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 Volksaddict
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 07:52 PM |
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Great Find ..one mans junk is anothers treasure ...no definitely not Rhys' find unfortunately!!!
Cheers&Beers
Ray V
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old bugger
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 09:48 PM |
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man that shit$ all over a lotto win. well done
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| posted on May 9th, 2009 at 02:42 PM |
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Awwwwwsome find, Just when you think all the good ones are gone !
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sgetty
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| posted on May 9th, 2009 at 04:14 PM |
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that cartoon pic does look alot like you rhys, and thats gotta be a op rum bottle
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TheMiniMan
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| posted on May 12th, 2009 at 11:19 PM |
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yeah the brown one (blue painted front interior) is definately early,,, pre 59 for sure
what a find,,, i`m jealous as sin mate
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vwtyp2
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| posted on May 13th, 2009 at 10:25 PM |
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great find. well done.
just goes to prove they are still out there.
have a look around there for the back bumper off the Barny. it's bound to be there somewhere.
as they both have ribbed bumpers, they are both '50's.
the tail lights on the "brown" bus are later added trailer lights. the centre rear brake light puts it 55 to 57
the "green" one is obviously a Barny, given away by the no roof overhang over the windscreens, the dash pod, the 3 spoke steering wheel, the 16"
rims, etc.
congrats to you.
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
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kroozzn63
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| posted on May 14th, 2009 at 08:23 PM |
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wow what a great score!
Did you try not to run down and control your excitement when u saw them whilst trying not to look impressed at the house , man your heart must have
been pumping like a freight train
show us your gates
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yeppo1975
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| posted on May 20th, 2009 at 07:26 PM |
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lucky bastard.awsome find
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tombi
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Fantastic brother.
Thankfully builders hoard everything.
That later bus looks like the weight of the timber over the years has lowered her permanently.
Definetly barndoor there.
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| posted on May 28th, 2009 at 04:58 PM |
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i hate you now
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kellycure
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| posted on May 29th, 2009 at 12:27 AM |
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Fuckin hell! A green BARNDOOR!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This truly warms my heart... just like annimal rescue.. they needed to be pulled out and unloaded, looked as if they were keeping he shed roof up!
They would be glad to be free of all that wood pile Weight!!
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| posted on May 29th, 2009 at 03:32 PM |
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as far as barn finds go........you win
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| posted on May 31st, 2009 at 03:59 PM |
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Update please!
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| posted on May 31st, 2009 at 04:16 PM |
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What are your plans for them?
Are you going to keep one or restore them both?
What is the floor like in them?
They both look pretty good considering the condition they have been kept in.
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| posted on June 4th, 2009 at 03:41 PM |
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nice one , good to see their still out there.
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| posted on June 8th, 2009 at 02:14 PM |
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WAOW! A barndoor with safaries  .
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| posted on June 11th, 2009 at 09:36 PM |
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I have nothing to say, apart from 'you suck!'
What a score! I didn't think barn finds like that were still possible
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| posted on June 12th, 2009 at 04:17 PM |
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Spectacular find Kid....congrats!!
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| posted on June 12th, 2009 at 09:10 PM |
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More to the point how the fark did you get them out of there !!! I hope they turn out well for you that looked like a serious rescue mission.
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| posted on June 25th, 2009 at 09:34 PM |
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Well done.
I just have to keep telling myself that happiness is being satisfied with what you have, not getting what you want........
I really wish I'd kept a few of the splits I had back in the late '80s and early '90's. Only have a few photos and the memories now. |
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| posted on July 7th, 2009 at 08:26 PM |
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thats a freakin awesome find!   what suburb in Brisbane were they from?
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| posted on July 12th, 2009 at 08:36 PM |
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Greetings,
I have finally got around to joining up, my little bro posted the pics.
To answer some questions: A mate stumbled across them in a backyard in Bardon, called me immediately.
I went round that arvo, checked them out, and made the guy an offer, on the proviso that we would take all of the firewood stored inside both vans,
and dig them out, for.......$500!!!
For both!!!
And even then I think I could have had them for $200, he seemed surprised when I mentioned the number.
Needless to say I called in sick for work for the next 3 days. Every arvo when the guy got home from work, I was sure he would have made at least 1
simple Internet search to find their real value and demand more money, but it never happened.
It took 2 days to remove the firewood from both, we jacked them up off the stumps that they were stored on, inflated the tyres, 7 of the 8 held
40psi!
The rhf tyre on the Barndoor blew out approx 10 secs after inflation, just as I went to walk away from it, sounded like a bomb went off !!!
We knocked a retaining wall down and used a 4wd recovery hand winch to skull drag them up and out, with 1 wheel on each van locked on.
The barndoor is an Nov 54 build, no motor or seats, lots of rust in both doglegs, inner sills all the usual spots.
The Chestnut Brown one is Oct 57, complete minus the rear seat, with the semaphores bogged into the B pillars, an d some poxy 70's Hella trailer
lights in the rear, and indicators screwed into the front. Both of which have been removed.
I have spent approx 3 full days labour on it so far, and have managed to fit a new 6 volt battery to it, and 1 hour later, jerry rig some fuel into
the carby, reset the points,crank the engine into life after 32 years sitting idle!! I got sprayed with a rusty shower from the pee shooter exhaust
tip, but not a hint of smoke.
I took off the tappet covers to reset the valve clearances, to find what looked like a top end rebuild. The oil looked like it hadn't even been used,
and the heads are immaculate.
It did have a death rattle, sounded like a gudgeon pin on No1, but it turned out to be the Exhaust pushrod not located correctly. Refitted and reset
the clearances, and ran it again, reset the idle by ear. It now purrs like the day it left the factory. Unbelieveable.
Stuck a new gear linkage in it so it had a gearshifter that worked, adjusted the rear brakes so the handbrake worked, and took it for a drive around
the paddock, the box sounds like it all works properly too.
Can somebody tell me when the next VW get together is on and when?
And is anyone interested in the 54? It's too much project for us at the moment, love to see it go to a good home.
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| posted on July 12th, 2009 at 09:06 PM |
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Does anyone have any idea what the Barndoor is worth?
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| posted on July 12th, 2009 at 09:39 PM |
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crazy.. some win lotto others drag that out and flip it..
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| posted on July 12th, 2009 at 10:09 PM |
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old bugger
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| posted on July 14th, 2009 at 10:16 AM |
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i doubt if anyone who knows you got it for 500 will pay you 20k,but... good luck
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kombibob
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| posted on July 14th, 2009 at 11:08 AM |
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I think its good that he is honest about how much he paid for them, most people would not be.
And i'm sure we all would want as much as we could get for one if we were selling.
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Get down low and go,go,go
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| posted on July 14th, 2009 at 06:23 PM |
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Agreed Bob.
If it goes toward putting the other one on the road so good on him.
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| posted on July 15th, 2009 at 08:03 PM |
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This is a great thread.....Has to be plenty still left out there,  |
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Klaus
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| posted on July 17th, 2009 at 11:54 AM |
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swap you my nsw regoed 62 panel for both of them
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