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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69809 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: how to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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The 1958 parts book says it's for all Barndoor Panelvans, through 2/1955
This was a surprise to me as I've seen Barndoor Panels with external door handles.
I guess it's possible they were upgraded over time as the handle is superior. _________________ How to Post Photos
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barnelicious Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:56 am Post subject: Re: how to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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Ok, thank you Everett! i Didn't know that, i've also seen panels with the doorhandle but maybe they were modified indeed, as option in the dealership for those who needed to open the cargodoors verry often(thinking about the milkdelivery vans or things like that) or maybe in the garage after they lost the key several times:-) Always taking out that key would be anoying i think. now these days we see it as nostalgic offcorse:-) |
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barnelicious Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:59 am Post subject: Re: how to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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Today a new track to folow,
By accident found another picture of the van. It's the same one as in the article but just bigger, I've contacted the guy who posted it to find out where he found the picture.
Is there any 'kiwi'? Who had found the article mensioned on the first page of this topic? I would love to see that, even if it was not the same van maybe, then I can close that track..
Thanks folks!
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otahuhu Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2007 Posts: 561
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: How to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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I've only seen that article reprinted/reposted but the last line of the article mentions the owner talking about taking the van to Italy. Might be worth looking there, good luck... |
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charles henson Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2006 Posts: 41 Location: australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:00 am Post subject: Re: How to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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found this brochure for a vw hire camper van in n.z.
Not your one but its different.
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Lind Samba Member
Joined: November 06, 2000 Posts: 9915 Location: idaho
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:44 am Post subject: Re: how to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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EverettB wrote: |
The 1958 parts book says it's for all Barndoor Panelvans, through 2/1955
This was a surprise to me as I've seen Barndoor Panels with external door handles.
I guess it's possible they were upgraded over time as the handle is superior. |
I put a handle on my barndoor, and it is not a simple bolt on. There is an extra inner structure on panel doors so that the church key holds in place when the latch is open. I had to grind a bunch of material off of the door handle to make it work. _________________ .
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lo-lo55 Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2004 Posts: 61 Location: christchurch New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:47 pm Post subject: Re: How to track a BD vin number with only a little information |
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Interesting, the Kombi above at "Vacation Caravans' looks like a stretched and widened 59 my panelbeater owned for a while. 499 Ferry rd is 5min from us. Wonder if there was more than one modded back then. |
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