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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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that thing has the subtlety of a lego bus. _________________ Extravagant Lifestyle
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:28 am Post subject: |
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I thought these things were usually built using kdf or kubel parts to look like a bus _________________
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Brian_1952 Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2005 Posts: 700
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:40 am Post subject: |
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You better hope you never have an engine fire _________________ (20-024785)Ambulance (20-037784)truck (20-035850)panel
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RichOakley Samba Member
Joined: August 30, 2004 Posts: 1108 Location: Midlands, UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget the early prototypes did not have the familiar style production Type 2 chassis construction. The first few units were based on 1948 Beetle chassis. |
Exactly! That looks nothing like a beetle chassis but coincidently looks exactly like a post 50 barndoor chassis.
I wouldn't be surprised though to see a prototype with pretty much the early 50 barndoor chassis. I read the first prototype was based on the beetle chassis and collapsed but they then immiditely rebuilt that and built a second using the longitudinal box section and outriggers which worked fine. Prototype II covered 12,000km in testing. So no weak beetle chassis prototype without the usual ladder style existed for more then a week. |
Agreed, old bean. Couldn't see enough detail in the posted photo above (I should have put my specs on), but having seen the more detailed pics, you're spot-on.
So is anybody releasing info on what this actually is, or why there were rumours flying around about it being a 'special bus'?
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RichOakley Samba Member
Joined: August 30, 2004 Posts: 1108 Location: Midlands, UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Scotty wrote: |
I thought these things were usually built using kdf or kubel parts to look like a bus |
This is correct Mr.S. I guess the fact that they went to the effort of using an early bus chassis makes it intriguing. |
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Anymore updates on this?
Its been far too long _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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DONGKG The Araneta Boys
Joined: August 28, 2006 Posts: 5475 Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines, "A Certified Type 3 and Karmann Ghia Maniac"
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DJ Pierre Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2008 Posts: 349 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:07 am Post subject: |
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This might be the rumour:
1943 Kubel chassis, east german build
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PeteSC Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2011 Posts: 881
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:48 am Post subject: |
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Any more photos of that? That's wild looking. It's as if it was the inspiration for Columbian Look buses.
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a little train _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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Patty B. Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005 Posts: 2181 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:22 am Post subject: |
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That one looks in beautiful shape!!! |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1449
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:01 am Post subject: |
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any info on it????/ _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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dave kroesen Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2001 Posts: 41 Location: so cal
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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either that is a very small shopping cart...or this *bus* is 1.25:1 scale! _________________ 40-horses to freedom! |
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D-train Samba Member
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 2:27 am Post subject: |
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any news? _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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RPGreg2600 Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2010 Posts: 1657 Location: Vallejo, CA
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:30 am Post subject: |
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X2!
Just now saw that last pic. Very interesting! |
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tstracy39 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2008 Posts: 3294 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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dave kroesen wrote: |
either that is a very small shopping cart...or this *bus* is 1.25:1 scale! |
It's a very small shopping cart. Even the spray can in the foreground looks gigantic by comparison. _________________ Check my classifieds for kewl gauges:
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iprangen Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2007 Posts: 474 Location: Centerport, NY
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Shopping carts in Europe are generally much smaller, so the one pictured is actually "normal" for that part of the world.
In America our shopping carts are very large, for the same reason our wheelchairs are much larger. I wonder is coffins are larger too, in order to complete the cycle. Eat-grow large-die
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slammed shady Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2006 Posts: 257 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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johnny d Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2004 Posts: 2204 Location: where it all came from. ;)
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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nop.. not until i get my 51 finished! _________________ GermanRestoKommando
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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iprangen wrote: |
In America our shopping carts are very large... |
Except in Manhattan, where the supermarkets are very small due to high real estate values and so the shopping carts are tiny, too.
But then again, there's a lot of people who don't consider Manhattan part of America anyway. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
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