Guess me and Karl will have to start our own barndoor club.  :)  Wouldn't
the big decklid be more of a "garage door" bus?
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
> Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
> Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 13:44:37 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: the term "barndoor" bus..(was:Re: Sheryl Crow in a Bus
>
> If I agree with Chris(who's right BTW), do I get a free set ofCarat seats
> or a 3 seater middle seat?
>
> DM&FS
>
> At 10:46 AM 5/9/2002 -0500, Terry K. wrote:
>> Karl----
>>
>> Give me the guy's phone number you "heard" this from ----
>>
>> I want to talk to him----
>>
>> Chris is most positively correct----
>>
>> Barndoor refer's to the engine lid in the rear--
>>
>> Next------:>)
>>
>>
>> E-mail message
>>
>> Chris,
>> That's a new one on me. I've always heard any of the older busses with
>> two side doors referred to as barn doors, since they open just like an
>> old set of barn doors.
>> Karl
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:32 AM
>> Subject: the term "barndoor" bus..(was:Re: Sheryl Crow in a Bus
>> In a message dated 5/9/02 8:56:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET writes:
>> I liked the bus, too. Early 60's barndoor?
>> the term "barndoor" only refers to the '50-'55 bus. they were
>> nicknamed "barn door buses" because the rear engine decklid was huge,
>> going all the way up to the rear window, and there was no rear hatch
>> going into the inside. chris
>