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EeVeeWee
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EeVeeWee
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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mandraks
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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so this should be a 59? no stock blinkers, so semaphore bus, and it does not have pressed bumpers. 60 would have had blinkers
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Clara 
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:04 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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so this should be a 59? no stock blinkers, so semaphore bus, and it does not have pressed bumpers. 60 would have had blinkers |
Could be a high hinge 61. I think they used semaphores until they lowered the hinges.
I can just see the sunroof.
Interesting that they took off the emblem, and lost one front bumper trim.
no pass mirror. I don't think deluxes got them. Which is fine, as you are in a fish bowl. Until you change lanes and there is a Miata there too short to see. |
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Clara
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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mandraks
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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so this should be a 59? no stock blinkers, so semaphore bus, and it does not have pressed bumpers. 60 would have had blinkers |
Could be a high hinge 61. I think they used semaphores until they lowered the hinges.
I can just see the sunroof.
Interesting that they took off the emblem, and lost one front bumper trim.
no pass mirror. I don't think deluxes got them. Which is fine, as you are in a fish bowl. Until you change lanes and there is a Miata there too short to see. |
i think sixty was the cutoff. My 12/59 was a 60 model and had semaphores. 61s had blinkers.
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EeVeeWee
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Clara
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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so this should be a 59? no stock blinkers, so semaphore bus, and it does not have pressed bumpers. 60 would have had blinkers |
Could be a high hinge 61. I think they used semaphores until they lowered the hinges.
I can just see the sunroof.
Interesting that they took off the emblem, and lost one front bumper trim.
no pass mirror. I don't think deluxes got them. Which is fine, as you are in a fish bowl. Until you change lanes and there is a Miata there too short to see. |
i think sixty was the cutoff. My 12/59 was a 60 model and had semaphores. 61s had blinkers. |
mmm... ya. PR ends them at VIN 614 xxx when the wire ends changed. |
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aa390392
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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That shot looks a bit chaotic, cars, busses,trucks,bicyclists,pedestrians, safe zones, stop signals,crossing zones...all coming and going, but it does look like it works...
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EverettB
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cdennisg
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Looks like a hose reel for a fuel/water tank. That big top hatch would tend towards a water tank setup.
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notchboy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Looks like a hose reel for a fuel/water tank. That big top hatch would tend towards a water tank setup. |
Yep.
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Looks like a hose reel for a fuel/water tank. That big top hatch would tend towards a water tank setup. |
May be just delivering it. Iffin it was a permanent set up I'd guess the gates would be off it, much like a fire or ladder truck and such. 
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:22 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Looks like a hose reel for a fuel/water tank. That big top hatch would tend towards a water tank setup. |
May be just delivering it. Iffin it was a permanent set up I'd guess the gates would be off it, much like a fire or ladder truck and such. |
That would make good sense, since it does not look like it actually fits the bed well. Probably designed to slide into a standard truck bed or something.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:36 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Looks like a hose reel for a fuel/water tank. That big top hatch would tend towards a water tank setup. |
May be just delivering it. Iffin it was a permanent set up I'd guess the gates would be off it, much like a fire or ladder truck and such. |
That would make good sense, since it does not look like it actually fits the bed well. Probably designed to slide into a standard truck bed or something. |
Looks like an aviation fuel Bowser to me, the hatch is for draining wing tanks into as well as inspection of the tank on the trailer. I suspect it's being delivered. Here's a modern version:
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BarryL
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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| Something is under the tank, too, so maybe the frame and wheels. |
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mandraks
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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The city of Backnang (license plate BK) does have small airport.
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