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Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:47 pm

Gotta luv the doka treasure chest doors punched in the side of those vans. Just open and sweep/hose out the debris !!!

Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:35 pm

Varius with a boat roof

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Blue Atlantic (they made only one in blue)

Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:35 am

Boltze wrote:
Blue Atlantic (they made only one in blue)

Ever see those fang roof pieces for sale? I've always thought about that plus a sunroof, instead of a luggage wrack...

Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:19 am

I think they call them receding hairline tops.

Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:23 am

Tristar Eric wrote: I think they call them receding hairline tops.

"Tonsure Top"

Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:56 am

They called it "Dachspoiler" (roof spoiler)

Thu Sep 18, 2014 1:50 pm

Funny! I think of them as 'fangs', too. ;)

Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:24 am

Here's an odd one that surfaced recently, from Italy (excuse the cross-link)

http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=138179&start=0

Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:19 am

Hi-ab crane:

Telegraph pole carrier:

Cherry picker:

Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:24 am

Snow plow and road gritter (salter) attachments:

Another piccy of the bakery van:

Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:29 am

THe plow and salter set up makes me weak

Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:35 am

It really is amazing the variety of tasks, and the serious mechanical demands, that were made on these things, and they had such a wee little motor, relatively flexible chassis, etc. For the same tasks here we use gargantuan trucks with 5X the horsepower, etc.

Pretty cool rigs.

Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:10 am

I know an older guy here in the UK who had a HIAB-equipped Pritschenwagen years ago. He thinks that it was too much for the flexy chassis too, because it grew cracks from where the crane mast went through the load deck and eventually broke its back :shock:

Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:21 pm

Widebody single cab with high tilt. Just imagine the wind resistance. :shock:

Anyone know anything about these low dropsides? :?

Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:34 pm

They just look like a custom DIY project. Can't say they appeal to me though. :-&

Anyone know anything about these low dropsides? :?
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Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:46 pm

I looked though all the pages and couldn't find a Type 3 that was made into a Hearse. Surely there must be one somewhere! Think black with those chrome Landau things on the side.
Ahhh... Here's one:
www.vanagonhacks.com/2014/06/the-vanagon-hearse/

But surely they must have been common in Europe.

Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:12 am

Use the search engine of your choice with the terms VW T3 "Leichenwagen" or "Bestattungsfahrzeug" :wink:

Surprisingly rare, it would seem.

Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:03 am

Hearse.

Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:54 am

WOW! that side window is huge!

Notice the single cab type lower door.

Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:22 am

Westfalia museum high roof cut away.