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Tristar Eric Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2004 Posts: 1241 Location: Portland, Or
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Buss Marius Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 98 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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I've been to the old Wolfsburg museum many times, but I've never seen this one. They must have a hidden warehouse were they stash stuff.
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The white one i saw in the Stiftung museum in Wolfsburg, on the 16 of oktober. this was 5 days afther the 40years of Golf spesial exibition ended and 2 days before the "end of bay production" exibition started. It was behinde som curtains, but i manadged to have good look at it. And Yes they have a big Warehouse with spesial cars.
I hope that it will be at the "30 Yare Syncro" meeting south of Berlin August 14-16 (the late Bay 4x4 wil be there, and a norwegian early bay 4x4)
The black Herse have been in Norway for some years. It is based on a sika.
http://www.vwbus.no/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=25845&hilit=daukj%C3%B8rt _________________ 87 75hp VW LT 28 Karmann LT L, 90 T3 Syncro 75hp AAZ Reimo Camper. 00 T4 102hp TDI Caravelle bus. |
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2004 Posts: 1241 Location: Portland, Or
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:29 am Post subject: |
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I've been to the old Wolfsburg museum many times, but I've never seen this one. They must have a hidden warehouse were they stash stuff.
I've seen this one in person, the designers were influenced by the van craze in the US of the 70's and 80's.
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
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Tristar Eric Samba Member
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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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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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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
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Love My Westy Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1835
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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:
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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:
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silverbulletuk Samba Member
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
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Boltze Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2008 Posts: 60 Location: Germany
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They called it "Dachspoiler" (roof spoiler) _________________ Regards
Christoph
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1990 California
1981 Joker
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dobryan Samba Member
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