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mandraks
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i flipped the image horizontally, and it just turns it into a LHD left side cargo door or DD bus. I agree with Everett, that seems unlikely.
i blew the image up a bit and i would still think it is right side and LHD. I am just not sure i see a mirror.
passenger side locking doors are a cool add on, though. if that is what we are looking at.
i was hoping to be able to read the writing on the building. I could not....
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Lind
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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She is laughing at us, knowing that standing in front of the cargo door handle will cause us problems 60+ years later.
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Scotty
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| Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:15 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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More importantly, why has the bumper got chestnut brown paint on it?
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Lowdown Dirty Rat
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| Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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| Scotty wrote: |
| More importantly, why has the bumper got chestnut brown paint on it? |
That’s a 51 samba thing. Most of the 51’s had it.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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^^^ DKW Schnellaster!
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Who.Me?
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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Judging by all the extra the lights on the back and sides, that survived in use for quite a while.
I've read that one prototype survived as a factory hack for a while, but I'd expected that rest of the prototypes would have been scrapped soon after production started.
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joe56vw
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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| Who.Me? wrote: |
Judging by all the extra the lights on the back and sides, that survived in use for quite a while.
I've read that one prototype survived as a factory hack for a while, but I'd expected that rest of the prototypes would have been scrapped soon after production started. |
All the protype pics I've seen had the filler neck below the beltline and had vertical engine vents 🤔
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Who.Me?
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 2:44 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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| joe56vw wrote: |
All the protype pics I've seen had the filler neck below the beltline and had vertical engine vents 🤔 |
Fair point. I didn't even notice the vents. I guess someone just got fed up with opening the engine lid to fill up.
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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Photo is 1953 International Trailer Rally in Copenhagen. Barndoor Kombi. Wally byam is standing by Airstream.
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djfordmanjack
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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Does that look like a French period license plate? has what looks like a triple-A badge on top. cool combo, French registered, US insured ?
Interesting detail to note: Back in the day TRUCKs that had a loaded (heavy) trailer in tow had to carry a backlighted orange triangle on top of the truck's roof. look at that Kombi !
Either it was registered as a commercial vehicle (truck/van) or the weight of the Airstream dictated the extra sign.
extra cool pic anyways.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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I'm diggin' the shirt and tie.
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el_safari
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:50 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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Does that look like a French period license plate? has what looks like a triple-A badge on top. cool combo, French registered, US insured ?
extra cool pic anyways. |
Definitely not a French period license plate 
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| I'm diggin' the shirt and tie. |
Could be your new look, add the helmet and space pen? This black jacket is not hip enough...
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mandraks
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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| djfordmanjack wrote: |
Does that look like a French period license plate? has what looks like a triple-A badge on top. cool combo, French registered, US insured ?
Interesting detail to note: Back in the day TRUCKs that had a loaded (heavy) trailer in tow had to carry a backlighted orange triangle on top of the truck's roof. look at that Kombi !
Either it was registered as a commercial vehicle (truck/van) or the weight of the Airstream dictated the extra sign.
extra cool pic anyways. |
no way the barndoor would have pulled any airstream. A 1949 18 foot airstream weighed over 2000 pounds and had tongue weight of over 250 pounds. And they got bigger from there... There were very few cars in europe that would have towed that.
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djfordmanjack
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:43 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Junkie - Vintage photos |
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yes, but I wouldn't think that either of that loads would put a structural problem for the BD. 2000pds trailer weight is 900kg approx and 250 tounge weight 120kgs or so. I know it's on the utmost rear of the bus, but the early bus has 750kg (cargo) load capacity or even more. I am sure it would have pulled uphill in first even with a 25 horse. not talking about the speed though 
But you are probably right though, that the Airstream was towed by another, stronger car, that's not in the pic.
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