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PostPosted: Tue May 23, 2017 6:48 pm    Post subject: Barndoors in US of A Reply with quote

Anybody know how many Barndoors were imported to the States? And if so, how many exist today?
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PostPosted: Tue May 23, 2017 10:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Barndoors in US of A Reply with quote

There is some USA sales data here
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/productionfigures.php

I am not sure how many exist today but I would take whatever # people have recorded and at least double it to account for unfound or unknown Buses.
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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2017 7:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Barndoors in US of A Reply with quote

Thanks for the response.

So there might be some out there somewhere.

Waiting to be discovered . . .
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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2017 7:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Barndoors in US of A Reply with quote

I read somewhere that a government study said after 30 years, only 1% of a year model cars produced still survive. I think that's pretty close.
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PostPosted: Thu May 25, 2017 6:38 am    Post subject: Re: Barndoors in US of A Reply with quote

wcfvw69 wrote:
I read somewhere that a government study said after 30 years, only 1% of a year model cars produced still survive. I think that's pretty close.


This maybe true for some cars, maybe even most cars, but i bet there is a million beetles still around
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