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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:32 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:33 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
Finally the Body work is finished. Very impressed with the work carried out by Mark Spicer of Type 29 Ltd.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:27 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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Super late to this post but no the less it is a great story and glad to see it be done properly! congrats!!! Applause Applause Applause
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:32 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
Thanks dude, it’s been a long journey to hunt for the history and get it to where it is now. Still have the interior to be done. Richard Booth interiors will be handling that.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:42 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:43 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
wow, that turned out great, apart from the inside door handles of course...
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
By far my favorite read of any bus history. I love that this bus still exists and has been brought back to life so that it can be shared and enjoyed for many more years.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
Thanks Dude. Cool Cool Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
mandraks wrote:
wow, that turned out great, apart from the inside door handles of course...

Thanks Dude.... Smile Smile Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
IMO this bus screams for a good clean, a gentle claybar treatment and a careful polish to bring all that paint back to life Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:11 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
ddutch wrote:
IMO this bus screams for a good clean, a gentle claybar treatment and a careful polish to bring all that paint back to life Wink

Hey dude thanks for the post. can you explain a bit more about bringing the paint back to life and what to use. Thanks
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
Brilliant Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:05 am    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2022 1:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
Very nicely done sir! Cool
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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2022 2:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2022 8:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
that camper interior looks proper. great work!!!

i'm sure you have a wonderful plan for the cushions.
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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2022 10:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
We chose this one.
There is a bit of a problem with the cushions is with the extra fuel tank area which is now higher than normal.
so an extra cushion will be made with push studs sitting high on the wall to make uup the space allowing the lower one to made up the bed.


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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2022 10:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Torgny Sommelius's 1954 Barndoor bus Reply with quote
The fabrick is a 50's pattern.
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