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panel Samba Member
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exotic plants Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 298 Location: God's Zoo
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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Not sure if its helpful? This logo could be the same?
Thread can be found here:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=621802 _________________ 1956 Beetle - Jungle Green.
Parts needed to complete:
Front driver side fender.
Rear driver side fender.
Cash waiting.
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jtauxe Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 5780 Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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I've never seen that photo of the five postal buses on the train cars. I love it. As a railroad modeler I might like to model that. Now to find 5 Bundespost high top buses in HO scale. Time to search the Brekina catalog!
Check out how the middle bus is actually straddling the two rail cars. That's a bit sketchy, I think. _________________ John
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie..." - Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
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1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5688 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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71 RHD Swiss Postal Van Converted Camper.
_________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
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busman78 Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 4520 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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Not two rail cars, just one long one with a pivot in the center so it will go around curves without derailing. |
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chimneyfish Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 881 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:45 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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jtauxe wrote: |
I've never seen that photo of the five postal buses on the train cars. I love it. As a railroad modeler I might like to model that. Now to find 5 Bundespost high top buses in HO scale. Time to search the Brekina catalog!
Check out how the middle bus is actually straddling the two rail cars. That's a bit sketchy, I think. |
HO scale is 1:87 yes? If so, see here:
http://shop.bulli.org/de/vw-t2a-kastenwagen-hochdach-deutsche-bundespost
http://shop.bulli.org/de/vw-t2a-kastenwagen-hochdach-deutsche-bundespost-das-postpaket
If you build it, we want pictures! _________________ 1965 Type 1 Deluxe (1200cc)
1976 Type 2 T2b Microbus L (1800cc Type 4)
Previously...
1972 T2 Camper (Devon), 1988 Golf, 1972 Type 1, 1984 Polo, 1972 T2 Camper (Danbury) |
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jtauxe Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 5780 Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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busman78 wrote: |
Not two rail cars, just one long one with a pivot in the center so it will go around curves without derailing. |
Well, yeah, it is what one could call one articulated "car". But the point is that it is spanning an articulated joint, meaning that at least some of the wheels are moving as the rail car negotiates curves in the track. I suppose this could work if the parking brake were secured and the bus is in gear, so that the front wheels are free to turn. I would worry that it could work its way off, but I expect they had something figured out.
Just stuck me as odd. _________________ John
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie..." - Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
http://vw.tauxe.net
1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD
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busman78 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:20 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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Yea, but nowhere near as odd as how the Chevy Vega was shipped by rail. |
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5688 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:28 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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busman78 wrote: |
Yea, but nowhere near as odd as how the Chevy Vega was shipped by rail. |
Clever! The cars were specially designed to be transported nose-down, including oil pan baffles, special battery caps, angled windhield washer bottles, and special tie-downs on the frames.
_________________ Dave Cook
President, Wild Westerner Club
1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing
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chimneyfish Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 881 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:29 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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I would guess they used something similar in engineering it to a gangway connection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangway_connection _________________ 1965 Type 1 Deluxe (1200cc)
1976 Type 2 T2b Microbus L (1800cc Type 4)
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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12844 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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vwwestyman wrote: |
busman78 wrote: |
Yea, but nowhere near as odd as how the Chevy Vega was shipped by rail. |
Clever! The cars were specially designed to be transported nose-down, including oil pan baffles, special battery caps, angled windhield washer bottles, and special tie-downs on the frames.
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Thank you
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Wildthings Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:58 am Post subject: Re: Postal bus ? |
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Somewhere I have a picture (likely on film) of a lot full of Mexican postal vehicles, must have been around 30 white Combis on the lot. |
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