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DadaCheese
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 Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject: Rare Split Buses at the Technik Museum of Speyer, Germany |
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Whenever I'm in Germany it is striking how few air-cooled VWs I see (it is due mainly to their strict, rigorous, bi-annual TÜV testing ).
Wikipedia Definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technischer_%C3%9Cberwachungsverein
However, when you do see them they're often in fantastic condition... and/or they are in a museum.
The Technik Museum in Speyer, Germany (www.technik-museum.de), is an amazing place, and I could go on and on about everything you can see and do there, but I'll stick just to the few specialized split-bus photos I had taken. Enjoy.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Rare Split Buses at the Technik Museum of Speyer, German |
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Where's the engine that pushes the bus?
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j.pickens
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Look closely.
Different vehicle, looks like a Ford, or some crazy hybrid of VW and Ford.
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cdennisg
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AHA! Fooled me. I should have looked closer.
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| AHA! Fooled me. I should have looked closer. |
Yeah, but when I look closer, the rear looks VW, the front, Ford.
That gas fill is Ford, but the beltline is VW, the front looks Ford.
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DocSmitty
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look even closer.. those are two different vehicles, unless one of the photos is reversed.
One has a logo on the panel, the does not.. one has a window in the cargo door, the other does not.
Unless I was the only one confused by that, LOL... the odd one does have some VW lines for sure... |
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OG67westy
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| i'm digging that sidestep on the scab, and the bumpers/running boards on the firetruck too...oh the hazard striped bumper is pretty sweet too |
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peecee69
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| DocSmitty wrote: |
look even closer.. those are two different vehicles, unless one of the photos is reversed.
One has a logo on the panel, the does not.. one has a window in the cargo door, the other does not.
Unless I was the only one confused by that, LOL... the odd one does have some VW lines for sure... |
The bottom two are of the same vehicle. Actually, the back looks like a mix between split bus and ford, and so does the front. The side door looks like a slider, but I can't figure out how it would slide. The front windows look like it slides too, but there must be an engine up in the front. Weird to say the least. |
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Kelly
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wow, I was just there 5 days ago. It was cool to see buses there, that wasn't expected.
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Kelly
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this was also in their gift shop. It had some great detail, but very spendy!
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DadaCheese
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| ...It had some great detail, but very spendy! |
€ 299,00?!?! Yeah that’s about $432.14 (by today’s exchange rate 4/11/11).
For that much I’d spend a few more dollars and get, I don’t know; Safari Windows for my bus.
Glad that you too were able to enjoy the museum; amazing place. I loved all the huge fire engines (not VWs, but impressive just the same). |
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SimonMarriott
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Love the single cab. I will be putting that Museum on my list of places to visit, when i finally get around to going to Germany. |
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SimonMarriott
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:36 am Post subject: |
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Is this the same SC? after looking close i dont think so because of the treasure chest hatch etc.. However its a cool photo.
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peecee69
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Probably not.
b/w photo single cab:
bucket truck, bullet turn signals, treasure chest, emergency light base right on the roof
Museum single cab:
ladder truck, semaphores, step instead of treasure chest door, emergency light mounted differently.
I'm sure there are other differences, that's just what I noticed. |
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Kelly
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Different S/C. Both cool though.
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