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Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:59 am

So I found the impossible ambulance strecher from Paul in England Thanks Paul. There were a few more bits I needed as well how cool is the right hand drive ambulance step. The board is also in reverse but I can use it as a template or possibly flip the bracketry either way its awesome stuff to find.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:45 pm

rory_a wrote: Merlin wrote: Mitch Case wrote: any idea what went here I saw it on the other ambulance to

No idea. Looking at the mounts, is it possible that it was for an axe - for access to patients in damaged cars, etc.?

I was thinking axe or shovel. Maybe oxygen or something along those lines?

Come on, don't ignore the manuals area.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:04 pm

Thats awesome about the axe and shovel mystery solved. I got the cot and misc parts in today. It fits the appearance of the bus nice and worn. Check out the right hand drive ambulance step. I'm just going to swap the lever from the junk og one to the other so it will work with the bus.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:43 pm

Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:47 pm

So I came across this today its the window pop out is it for the early buses post large spoon latches and pre 64 style pop outs or ambulance only. I doubt the second option. So if you know what it is do you have one you would part with? Look at the way it attaches to the window I haven't seen one like this before.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:49 pm

64 for comparison

Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:53 pm

Anyone have an idea of where to find some frosted glass. Its frosted in between the two pains of glass and clear on top. I could geta larger peace and cut it down. I don't know where to start I checked with a local glass shop and they had some ideas but nothing that was really satisfactory.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:58 pm

Does anyone know if anyone is reproducing these handles I know people have reproduced the rear seat grab handles. I need 4 all together does anyone have any they would sell

Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:25 pm

Same guy who does the seat handles does the grab handles
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=744260
I honestly think that DD my friend found has a popout handle like that I was looking at it thinking it was a BD one but I think it attached like normal long spoons.
I will ask him.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:33 pm

Good hunting Mitch!

I don't think those style handle ends have been reproduced. Gary does the barndoor bulkhead ends for sure, but those are different. Original ends are not too hard to find, and the pipe can be cut to length if it is different than the normal bulkhead grab handles.

The popout latch is a '53 and earlier barndoor specific version, and is pretty similar to the doublecab version. That popout frame is either a DC one or a '53 & earlier bus frame, and is probably not correct for your ambulance.

Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:20 pm

Wow thats crazy I would guess it's a DBL cab one vs barn door. The glass is original so it would have to been swaped out early in it's life for some one to find that glass and use a 53 or earler frame. The interior color on the window looks OG so my best guess would be a left over dbl cab window and latch was used on this ambulance.

Greg were ambulances built by a seperate company and a Kombi was delivered or were they out fitted at the factory for ambulance work. I took at stab that you may know

Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:08 pm

Mitch Case wrote: Wow thats crazy I would guess it's a DBL cab one vs barn door. The glass is original so it would have to been swaped out early in it's life for some one to find that glass and use a 53 or earler frame. The interior color on the window looks OG so my best guess would be a left over dbl cab window and latch was used on this ambulance.

Greg were ambulances built by a seperate company and a Kombi was delivered or were they out fitted at the factory for ambulance work. I took at stab that you may know

Who knows what they did with that popout window. Maybe ambulances used those as well, but I do not know why. Actually, I don't know why early doublecabs used them either, seems like it would have been easier just to use the same windows as the kombis used.

I had some ambulance popout windows a few years back, based on the Sigla logo they were '57-'58, and they were just normal popout windows. They were not the special doublecab ones.

I believe your ambulance is a factory conversion, but I am not an expert on them. I know that Miesen made ambulances real early on, but I think all of the later ones were done in house. All of the parts can be found in the factory spare parts lists', if that is any indication.

Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:55 am

wow love the stretcher in the back and glad you got the bits ,must say ups were fast ie 4 days .
lots of strange things in ambulance`s ie the buzz`s in the back on both sides . my one has the shelf in top left side but i believe that was a late model addition . good that you got the glass in the middle still .
keep the progress up
cheers Paul

Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:55 pm

Hi Mitch,
Now you have the rhd step its time to make it the worlds first double door ambulance.. unless anyone knows different...

Joking of course, enough work to do without butchering a big hole in the side...

May have some parts for you, will get back to you next week.

Graham

Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:41 pm

Bug o Rama was good to ambulance I found a ton of parts and did some horse trading for a set of front doors thanks Greg. I'm on pins and needles to here to hear what you found grahm let me know when you can.

Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:43 pm

Glad to see this bus found a home where it will be saved. I missed getting it from the scrap yard by one day and Andrew scooped it on me. Last I heard he was gonna part it out but looks like you have saved it which is good to see.
As far as the lights on the front go I'm not aware of any laws back in the day of this province stating it needed those. The other ambulance in town that's a couple years older than yours doesn't have them.
Good luck with the resurrection! 8)

Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:38 am

Any updates?

Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:32 am

Really the only updates were of finding parts. I found a second set of the frosted windows, the shelf for the roof thanks Grahm. 4 of 5 grab handles I need so most of the hard to find bits. I pushed it out back for the winter and took on my friends 58 Kombi rocker then the wife got a really nice 58 bug that I need to work on. So no progress I will post some more pics I found a nice qtr panel to put on and some dog legs so there's going to be some huge updates.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=439644&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:58 am

Very cool project!

Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:28 am

Any more progress on this? :) I am curious how you fixed/plan to fix the dogleg? I have an OG paint bus and the dogleg is exactly like that.