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jeremy6 Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2004 Posts: 179 Location: Garden Valley 95633
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:50 pm Post subject: 1954 Double Door Panel |
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Well after this Bus was for sale forever I bought it. Made a 28 hour road trip up and back last weekend to pick it up and now time to get this thing back on the road. It is now In Nor-Cal and ready to get back on the road. Here are a couple pics of when we picked it up and some pics of it getting cleaned up a little. Im sure I will have some questions and need some parts too!
before a little wax
after some wax
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Dimitrios Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 113 Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a very nice project...
Good luck with the resto
Jim _________________ Used Porsche 911 & VW 091 & 094 transaxles!!! |
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:39 am Post subject: |
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love the sign writing on the engine lid _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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andre b Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2004 Posts: 806 Location: San Jose C.A.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:54 am Post subject: |
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nice,,looks way better already... |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7045 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:53 am Post subject: |
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yeah, that is one of the ones i have been oogling and eying without the funds to ever buy it. _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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LJay Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 584 Location: Arbroath,Scotland
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Great to see this getting some love,its been for sale for ages,could never understand why?they are very rare in barndoor form-double doors rock!
im doing a 54' DD too,i actually just started messing around with it today after a long while not being able to,good luck man i'll be watching _________________ 1962 Turkis Westfalia so34.
My build thread.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=742279 |
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MattBulliBus Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Sunny Berkshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Nice one for buying this BD,
I'm sure you and the bus will be better for it.
DD panel super cool. IMO
Cheers Matt |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2102 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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at last, somebody is getting it on !
Never understood why it took quite long to sell it.
Great project, very rare van !!!
would look great full height on tall 16s _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
Barndoor + Kohlruss Coachbuilt and Oval afficionado
52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
67 1500 Käfer, og paint Lotus weiß L282 w/red interior |
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low54 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2004 Posts: 424 Location: cotswolds-england
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Cool van nice being a double door I was another one That kept looking at the add and thinking _________________ 65 original paint so42 dormobile
52 original paint 52 split beetle |
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bigbulli Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2000 Posts: 575 Location: ENGLAND
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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low54 wrote: |
Cool van nice being a double door I was another one That kept looking at the add and thinking |
Ben you should have bought it when it was n the UK! _________________ 1954 Barndoor
1955 Oval |
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jeremy6 Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2004 Posts: 179 Location: Garden Valley 95633
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Found more OG paint today, Rounded up more parts needed making the list smaller. Thanks for all the great positive comments so far.
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Great looking bus. It doesn't look like it needs much, is that right? _________________
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3921 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:42 am Post subject: |
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jeremy6 wrote: |
Found more OG paint today
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later front panel? wiper indents?
yes, weird how it didnt sell for ages (although i can't remember the price)
how many BD DDs exist?
Rick Clark's DD in CA...
ex Deano DD in Scotland...
that european yellow one... _________________ -StockRocks- |
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Basketcase Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2011 Posts: 636 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:30 am Post subject: |
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glad you're saving it. _________________ '72 Karmann Ghia Coupe (the Boss's) |
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jeremy6 Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2004 Posts: 179 Location: Garden Valley 95633
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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So to answer a couple questions. Dose it need a lot well that depends on the owner I guess. In my eyes it should not need much. Yes it has a 56 front noise that was put on it some years ago. Not sure how many DD are left out there but not many that are barndoors from what I have seen. Here is todays little project.
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2102 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:17 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, actually working on it ! Great !
As so many of us get projects and while collecting parts years go by until we actually start working on the thing !
Hope this bus will be back soon now ! _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
Barndoor + Kohlruss Coachbuilt and Oval afficionado
52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
67 1500 Käfer, og paint Lotus weiß L282 w/red interior |
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EA57RHD Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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how many BD DDs exist? |
I have one March 1953. According to BarndoorDK figures, only two BD DD are older then my 53. However, I'm not sure those two are on the road.
Not sure of a total count though. Probably not much more? _________________ ----VW's in my garage----
March 1959 Mango Standard
November 1958 Single Cab
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Whittier Lee Wood VW dealer license plate frame |
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mr. warehouse Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2001 Posts: 5001 Location: Nor Cal 707
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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I was always under the impression the one from up North (Jeremy's) was converted by Cameron.
Not the case? |
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jeremy6 Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2004 Posts: 179 Location: Garden Valley 95633
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Greg not the case at all. This is a real double door Camron did metal repairs to it at some point. But it was imported from Denmark and is a real double door. |
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mr. warehouse Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2001 Posts: 5001 Location: Nor Cal 707
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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jeremy6 wrote: |
Greg not the case at all. This is a real double door Camron did metal repairs to it at some point. But it was imported from Denmark and is a real double door. |
Nice one -
Looking forward to seeing it in "real life". |
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