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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Fish wrote: |
Caption states "Cecil painting the rack on his Barndoor in April 1969 in San Diego."
I can't tell if this is a barndoor or not it has some strange features. The front roof looks weird. The side view mirrors are mounted at the top of the door frame or the roof. Aftermarket?
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EverettB wrote: |
Yes, large front door handle indents, later bumper, bullet signals
I'm calling ribbed bumper Kombi but not a Barndoor |
What are the bumper uprights from?
Fish, that looks like one of the author streets where they come down to Rosecrans by the old Liberty Station? |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5535 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2190 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 12:18 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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andre b wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
The Dove Blue in this photo looks super blue to me, more "Dove Blue" than original paint Buses I've seen, if you know what I mean.
Interesting that the hubcap logos appear to be Dove Blue too since it looks to me like it has the mid-57-61 dollar taillights but the hubcaps in body color stopped in 9/1956 |
the blue looks like that because it was almost a new bus in the pic ,i think it looks perfect in color.and the camera might of gave it some tint aswel! |
Is there some weird perspective thing going on in that picture? Each time I look at it, the wheels and the driver look too big. I don't think there's anything fake there, but it's weird - like the bus seems just a little bit too short, front to back. _________________ Andy
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12382
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Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Who.Me? wrote: |
andre b wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
The Dove Blue in this photo looks super blue to me, more "Dove Blue" than original paint Buses I've seen, if you know what I mean.
Interesting that the hubcap logos appear to be Dove Blue too since it looks to me like it has the mid-57-61 dollar taillights but the hubcaps in body color stopped in 9/1956 |
the blue looks like that because it was almost a new bus in the pic ,i think it looks perfect in color.and the camera might of gave it some tint aswel! |
Is there some weird perspective thing going on in that picture? Each time I look at it, the wheels and the driver look too big. I don't think there's anything fake there, but it's weird - like the bus seems just a little bit too short, front to back. |
The driver's head looks as big as Manny's. _________________ The Obsolete Air-Cooled Documentation Project http://oacdp.org/ |
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CNsylvester Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2016 Posts: 47 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 5:13 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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This is a still from a YouTube video from Queensland (Australia) state archives.
Youtube video link is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ictG-GytTDM&t=1713s and go to 32:00
The Registration Plate starts with a "Q", that means it was a state owned splitty!
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Long-roofs Samba Member
Joined: March 20, 2002 Posts: 2295 Location: Millwood, Wa
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Early '70's photos. This couple sold this Bus in '77. I bought it in '94, ran into them driving the Bus in '97, they still had the tent and these photos _________________ ---
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7838 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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glad they weren't hurt when you ran into them! nice story though - her jacket reminds me of a brown denim one I had when I was a teenager _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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_________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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_________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69733 Location: Phoenix Metro
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srfndoc Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 3270 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Long-roofs wrote: |
Early '70's photos. This couple sold this Bus in '77. I bought it in '94, ran into them driving the Bus in '97, they still had the tent and these photos |
Now we know where Westfalia got their inspiration for the later Westy curtains.
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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2190 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:25 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Clara wrote: |
Who.Me? wrote: |
andre b wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
The Dove Blue in this photo looks super blue to me, more "Dove Blue" than original paint Buses I've seen, if you know what I mean.
Interesting that the hubcap logos appear to be Dove Blue too since it looks to me like it has the mid-57-61 dollar taillights but the hubcaps in body color stopped in 9/1956 |
the blue looks like that because it was almost a new bus in the pic ,i think it looks perfect in color.and the camera might of gave it some tint aswel! |
Is there some weird perspective thing going on in that picture? Each time I look at it, the wheels and the driver look too big. I don't think there's anything fake there, but it's weird - like the bus seems just a little bit too short, front to back. |
The driver's head looks as big as Manny's. |
I fear this may get answered with a meme, but here goes anyway... Who is Manny? _________________ Andy
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7838 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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handy manny - kid's animated tv show...?
Link
_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20230 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Who.Me? wrote: |
I fear this may get answered with a meme, but here goes anyway... Who is Manny? |
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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2190 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:45 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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cdennisg wrote: |
Who.Me? wrote: |
I fear this may get answered with a meme, but here goes anyway... Who is Manny? |
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This place rarely disappoints. _________________ Andy
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14216 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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Oh my...just look at her...her whole life ahead of her. By now she may even be a great grandmother.
