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Travis Woodard
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 Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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I wonder when exactly they started making 15" rims in prep for the change over? 1/55 is the earliest 15" rim I have seen.
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Travis Woodard
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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Who knows.
But that is the earliest date stamp on a 15 inch rim I have seen.
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D-train
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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I also have a set of 5 15” 1/55 rims in og paint. Snap them up quick since they are still in barndoor production months.
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| There are 1954 dated 15" rims. Saw them on a bus in Canada posted here |
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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I have a 4/'54 15" wheel
Hoop on 4/'54 rim is dated 3/'54
Also a 1/'55
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D-train
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| Long-roofs wrote: |
I have a 4/'54 15" wheel
Also a 1/'55
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They look pgsg also!
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:43 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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Well now I want '54 15" rims! 
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dmuis
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| Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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I have two 1/55 rims that came from a first week of April 55 singlecab made into a dune buggy and three silver white 4/54 rims from my first week of March 55 kombi.
Posted a couple of 4/54 pics in the 15” wheel thread a while back.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=161480&start=220 |
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barndoor.net
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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Hi,
I was wondering if somebody knows (and better: have pictures!) that a post-barndoor/wolfsburg 23 samba bus does or doesn't have the "speaker-pods" back in the bus blow the roof?
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Kopperhead
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:14 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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Is this door handle correct för my dec 55 SC pickup?
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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I had a pair of handles like that at one time. They fit a bus, but were from a 1950's Borgward as I recall.
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Kopperhead
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| I had a pair of handles like that at one time. They fit a bus, but were from a 1950's Borgward as I recall. |
Ok, as I suspekted.. thanks for the info
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Wade
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| barndoor.net wrote: |
Hi,
I was wondering if somebody knows (and better: have pictures!) that a post-barndoor/wolfsburg 23 samba bus does or doesn't have the "speaker-pods" back in the bus blow the roof?
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For what it's worth, I have a really old photo of my Dec '55 Deluxe that seems to show that "speaker pod". Here's the photo. Not the best, but it looks to be there.
-Wade
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Kopperhead
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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My SC has Vin 20-163xxx and was delivery serviced in Sweden 21 Feb 1956, the engine no. was 20-1297551, according to my knowlegde it was produced in Dec 1955
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| Kopperhead wrote: |
| My SC has Vin 20-163580 and was delivery serviced in Sweden 21 Feb 1956, the engine no. was 20-1297551, according to my knowlegde it was produced in Dec 1955 |
Those VIN #s would be near the middle of January, 1956
Interesting that the 20- numbers were used past 12/1955.
By "delivery serviced" do you mean it was first sold and delivered 21 Feb 1956?
This seems like a long time for it to sit around after production.
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Kopperhead
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| EverettB wrote: |
By "delivery serviced" do you mean it was first sold and delivered 21 Feb 1956?
This seems like a long time for it to sit around after production. |
Yes, the delivery service was performed when it was delivered.
The Body number is 156381
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| Does anyone know what style headlight glass, came on early Wolfsburg busses,NAS spec April. There seems two be two options late barn door with the vestigial oval and non oval. |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Post Barndoor, Wolfsburg Bus Features And Changes |
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| rocketpower wrote: |
| Does anyone know what style headlight glass, came on early Wolfsburg busses,NAS spec April. There seems two be two options late barn door with the vestigial oval and non oval. |
April, 1955 would still be with the vestigial oval AFAIK
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