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WestyBob Samba Member
Joined: June 11, 2004 Posts: 2346 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Gotta luv the doka treasure chest doors punched in the side of those vans. Just open and sweep/hose out the debris !!! |
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Boltze Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2008 Posts: 60 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Varius with a boat roof
ADS Inventor
Blue Atlantic (they made only one in blue)
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Christoph
1985 Caravelle GL syncro
1990 California
1981 Joker
Germany |
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luVWagn Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2008 Posts: 1340 Location: Snoqualmie (WA)
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Boltze wrote: |
Blue Atlantic (they made only one in blue)
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Ever see those fang roof pieces for sale? I've always thought about that plus a sunroof, instead of a luggage wrack... _________________ '91 Syncro 16 Reimo Hightop Conversion, eTDI |
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2004 Posts: 1242 Location: Portland, Or
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:19 am Post subject: |
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I think they call them receding hairline tops. _________________ Vanagon/Transporter flares here: www.terrawagen.com
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16504 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Boltze Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2008 Posts: 60 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:56 am Post subject: |
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They called it "Dachspoiler" (roof spoiler) _________________ Regards
Christoph
1985 Caravelle GL syncro
1990 California
1981 Joker
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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silverbulletuk Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2010 Posts: 206 Location: NW Surrey, UK
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Zebedee Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2003 Posts: 132 Location: Maenclochog, Wales
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:19 am Post subject: |
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Hi-ab crane:
Telegraph pole carrier:
Cherry picker:
_________________ If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. |
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Zebedee Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2003 Posts: 132 Location: Maenclochog, Wales
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Snow plow and road gritter (salter) attachments:
Another piccy of the bakery van:
_________________ If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. |
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fleet_maintenance Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2013 Posts: 323 Location: Upstate NY
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:29 am Post subject: |
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THe plow and salter set up makes me weak |
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tarandusVDub Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2010 Posts: 1649 Location: Between Here and There
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:35 am Post subject: |
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It really is amazing the variety of tasks, and the serious mechanical demands, that were made on these things, and they had such a wee little motor, relatively flexible chassis, etc. For the same tasks here we use gargantuan trucks with 5X the horsepower, etc.
Pretty cool rigs. _________________ 1990 Syncro 16" DoppleKabine 2.1 DJ 112i
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Sold: 1972 Bay Campmobile; 1984 Westy, base model, 2WD. |
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silverbulletuk Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2010 Posts: 206 Location: NW Surrey, UK
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:10 am Post subject: |
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I know an older guy here in the UK who had a HIAB-equipped Pritschenwagen years ago. He thinks that it was too much for the flexy chassis too, because it grew cracks from where the crane mast went through the load deck and eventually broke its back _________________ 1986 syncro twin-slider rhd, 3.2S Oettinger wbx6
1990 SA Microbus - Supercharged wbx going in with UN-1 trans.
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Zebedee Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2003 Posts: 132 Location: Maenclochog, Wales
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Widebody single cab with high tilt. Just imagine the wind resistance.
Anyone know anything about these low dropsides?
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WedgeAntillies Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2008 Posts: 166 Location: Maple Ridge, BC
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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They just look like a custom DIY project. Can't say they appeal to me though.
Anyone know anything about these low dropsides?
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Love My Westy Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1838
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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I looked though all the pages and couldn't find a Type 3 that was made into a Hearse. Surely there must be one somewhere! Think black with those chrome Landau things on the side.
Ahhh... Here's one:
www.vanagonhacks.com/2014/06/the-vanagon-hearse/
But surely they must have been common in Europe. |
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silverbulletuk Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2010 Posts: 206 Location: NW Surrey, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Use the search engine of your choice with the terms VW T3 "Leichenwagen" or "Bestattungsfahrzeug"
Surprisingly rare, it would seem. _________________ 1986 syncro twin-slider rhd, 3.2S Oettinger wbx6
1990 SA Microbus - Supercharged wbx going in with UN-1 trans.
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Zebedee Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2003 Posts: 132 Location: Maenclochog, Wales
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:03 am Post subject: |
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Hearse. _________________ If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. |
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2004 Posts: 1242 Location: Portland, Or
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:54 am Post subject: |
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WOW! that side window is huge!
Notice the single cab type lower door.
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2004 Posts: 1242 Location: Portland, Or
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