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From: bueses <bueses@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:52:53 -0600
To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject: Re: Other Volkswagens

> I thought the early ones were nicknamed "barndoor" buses due to the
> fact that their back hatch opened at the bumper and swung all the way
> up to the roof hinges.  Guessing that lsted til the mid 590's or
> so.
Barndoor buses ended production in March 1955. Pressed bumper buses were
both barndoor & 55 thru 58 buses.  In 59 they went to the bigger/heavier
bumpers w/ overriders.

The "barndoor opened below the window at the belt course on later models, on
early barndoors, 1950-52? +- there was no rear window at all, but the top of
the door was still at the belt course.

Uhoh!  started a thread I didn't mean to get involved in.

Tom

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