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Anchovy
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Check out this vintage photo:
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Mikee
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Location: Puyallup WA
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kinda freaky looking, not to mention more sun in your eyes
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Scotty
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What is going on with those side windows? The roof lights above are bigger too...
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Skim
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:03 am Post subject: |
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Its like a barndoor with down syndrome.
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my65vert
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Location: Middleburg, Florida
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Those side windows look kind of Binz 'ish?
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Aaron
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Joined: November 20, 2002
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Location: WA
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What a POS hack job...
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SHSC
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Location: Oklahoma City
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: |
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I would bet it used to be a panel. I have several vintage photos and old postcards that show barndoors with wack windows.
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Anchovy
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| I would bet it used to be a panel. I have several vintage photos and old postcards that show barndoors with wack windows. |
I doubt it was a panel with the deluxe trim and sunroof, but with all the other mods it may have been. Just on the front you can see the fog light, the aerial, the headlight brows and the VW logo exchange. I will try to get a higher resolution shot of the front logo to see if it sheds any light on where this bus came from. Notice the Horse sign above the bus...Westfalia, Ferrari, Continental????? |
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SHSC
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Location: Oklahoma City
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| Anchovy wrote: |
| SHSC wrote: |
| I would bet it used to be a panel. I have several vintage photos and old postcards that show barndoors with wack windows. |
I doubt it was a panel with the deluxe trim and sunroof, but with all the other mods it may have been. Just on the front you can see the fog light, the aerial, the headlight brows and the VW logo exchange. I will try to get a higher resolution shot of the front logo to see if it sheds any light on where this bus came from. Notice the Horse sign above the bus...Westfalia, Ferrari, Continental????? |
But....If it wasn't a panel, wouldn't the end of that first window "end" in the middle of the glass of a second popout on a window bus?
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Erik G
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| SHSC wrote: |
| I would bet it used to be a panel. I have several vintage photos and old postcards that show barndoors with wack windows. |
I doubt it was a panel with the deluxe trim and sunroof, but with all the other mods it may have been. Just on the front you can see the fog light, the aerial, the headlight brows and the VW logo exchange. I will try to get a higher resolution shot of the front logo to see if it sheds any light on where this bus came from. Notice the Horse sign above the bus...Westfalia, Ferrari, Continental????? |
But....If it wasn't a panel, wouldn't the end of that first window "end" in the middle of the glass of a second popout on a window bus? |
you are right, but to graft in all those windows, a sunroof, the trim even down to the bumper trim, I think something else is going on. Coachbuilt panel maybe...
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bubba
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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got to love the Cal-Eye head lights.  |
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50 split
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| I think that horse is an old gasstation logo |
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| my65vert wrote: |
| Those side windows look kind of Binz 'ish? |
I agree.
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Better view of the windows and front logo.
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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That bus looks totally metalworked from a panel to me.
Just look at that passenger window.
Is it just the perspective, or is that window much too long for factory?
Also, the grab bar on the middle seat looks custom, as well.
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Rusting Hulk
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:27 am Post subject: |
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it's obviously some sort of taxi/tour bus. Is that an Austrian plate or German? The S on the plate may mean its from Steyr in Austria?
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thong
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That "S" on that plate is for Salzburg, Austria. It looks to be some taxi service bus from the town of Hallein which is right next to Salzburg. I've never seen that bus driving around Salzburg though....
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Riff Raff
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I'm no barndoor connoiseur, but did not barndoor breeze windows hinge at the front of the window?
That breeze window looks like it pivots in the middle like later splits.
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eh0s
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| Riff Raff wrote: |
I'm no barndoor connoiseur, but did not barndoor breeze windows hinge at the front of the window?
That breeze window looks like it pivots in the middle like later splits. |
Paino hinges were for early BD's (to -51).
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Scotty
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I'm no barndoor connoiseur, but did not barndoor breeze windows hinge at the front of the window?
That breeze window looks like it pivots in the middle like later splits. |
Paino hinges were for early BD's (to -51). |
Up to 52. Later style started in 53
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