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danfromsyr
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 Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:24 pm Post subject: 56 split custom camper burned to the ground |
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I'm not familiar with the Split forum, is there a thread to catalog/document bus fires in here?
saw this on a twitter feed from a different incident..
anyone recognize this split camper?
From July 7th
https://twitter.com/wspd8pio/status/1015659051974156288
Trooper Chelsea Hodgson @wspd8pio
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| SR 3 north of Silverdale is OPEN in both directions. Thanks to the fire crews who put the flames out quickly and stopped it from spreading to nearby brush. The vehicle was a '56 VW bus and luckily no one was hurt. |
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:17 pm Post subject: Re: 56 split custom camper burned to the ground |
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... interesting and sad, at the same time.
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: 56 split custom camper burned to the ground |
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hitest
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: 56 split custom camper burned to the ground |
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Indeed- it's obvious that man cared for that bus and kids. 
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Fish
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: 56 split custom camper burned to the ground |
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Bummer he lost everything.  , but still has his life. 
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PDX db
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:24 am Post subject: Re: 56 split custom camper burned to the ground |
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That's Bill Trafton, long time owner (since sold) of Trafton Automotive, a VW shop in Portland, OR
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