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 The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 02:40 PM |
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Found in a Brisbane backyard last week
Any comments , advice or help with these two would be great. I think they are 57 & 54 models going by the chassis numbers....
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Mick058
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 02:49 PM |
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so did you take them home?
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The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 02:56 PM |
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3 days of hard slog including the removal of 2 ute & trailer loads of timber from inside both them , they were finally removed.
Have a few more pics of them but are not sure i can add any more to the post.
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Mick058
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 03:09 PM |
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add more pics for sure!!! Hard slog more than worth it for the find. Did the timber make rust worse or better? Absorb moisture off the shell, or held
it and added to rust?
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The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 03:23 PM |
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No rust in the brown one, but the blue/green one has a bit in the front of the cabin. Not much considering they have been sitting this way since 1975
or there abouts. Will post more pic's in readers rides .
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The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 03:55 PM |
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The Backyard Barn finds
A few more pic's of the 57 & 54 kombi's found last week in Brisbane.
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 04:04 PM |
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nice treasure hunting there 
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Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
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The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 04:22 PM |
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A few more....
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 04:48 PM |
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They look like an awesome find More pics !!!
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The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 04:49 PM |
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more shots
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 05:00 PM |
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Geez they look pretty solid too! They'd have to be the best barn finds I have seen for along time.
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 05:00 PM |
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Just realised where the rest were. Those engines look quite good. Are you gonna restore them or put a larger donk in? I cant believe how clean they
both look for the amount of time they have stood!
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 05:05 PM |
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Wow!!!
They look fantastic ... what a great place to start from.
How on earth did you find them?
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The Kombi Kid9999
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 05:10 PM |
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A few more pics.
I have loaded more pic's at a new thread in members rides.
I am still utterly astounded how good a condition these 2 vehicles are in after being used as a timber yard for the best part of 33 years .
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 05:12 PM |
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nice find
matt
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 05:24 PM |
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nice find Rhys
Thye will bring 30K no worries
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 06:07 PM |
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looking at rear tail lights i am thinking more early 60's
what suburb did they come out of. either way great find and should make great resto's
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 06:22 PM |
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Rhys that green one is a BARNDOOORRRRRR its heaps cool
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 06:34 PM |
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they look like some i seen on a TV show, uno one of those reno gardening, pet rescue shows , it had old Kombis stuck down the back yard. Not sure if
it as their yard or the neighbors who was being filmed. maybe
not them at all
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 06:52 PM |
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don't think its rhys but yeh good find
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 09:00 PM |
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don't think its rhys but yeh good find
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No hes a house owner he carnt afford these, all the money and time going into house renos
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 09:43 PM |
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very very nice. great find.
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 10:01 PM |
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Ohhhh man......the green eyed monster just reared its ugly head!
Very envious mate, I love them both! 
Al
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| posted on May 7th, 2009 at 11:31 PM |
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Wow! Congratulations. Mutherload. So what's the story? How did you find these?
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 03:33 AM |
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Congratulations
Good on you ........ like winning lotto.
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 07:32 AM |
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These little beauties were found because the house is for sale.
It is very much like a hoarders paradise or a garbage tip, depending on your point of view.
You would knock the house down & start again, factoring in 100k or so to clear up the garbage inside & outside the house.
The only other thing recognisable in the yard among the old washing machines & assorted crap is a early 50's skoda bonnet.
Have tracked the chassis numbers down via samba.com as the plates on the brown one have been removed.
It seems to fall under the december 57 production run but anything is possible !
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you lucky lucky lucky lucky bugger!
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
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1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 08:28 AM |
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Better than winning 30k on a scratchy. Cool find
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Mick058
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 08:34 AM |
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will you restore or just get them on the road? One or both?
A dream half a decade away for me...one day! very nice mate.
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| posted on May 8th, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
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Unreal find, love the barny... must be more out there
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