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Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:50 am

VolksWoute® wrote:

A very very nice bus!
Axel posted a picture series in his picasa webalbum. He forgot to mark these pictures as private. They're all in the same style as above and will be used in a upcoming number of the Volksworld.
I've got a few of those picture's but promised Axel to keep them for myself and offline!

http://www.nw-news.de/lokale_news/bielefeld/bielefeld/3170648_Taubenblauer_Traum.html
Love this bus! Great job on the restore. The storage display shelves are the coolest thing I have ever seen!! Great taste. I know how hard it is to find the right pedicels for this year bus. It takes a lot of homework to find all the fine details to make this bus as true to it's original form. Great job!!! :D

Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:44 am

That bus is stunning. One of the best i've ever seen.

Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:11 am

These are some pics I took at HO.......its even better in person 8)
Awesome!
Nice to meet you Axel and see your incredible bus.

Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:34 am

karmann1952 wrote: axel struwe wrote: karmann1952 wrote: This is probably the best 50 barndoor on the planet!
Here are some more pics: http://karmann1952.de/html/hessisch_oldendorf_2009_19.html
But Axel...wait till my 52 barndoor is ready :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks for your flattering word... :lol:

O.K. i will wait for your 1952 bus....we will drive a running.... :lol:

Cool idea Axel. Lets make a 1/4 mile run at the next Hessisch meeting. Will install a Judson supercharger... \:D/

but pls don't forget the lowering job :lol: :wink:

now back in my garage...

and yes axel's bus is on of the best original detailed cars i have seen!

Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:52 am

Quote: but pls don't forget the lowering job :lol: :wink:

Who knows Axel knows that certainly he will not even think one second about lowering that car.

Really an EXCELLENT and ORIGINAL restoration, there is no better!

Warmest congratulations, Axel!!

Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:15 am

Today i got this gaspedal for my 1950 bus! In the moment i have a homemade one in the bus (i make it from a newer one, you can´t see it but it´s not original...)
My spezial thanks to Chris England here from the samba! :D

Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:18 am

axel struwe wrote:

Today i got this gaspedal for my 1950 bus! In the moment i have a homemade one in the bus (i make it from a newer one, you can´t see it but it´s not original...)
My spezial thanks to Chris England here from the samba! :D Congrates on the pedal. I emailed about it also. I glad to see it go to a good home (or bus).

Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:27 am

Hi Axel,

nice barndoor but more important you cut your hair, good decision.. :D

Just kidding, great barndoor, it's really an awsome bus, I didn't notice that you put that much efforts in this car and achieved this great result.
Besides the bus himself I like the attention you paid to every detail inside of the bus, fantastic, I have to visit you in not too far future.
We were only talking inthe past about businees and of course the "Red one".
BTW, I installed a 30HP engine in the 49er I had in stock, I bought this engine with low milage (the seller told me) and so I could test the engine himself and if succesful I can drive the 49er.
Fortunately the engine I never tested before is running smoothly so I have to await better weather to go for a ride after nearly one year.

Cheers Marcus

Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:07 pm

Sweet Barndoor Axel...

I visited the Autostadt recently and it was an nice surprise when I walked round the corner of the commercial vehicles building to find this!

Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:50 am

00SEVEN wrote: Sweet Barndoor Axel...

I visited the Autostadt recently and it was an nice surprise when I walked round the corner of the commercial vehicles building to find this!

Happy new year to all barndoor freaks!

Cool! Thank you for posting that picture! As i see, my bus looks in the same state as i gave it to Volkswagen... :lol:

Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:02 am

I have a question about the nuts at the spare tire stood. My friend charlie send me three original used nuts to install the spare tire stood. The three nuts mounted in the inside of the bus. What do you think is the correct finish for this spezial nuts? I can´t see it really on the nuts charlie gave to me.....
Chrome, Nickel or black?

Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:04 am

Standardfahrer wrote: Hi Axel,

nice barndoor but more important you cut your hair, good decision.. :D

Just kidding, great barndoor, it's really an awsome bus, I didn't notice that you put that much efforts in this car and achieved this great result.
Besides the bus himself I like the attention you paid to every detail inside of the bus, fantastic, I have to visit you in not too far future.
We were only talking inthe past about businees and of course the "Red one".
BTW, I installed a 30HP engine in the 49er I had in stock, I bought this engine with low milage (the seller told me) and so I could test the engine himself and if succesful I can drive the 49er.
Fortunately the engine I never tested before is running smoothly so I have to await better weather to go for a ride after nearly one year.

Cheers Marcus

Hi Marcus,

happy new year! You are welcome! But note the bus is back in my garage in the end of february.
See you Axel

Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:26 am

Axel, I checked mine and they have too much surface rust to be sure but i'd guess they must be plain steel. I haven't found any nuts to be black phospated on those era VW. They either would be Cadmium ( cadmiert, nicht glanzverzinkt) plated or plain steel. as the spare wheel well is painted black these would be assembled after painting or priming the body, so the nuts are not in grey primer.

Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:41 am

These are the bolts off my 52, they look to be black originally

Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:00 am

WOW! That bus is just gorgeous! The paint job is fantastic. Any ideas on how many hours the paint shop put in to do the body work/paint? I'm glad I didn't have to pay that bill. :D

Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:31 am

Scotty wrote: These are the bolts off my 52, they look to be black originally

Thank you for the photos! Really, they look black. Hmmm... :D

Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:33 am

wcfvw69 wrote: WOW! That bus is just gorgeous! The paint job is fantastic. Any ideas on how many hours the paint shop put in to do the body work/paint? I'm glad I didn't have to pay that bill. :D

Thank you for your nice comment :D
I don´t know how many hours the painter put in the bus....?
But i know where he is in christmas holidays....with my money... :lol:

Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:04 pm

nice to be in the mag (May 2010 VolksWorld), shame about the print quality

Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:24 am

Scotty wrote: These are the bolts off my 52, they look to be black originally

..may seem a stupid Q., but which way round do they go?- nut or bolt in the engine bay? :?

Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:17 am

bolts in engine bay, nuts in cargo area.