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Scotty
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 Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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| it is 33 inch and pointed on both sides. |
They look like front bumper trims to me. It's hard to say exactly, but one end looks to be rounded in your photos
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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| Scotty wrote: |
| eddybouwens wrote: |
| it is 33 inch and pointed on both sides. |
They look like front bumper trims to me. It's hard to say exactly, but one end looks to be rounded in your photos |
I agree.
Here's a Barndoor Deluxe front bumper with trim for reference, one side is pointy and one side is rounded:
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eddybouwens
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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sorry, but the are pointed on both sides, the backside is also flat/smooth. I have taken some pictures...
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Scotty
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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Or maybe they're repro? They're definitely different from og ones as can be seen in your comparison photo.
The long corner trims that this thread are about appear to have separate pieces for the ends, and are a completely different shape
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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trim like this was used on just about any bus (as in omnibus) of the period.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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i think the conclusion is that we can call it an UTO....  |
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Scotty
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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busben
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| Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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Chatting with Scotty last night over a steak and a beer, and we concluded that a lot of these buses are German delivered. Maybe these long trims were simply a dealer option throughout barndoor production? My August ‘51 has them, was German delivered, and also has an optional “full length instrument panel”. No mention of either on the birth cert so more likely a dealer option bolted in / bolted on at point of sale?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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mystery solved:
this trimm is original, but not VW. its was bolted on at Autohaus Raffay, Hamburg back in the days.
I got the information, from the owner.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:25 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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If that's the case then great, but there seem to be a lot of buses with this trim on. I would be amazed if they all went through that dealership
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Maybe Ben can help us out here. Does he have the birthcertificate of his 51?
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Scotty
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:08 am Post subject: Re: Long Corner Trims |
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Long trims as seen in BP advert
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