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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome. Does it have all the seats in it?

Speaking of front brakes... As far as I know, brake shoes are NLA so you will probably have to get those re-lined when you get to that point. And the front wheel cylinders are Barndoor-only.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is great. can't wait for more pics.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Canadian Thanksgiving Reply with quote

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Today my assistant andrei and i took a long ride into the country to collect a '54 kombi which was discovered by a customer of ours.


Wow! Awesome find! As a local guy, I'm interested, what part of Ontario did you find it in? Always love this kind of story, especially up here when they're few and far between!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Canadian Thanksgiving Reply with quote

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...what part of Ontario did you find it in?


south of bancroft. i didn't find it there, my customer did. he moved out to the country from toronto about a year ago and his neighbor had it on his property.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congratulations, great find, cool story...the stuff that dreams are made of!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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This is shaping up to be the best true "find" of the year. Can't wait for the pics tomorrow.
x2 Very Happy Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

DAMN! Very awesome find!! Twisted Evil Congrats
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

more photos here:

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice find.

Now dial "G" For Gerson.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mmmmm Popcorn..... Very Happy

Great find guys!!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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..AWESOME! Shocked Twisted Evil Very Happy Very Happy Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW !!Just Wicked - congratulations on an amazing find Cool Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice photo show. It looks like your going to need a lot of pop rivets!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks pretty complete. I liked the progression of photos as I was thinking "That sucks the front floor mat is missing" then bam, there it is.

The gate hinge on the decklid rocks. Did they know how the corner got damaged?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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...Did they know how the corner got damaged?


the history of the bus may never be known. the guy on who's property the bus was sitting simply said it was there when he bought the land. whomever owned the land before might know more.

the only artifacts we found when cleaning it were some 60's pennies and this sheet of paper, which is a map showing mineral sites. the reverse of the paper has more text on minerals. there used to be a lot of mining in the area. nothing else was found inside the bus to give any clues about who left it there. we haven't found anything about the popcorn business yet either.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow , a day dream come true.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It sure has suffered from the dreaded "eastern rust". Looks like you have some funky green panels in your future. Wink
Someone made a redneck front bumper for yours similiar to the one my 53 had when I got it. Laughing
Any idea where the engine ended up?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

germansupplyscott wrote:
more photos here:

http://www.germansupply.com/Picture_Galleries/gs_rides/54_Kombi


Boo hoo! Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice find.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

awesome find!!
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