Got a Barndoor yesterday

ingenbremser · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:19 am Post subject: Got a Barndoor yesterday

had to dig it out from the ground, it has been on that spot since 1967... upside Down Wink

as found this spring.

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yesterday it was time to collect it .. finally Very Happy

i could not turn it the right way, before i could be sure i did not brake the glass in the doors, so i took it home upside Down hehe Wink

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Capriacci · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:18 pm Post subject:

Another amazing archaeological find Applause

Barndoor Mafia · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:35 pm Post subject:

WOW! What a find. Make sure to post images of the bus when its right side up Wink

djfordmanjack · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:04 pm Post subject:

CRAZY !!!!
The chassis must be brilliant on this one. I don't want to know about the roof... Confused

nice color combo. great find and rescue. This must be the first upside down loading of a BD find... Very Happy

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Geothon · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:32 pm Post subject:

The dug out part of the bus looks incredibly clean, even looking inside through the back window. Amazing find!

tstracy39 · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:18 pm Post subject:

Wow. Was it common practice in Norway to get rid of old cars by pushing them off the road into the woods, as it was in Sweden?
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EverettB · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:36 pm Post subject:

Cool!

What year is it? It looks like it might have the 52 and earlier vent wings.
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ingenbremser · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:30 pm Post subject:

streetwagens · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:10 am Post subject:

Well done, a great find and a great rescue! Looking forward to seeing progress on it! Cool

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djfordmanjack · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:53 am Post subject:

excellent rescue and ' lifting/turn over' bracing on the chassis. Just loving this kind of action Exclamation

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Scotty · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:16 am Post subject:

Fantastic find, and great recovery. It looks to have a lot of parts on it too, I guess no one else found it and took things off it. It still has large silver headlight lenses too.

I've definitely not seen a bus upside down on a trailer before Shocked

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Rich's 50 · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 6:28 pm Post subject:

Looking forward to the updates, Nice save

EVAM CLASSIC · Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:06 pm Post subject:

Very nice. show us some more pictures
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Anchovy · Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:09 pm Post subject:

Super cool!

Let me be the first to say, "that shit will buff out".

Posty · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:40 am Post subject:

Great stuff , dare I say it doesn't look too bad concidering how long it spent there. In ireland if you leave a bus out for 5 years there is nothing left when you come back.
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BulletBus · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:04 pm Post subject:

Wow! It even still has the pedal pan. Very cool rescue. Congrats!
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ingenbremser · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:34 am Post subject:

thank you for the kind Words Wink

it is now standing on the Wheels for the first time in many years, a few photos here

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Barndoor Mafia · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:54 am Post subject:

Cool ......... looks like you got your hands full for some time.

Schwing · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:59 pm Post subject:

Great save! Upside down is the way to store them it seems. It may have greatly reduced the bottom side rust! Thanks for sharing, that bus is already in a happier state.
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RPGreg2600 · Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:45 am Post subject:

Very cool! Keep us updated!


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