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Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:00 pm

oh i see..thanks!! what year could that bumper be? i need to find a original one and sell the one i have..

Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:03 pm

mandraks wrote: looks like you will need a new spare tire, it's bald, and the motor is a 40 horse (34PS)

for a driver that is actually a great choice btw

:lol: ..yes, the spare tiere is gone... the motor should be of a 56.. thats what the seller says..

Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:08 pm

hagi wrote:
:lol: ..yes, the spare tiere is gone... the motor should be of a 56.. thats what the seller says..

definitely newer than 56

the least of your worries for the time being, as long as it runs okay

Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:11 pm

Here are a few pictures that I have of this bus. Like a lot of these buses, its pretty banged up forward of the bulk head. I love the optional rear hatch.

Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:57 pm

That bus needs the typical south American bus rebuild....whoever buys it has some heavy lifting to do to restore it.....or, get it for a good price, leave it alone, sort it out, and drive the fuck out of it :D :D :D

Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:00 pm

pictures like these i didn't see before.. but thats life.. ;) thanks!!

Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:39 pm

:cry:

Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:58 pm

As soon as I heard Peru,memories of a 52 I had from Columbia came back. This bus needs total rehab. It can be done.Deep pockets and time. That 52 I had...it got done! The guy who bought it from me wished he had not. How bad do you want a barndoor? More are out there un-discovered,even in the USA.

Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:17 pm

Since no one posted a price. I personally would pay $15K for it running/driving (without the $$$ seats). The problem is that bus is in Europe. It looks to be surrounded by other cars so it's probably a dealer/flipper and it's probably in the 30K Euro range.

And I would just drive it. Trying to fix a Columbian/SA is a long, hard, and expensive trip.

Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:40 am

Love the rear hatch too !
Hagi, I think you were too enthusiastic on this one. Probably you had not learned enough information about barndoors BEFORE the purchase. the front structure show my worst thoughts when I said it 'looks too round'.
Anyways, DON'T make the mistake to tear this all apart. Even if you have the money to spend on a hudge project. Just get the mechanicals working properly and drive it, drive it, drive it ! ( I know that you Swiss people can get carried away while doing an excellent proper resto, so do yourself a favor and don't !) JMHO

Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:06 am

Give me a rusty east coast barndoor any day over one of those south american piles. :shock:

Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:15 am

djfordmanjack wrote: Love the rear hatch too !
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Anyways, DON'T make the mistake to tear this all apart. Even if you have the money to spend on a hudge project. Just get the mechanicals working properly and drive it, drive it, drive it ! ( I know that you Swiss people can get carried away while doing an excellent proper resto, so do yourself a favor and don't !) JMHO

i think this is right on the money, this is a driving barndoor, drive it.

fix things that can easily fixed, like doors, bumpers, anything mechanical, collect everything that is not correct, and keep driving it.

In a couple of years fix the front, doglegs, semaphores, etc

in the meantime, keep driving it, that is more than many barndoors get to do

Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:28 am

at the end of the day, whether it's a South American pile of shit, or a broken in half, rusty Swedish/American/Canadian pile...the heavy lifting is all the same....if you do not believe me, take a look at the pile we are redoing from New Zealand on the BD thread.....it takes money,determination,insanity,vision, and more money.... :? :? :? :? :D :D :D