The year is 1969, fall. She's been dating the 23 Window guy for some time now. The bus guy talked his mother into sewing curtains so they could "have a place to change swim clothes" but there has been some boy/girl petting in the back of the Samba that she encouraged. He is more interested in surf than anything she could offer. 23 and the Charger guy have been bros since childhood. Charger Guy's parents just bought him the car for his senior year in high school. Samba and Charger are out ripping up sweet peelers as a gnarly swell hit during the night. They both recently joined the clan of shortboard punkass surf rats.
Shortboards have recently taken over as the hot stick so longboarders are just old knee-paddeling longboard nose-riders. Chicks aren't welcome in the water as they are mostly a distraction with the way they sit on the board and when they fall (which is on every wave) they surface with tan-lines showing where there bikinis tugged down. They just get in the way.
They don't know it yet but Surfergirl has designs on Charger Boy. She wants to dump 23. Yes, it was fun tossing Frisbee and tying the bandana on his Yellow Lab but she wants more. Charger promised he'd let her use his old longboard but so far he hasn't come in to get her.
The photo is taken by a passerby that she taught to use her new Kodak Starmite she got for her birthday. She poses against the Charger while envisioning her new life of catching scratch, peeling out and pulling brodies. Yes she was taught that the slower smaller engine of the 23 Dude will help prolong dinosaur oil depletion but she doesn't really understand and wants her back slammed against the bucket seat of the Charger with the flimsy lapbelt laying loose as they tear from light to light laughing with the rush of adrenaline. |
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bobrk Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 288 Location: Beautiful Downtown San Jose
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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BarryL wrote: |
The photo is taken by a passerby that she taught to use her new Kodak Starmite she got for her birthday. |
That was good. _________________ 1959 Single Cab “Otto”
1500 single port | 1963 small nut/big brake transaxle | CSP Disc Brakes | dual circuit m/c | Deutsch Polster seats |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22416 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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BarryL wrote: |
Oh my...just look at her...her whole life ahead of her. By now she may even be a great grandmother.
The year is 1969, fall. She's been dating the 23 Window guy for some time now. The bus guy talked his mother into sewing curtains so they could "have a place to change swim clothes" but there has been some boy/girl petting in the back of the Samba that she encouraged. He is more interested in surf than anything she could offer. 23 and the Charger guy have been bros since childhood. Charger Guy's parents just bought him the car for his senior year in high school. Samba and Charger are out ripping up sweet peelers as a gnarly swell hit during the night. They both recently joined the clan of shortboard punkass surf rats.
Shortboards have recently taken over as the hot stick so longboarders are just old knee-paddeling longboard nose-riders. Chicks aren't welcome in the water as they are mostly a distraction with the way they sit on the board and when they fall (which is on every wave) they surface with tan-lines showing where there bikinis tugged down. They just get in the way.
They don't know it yet but Surfergirl has designs on Charger Boy. She wants to dump 23. Yes, it was fun tossing Frisbee and tying the bandana on his Yellow Lab but she wants more. Charger promised he'd let her use his old longboard but so far he hasn't come in to get her.
The photo is taken by a passerby that she taught to use her new Kodak Starmite she got for her birthday. She poses against the Charger while envisioning her new life of catching scratch, peeling out and pulling brodies. Yes she was taught that the slower smaller engine of the 23 Dude will help prolong dinosaur oil depletion but she doesn't really understand and wants her back slammed against the bucket seat of the Charger with the flimsy lapbelt laying loose as they tear from light to light laughing with the rush of adrenaline. |
Said the reflection of the pond to the storyteller? _________________
t3kg wrote: |
OK, this thread is over. You win. |
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KWZ Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2004 Posts: 1341 Location: St. Louis, Missouri
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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EverettB wrote: |
Possible Green/Green 23-Window with pinstripe?
Looks like a Wolfsburg Bus too - Note longer ribbed front bumper |
Holy shit that photo is crazy. Yeah, what the hell is that bus? Trimless 23 window? _________________ '57 sunroof Standard
'63 15 window
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scvw Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 3544 Location: South Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage Splitty Photos |
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KWZ wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
Possible Green/Green 23-Window with pinstripe?
Looks like a Wolfsburg Bus too - Note longer ribbed front bumper |
Holy shit that photo is crazy. Yeah, what the hell is that bus? Trimless 23 window? |
I'd like to know too!! I can't imagine back in the day someone repainting a Wolfsburg 23W bus PGSG, adding the correct dual pinstripes and the green stripe in the nose emblem. I would definitely like to hear peoples opinions on this one. _________________ 58 Coral Red ragtop(Diana's car)
57 PG/SG standard
63 Ruby Red SC
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