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Aussie Container Van Killed in Arizona
silver - June 20th, 2003 at 10:46 PM

Check this out I found these photo's on samba they show a Container van after it met up with a Semi.....thats all I know...I do however know by way of internet the owner Richard Kimbrough a crazy bus guy in Arizona.
(check out rustybus.com)
I do so hope he is alright I sent him an email and I got a computer reply saying he is out till 28th or something like that...
He was going to Bad camberg (when is that?) so I hope that explains his absence....
The photo's show a trailer hitch or something in the mess Maybe it got wiped of the trailer ...
anyhow it's dead and cremated...........
Another one meets it's Maker

silver - June 20th, 2003 at 10:47 PM

AND THIS

Newbie - June 20th, 2003 at 10:54 PM

You go to vintage bus website ( http://www.vintagebus.com/  ) and to the link on the left which says "gallery index" then to "all images" there are more photos and info, i believe that Richard Kimbrough is ok

[Edited on 20-6-2003 by Newbie]

silver - June 20th, 2003 at 11:05 PM

Thanks Newbie that is quite a story and just what I wanted to hear that everyone was Ok....
I suppose Richard will be wanting another Container Van

Newbie - June 20th, 2003 at 11:10 PM

No problem.... im glad my mindless hours spent searching the net for volkswagens has been sble to help :jesus

manxed69 - June 20th, 2003 at 11:13 PM

Does anyone have a before photo, I don't know what a container van is.

silver - June 21st, 2003 at 12:01 AM

Here is a picture of my Container Van

Robo - June 21st, 2003 at 05:58 AM

I bet that poor van wishes it was still here in good ol Oz. Good to hear the driver is OK!
Rob.....

3toes - June 21st, 2003 at 02:10 PM

Is that the Toorak laundry van that Desert Bug sold?

twoguns - June 21st, 2003 at 02:43 PM

i think 3toes was wondering if the write off was the toorak van that went os recently...

baybuscamperkid - June 21st, 2003 at 07:53 PM

BLOOOOODY HELLLLLLLLLLLL

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

koolkarmakombi - June 22nd, 2003 at 09:43 AM

he was towing that container bus, with another split bus, up an interstate at night. Wonders why he got hit with a semitrailer travelling a whooooole lot faster, 'Parrently it caught fire and all. Very lucky no-one got killed.

No judgement from me, I wouldnt have done it though but thats real easy to say from my seat here in oz.....

david - June 22nd, 2003 at 02:29 PM

if you go to vintagebus.com there is more on this under special interest vehicles

Guy_H - June 28th, 2003 at 08:54 AM

Spoke to Rick in Bad Camberg last week, it was not the Laundry bus, it was the other one that had been there for a couple of years. He was driving it & got swiped by a Semi Trailer. He contacted me because he needs an insurance value.....:(

silver - June 28th, 2003 at 02:45 PM

I got an email from Richard the other day and he is shaken, but want's to get back into another Container Van the crashed van was the one he got from Vic of Vicsbahn it was an ex RAAF van he had only had it for about 10 months and he was restoring it, but as they are weird in the states he was able to drive it around with the sheetmetal missing the side and rear doors off and some glass out
Anyone Know of a Container Van for sale??

pyr0 - June 28th, 2003 at 08:12 PM

damn tha car was SMASHED BAD !!!!!!!! its so sad to see the life of a VW put to rest that way:(

Guy_H - June 29th, 2003 at 11:47 AM

I have two, but I am not sure if I want one to go to the US seeing how that one was treated...;)

VDUBXTC - August 29th, 2003 at 09:04 PM

found this on the samba site. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/index.mv?photo+200308092349549710