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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69733 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Typically the rear door comes downward to facilitate loading.
I'm not sure if this Bus has had the rear door reversed at some point or it may just be so early that they had not changed the rear door design yet.
One example:
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49barndoor Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2004 Posts: 525 Location: Scotland.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:33 am Post subject: |
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Coachbuilt by Miesen on a normal early pre rear window kombi before the VW factory built there own. |
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Tonny_Larsen Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 371 Location: Denmark
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs. |
Not sure, but I think this one have some sort of mechanism, like the iron lung ambulance.
http://www.barndoor.dk/historic_pic/historic2.htm
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5501 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs. |
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's |
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. _________________ American Red Cross Safe And Well:
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs. |
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's |
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. |
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5501 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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So the new owner is listing it wrong on eBay?
1951 VW Barndoor Ambulance 10 window oldest in World
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vana...sQ5fTrucks
joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs. |
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's |
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. |
it isn't a factory built ambulance |
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Lind wrote: |
Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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ricekooker Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2006 Posts: 1788 Location: Winter Park, FL
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
So the new owner is listing it wrong on eBay?
1951 VW Barndoor Ambulance 10 window oldest in World
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vana...sQ5fTrucks
joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs. |
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's |
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. |
it isn't a factory built ambulance |
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No. You're reading it wrong. It states that the bus was sent to Miesen Ambulance. |
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VWsArent4Hippies Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2005 Posts: 3076 Location: The Bull City
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
So the new owner is listing it wrong on eBay? |
49barndoor wrote: |
Coachbuilt by Miesen on a normal early pre rear window kombi before the VW factory built there own. |
Sheesh |
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low54 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2004 Posts: 424 Location: cotswolds-england
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
joe56vw wrote: |
Linda Grunthaner wrote: |
How did they use barndoors as ambulances and get the cot in? I used to be a medic and can only guess it was for the staff or stair chairs. |
factory barndoor ambulances have rear hatches like post bd's |
But this barndoor doesn't open up in the rear so how can it be an ambulance? I'm confused. |
It was converted at miesen and they made a hatch to fit in the rear which was still on it but in very bad condition when it left portugal and came to the uk the rear window has now been put back to factory spec.
hope this helps. |
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Fonz Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2003 Posts: 325 Location: UK / Australia
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:37 am Post subject: |
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That's the impression I was under. That it had had a small rear opening hatch fitted by Miesen.....
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johnny d wrote: |
hmmm.. i don´t know?!
i just found this picture of the other miesen on barndoor.dk at the rust-"frame" looks the same!
maybe you are right.. and miesen did it! but i don´t know why? |
Miesen did the hack in the rear and built in the hatch on to a hard wood frame nailed in to the body, I removed the frame, the hatch was long gone already |
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pipvan Samba Member
Joined: November 19, 2012 Posts: 46 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:04 pm Post subject: Think there is a bit of a scam going on |
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Hi all, i seen this bus for sale on www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk the other week in germany and for 8000 euro, i thought WTF so i emailed and have a guess what the reply said, yes it is for sale you send money i send bus OK, duh. So watch out scammers about. Would love to know where this bus is now though and is it still cruising. |
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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2103 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:34 am Post subject: |
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That bus is advertised for €7900 on several German language forums and classifieds too ! bloody fraudulant ads... _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
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Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
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Johnny and his twin have dyed there hair. |
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johnny d Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat wrote: |
Johnny and his twin have dyed there hair. |
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This is by far my favorite build thread ! What a sweet bus ! Thank you for sharing. I just saw it for sale the other day and its all over Facebook . |
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johnny d Samba Member
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