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Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:25 pm

Barndoor51 wrote: a small movie story about "the Swedish Binz"
And remember, it´s not a real german Binz, it is coach built in Uppsala/Sweden in the beginning of 1958.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UizrUZNX1z8

Wow, that is a crazy reconstruction.

I see you are making the rear door with wood?
Was the original rear door made of wood?

Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:34 am

EverettB wrote: Barndoor51 wrote: a small movie story about "the Swedish Binz"
And remember, it´s not a real german Binz, it is coach built in Uppsala/Sweden in the beginning of 1958.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UizrUZNX1z8

Wow, that is a crazy reconstruction.

I see you are making the rear door with wood?
Was the original rear door made of wood?

Yes, at the time it was the way they did it in Sweden :)

Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:36 am

Wow I never knew the Swedish Binz had wooden rear doors. Very interesting, Barndoor51 do you know how many were made in Sweden?

Barndoor51 wrote: EverettB wrote: Barndoor51 wrote: a small movie story about "the Swedish Binz"
And remember, it´s not a real german Binz, it is coach built in Uppsala/Sweden in the beginning of 1958.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UizrUZNX1z8

Wow, that is a crazy reconstruction.

I see you are making the rear door with wood?
Was the original rear door made of wood?

Yes, at the time it was the way they did it in Sweden :)

Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:06 am

Barndoor51 wrote: a small movie story about "the Swedish Binz"
And remember, it´s not a real german Binz, it is coach built in Uppsala/Sweden in the beginning of 1958.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UizrUZNX1z8

Fantastic! Loved every second of it.

Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:46 am

Never been closer.... :D

Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:26 am

Wow!! Looking so good Bengt :D Maybe we’ll get a drive in it soon? :wink:

Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:55 am

busben wrote: Wow!! Looking so good Bengt :D Maybe we’ll get a drive in it soon? :wink:

Thank´s Ben :D

I hope so, I do my best to get it on the road until you arrive :)

Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:46 am

Is that a pocket for the rear door handle ? Also is that rear door handle specific for the Binz's ?

Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:47 pm

panel wrote: Is that a pocket for the rear door handle ? Also is that rear door handle specific for the Binz's ?

It´s original for this crewcab.
as mentioned before, this is a coach built "Binz-wannabe" here in Sweden.
It was built in 1958 of a brand new jan-58 single cab.

Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:37 pm

Barndoor51 wrote: panel wrote: Is that a pocket for the rear door handle ? Also is that rear door handle specific for the Binz's ?

It´s original for this crewcab.
as mentioned before, this is a coach built "Binz-wannabe" here in Sweden.
It was built in 1958 of a brand new jan-58 single cab.

Have you gathered information on the coachbuilder?

Really really amazing bus. Makes you wonder how many other odd coachbuilts are still waiting to be found

Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:51 pm

Is it possible that the white front bumper is original paint? A very limited number of late pressed bumper buses had white paint from factory.

Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:53 pm

Wow a low mounted semaphore bus as well, I wonder how many times that semaphore got damaged while still being 'out'.....more so when rear door opens right onto it.

One seriously kool coach built Bus !!!!

Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:58 pm

j.pickens wrote: Is it possible that the white front bumper is original paint? A very limited number of late pressed bumper buses had white paint from factory.

Sorry, the bumper is from another bus. But this is original white.

Sat May 02, 2020 12:32 pm

Finally!!
The first testdrive is done today :D
No failure so far, so next step is to get it MOTed.

Sun May 03, 2020 2:10 am

That first drive must be a good felling!

-Christian

Sun May 03, 2020 6:24 am

Barndoor51 wrote: Finally!!
The first testdrive is done today :D
No failure so far, so next step is to get it MOTed.

Congrats on getting The swedish Binz back on the road, that is an amazing transformation.

Sun May 03, 2020 1:06 pm

The wabi-sabi award winner for most sublime resurrection. Incredibly understated and functional VW truck. Remarkable inside and out. Thanks for sharing this epic story.

Mon May 04, 2020 3:10 am

My friend GB made a "before-after pic" :D
it´s 6 years between the pix...
Not much done to this "Binz"

Mon May 04, 2020 7:25 am

Barndoor51 wrote: My friend GB made a "before-after pic" :D
it´s 6 years between the pix...
Not much done to this "Binz"

Yah, you missed a spot. Yesterday I ran through all 56 pages from 2014 to the semlor delivery. By time you get to the wooden interior work it becomes apparent the story should be required reading. Pure genius. Kept shaking my head back and forth for hours.

Thu May 14, 2020 8:01 am

Today "the Swedish Binz" get MOTed and ready for the roads :D