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![]() http://thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=156057
![]() Even with all those options and NOS parts ... it's still a lot of money. |
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![]() It sure is expensive!
But to build a bus like that would probably cost you more... |
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![]() And nicest thing is.... for that amount of money it doesn't have the correct taillights
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![]() It's a '55 Split ... according to Mr.Meetlint they used for the '55 busses old -left overs- from the barndoors
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Exactly, we had the same taillights on our '55 DD panel....... (only broken, like EVERYTHING on that panel :o ) Last thing i heard is that the cut him up in pieces........RIP
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www.volksaddiction.nl '52 split (my girl's slammed daily) '55 oval (almost done) '72 VW 181 (resto) '91 golf I cabrio '00 new beetle highline |
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![]() Mr Meetlint and I cut up an 1955 panel some 4 to 5 years ago,but it had not these barndoor taillights.
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too bad....... I'm really sure the bus had that kind of taillights, at that time (8 years ago) i tought it were buggy taillights :o Glad i know better now !
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www.volksaddiction.nl '52 split (my girl's slammed daily) '55 oval (almost done) '72 VW 181 (resto) '91 golf I cabrio '00 new beetle highline |
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hehehehe ... yes,we all got older and wizer over the years ![]() As I recall,the bus we scrapped had a barndoor front bumper and some other stuff that Meetlint is now using for his combi/barndoor restoproject |
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hehe, a lot wizer ![]() ![]() And as you say, the barndoor had a front bumper........is that piece of sh*t on the picture still usefull as barndoor bumper ![]()
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www.volksaddiction.nl '52 split (my girl's slammed daily) '55 oval (almost done) '72 VW 181 (resto) '91 golf I cabrio '00 new beetle highline |
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Meetlint said that he can put it back into shape ![]() But I bought him a better barndoor front bumper at the Raoul meeting in Belgium, witch I visited with Volkswouter in 2003 ... at that meeting there was also a solid alu barndoor front logo for sale and some kdf parts ![]() |
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![]() The taillight on the 55bus are of the mid '51-'54 type, these are really dark. On the other way I don't think the would use the old stuff first (like fifo or something
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![]() I'm sure you're right Mr Split,but you cannot ignore that VW made a mess off there busses in those days
![]() Barndoor bumper on post barndoor,wrong taillights,and on ... a couple of years ago there was an article in the Volksworld with all the changes explained during the production of the type2,and sometimes there where more than 5 or 6 (small) changes .... in one month !!! ![]() ![]() three different taillights used on barndoors ... check out www.barndoor.dk !! |