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Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:32 am

Can anyone help me with pictures like this. I will try to find out when the pressing in the reinforcement plate changed from 7 pressings 5.
As I know there are 3 different types.
The picture is from my own 50.

-Tonny

Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:08 am

Tonny_Larsen wrote: Can anyone help me with pictures like this. I will try to find out when the pressing in the reinforcement plate changed from 7 pressings 5.
As I know there are 3 different types.
The picture is from my own 50.

-Tonny

Hi Tonny,
on my barndoor (20-06751) it looks the same as on yours. I have no better photo in the moment. But as i see, there are 7 pressings.

See you
Axel

Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:09 am

5 ribs...Not the best pic and i guess not much help as its a 55 and near the end of BD production

Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:36 am

Rusting Hulk wrote:

5 ribs...Not the best pic and i guess not much help as its a 55 and near the end of BD production

it´s your bus from January-March 1955 or later?

Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:12 am

My '51 (20-14119) has six. Four behind the hump, but only two in front. It's in a tight spot to get a picture right now, but I can try to get one soon if you need it.
-David

Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:30 am

May 52 20-026662

Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:31 am

here´s mine tonny 20-008851 build 16.01.1951

Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:10 pm

The change must have been when the Heater control knob and choke lever from ch. number 20-14685
The chape of the new bulkhead do it necessary to redo the reinforcement plate.

Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:10 pm

DSweinhagen wrote: My '51 (20-14119) has six. Four behind the hump, but only two in front. It's in a tight spot to get a picture right now, but I can try to get one soon if you need it.
-David

It would be great with a picture of the six pressing.

-Tonny

Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:14 pm

Barndoor51 wrote: The change must have been when the Heater control knob and choke lever from ch. number 20-14685
The chape of the new bulkhead do it necessary to redo the reinforcement plate.

Of cause, you a right :D
Then we just have to find, when they changed from six to five.

-Tonny

Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:28 pm

axel struwe wrote: Rusting Hulk wrote:

5 ribs...Not the best pic and i guess not much help as its a 55 and near the end of BD production

it´s your bus from January-March 1955 or later?

Axel you should be able to tell by the beam :wink:... it's a February 55... Barndoor

Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:44 pm

Rusting Hulk wrote: axel struwe wrote: Rusting Hulk wrote:

5 ribs...Not the best pic and i guess not much help as its a 55 and near the end of BD production

it´s your bus from January-March 1955 or later?

Axel you should be able to tell by the beam :wink:... it's a February 55... Barndoor

oh, shame on me ... :)
I never write here anymore, until i ask my mother.... :D

Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:02 pm

I am still trying gather some more information for use on my site, but need two more pictures.
One with six pressings and a picture of the spare wheel box on a ambulance.
Something like this, but from a ambulance.

-Tonny

Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:26 pm

Here is a picture of right front wheel well from the '53 smooth gate single cab. #20-058686. Hope this helps.

Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:29 am

Got this pictures from David (20-014119) with 6 pressings.

-Tonny

Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:23 am

Tonny_Larsen wrote: I am still trying gather some more information for use on my site, but need two more pictures.
One with six pressings and a picture of the spare wheel box on a ambulance.
Something like this, but from a ambulance.

-Tonny

Tonny, here you have the pics, this are from my Ambulance VIN 20-028546

Regards
Marcos

Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:46 am

Hi, this pic is from my Jan 1952 Panel 20-020427, I promess you I'll take a better pic later.
As you can see there are 6 pressings, but to outside instead of to inside.
So the change, from 6 to 5 pressings should be between Jan and May becouse in my May 52 Ambulance 20-027664 there are 5 pressings.

Other difference I notice between them is the reinforcement on the roof (see link below), is present on the panel, but not on the ambulance.
http://www.barndoor.dk/detaljer35.html

Regards
Marcos

Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:15 am

Buba - Vw used the same panel above each chassis rail, so on one side of the bus the pressings point out and on the other side the point in. If you check the other side of your bus you will see the pressings point in

Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:23 am

Fantastic, thank you very much, all of you :D

-Tonny

Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:42 am

Scotty wrote: Buba - Vw used the same panel above each chassis rail, so on one side of the bus the pressings point out and on the other side the point in. If you check the other side of your bus you will see the pressings point in

Great, I didn't know that, I'll check.

Thanks
Marcos