sidewalk, before being snatched up by flippers?
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RHD Notch
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:21 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Looks like my set-up at OCTO when my wife joins me to sell a few of her girl things. 
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